Kayden's 4th Birthday

We braved Chuck E Cheese for the first time ever, for Kayden's 4th birthday. We survived for the most part, minus the nasty colds we ended up with a few days later. To be expected I guess!

Christmas time is coming!

I did lots of shopping last weekend, and we managed to get the Christmas tree up and the gifts under it. Getting 2 kids to look at and smile at the camera - at the same time - is no easy task! But, I got one, and called it good. Bella is learning so much so quickly; it's amazing to watch all the firsts with her. She's clapping, waving, saying bye-bye, mama, dada, and even took a couple steps the other night. Kayden is such a good big brother. Bella loves to tackle him and hug him, and he just hugs her right back. Wonder how long that will last.... Kayden is doing great in preschool. They are caroling at a retirement home next week and I've decided to take the day off from work to go with him. After caroling, there will be a visit from Santa! I've already got my list of wishes ready! He he he, er, I mean, ho, ho, ho!

Gingerbread Houses

Kayden and I tried our hand at building and decorating a Gingerbread House for the first time. James bought it yesterday and told Kayden I would help him make it. (Thanks honey!) Anyways, we gave it a go, and I think it turned out okay. There wasn't as much frosting as I would have liked, and I think at least half of the candy ended up in Kayden's mouth before I was able to get it on the house, but we had fun nonetheless! Next year, I will take a different approach now that I know what I'm doing! It was great to spend some time with Kayden working on a craft.

Halloween

We had a pretty fun Halloween this year. Kayden was so excited to go trick-or-treating, that he was up very early on Saturday morning. As you can see, he was Woody from Toy Story and Bella was a very cute pink lady bug.

Fall is definitely here

Kayden and I spent a lot of time together today. We went to the mall for some shopping this morning. When we got home, James and Bella decided to take naps (wussies). The yard needed raked, so Kayden and I headed outside. I raked all the leaves into a big pile and let him have at it.

We even had time to play on the swing before Bella woke up.

The House. Before and afters

We had vinyl siding installed, about 2 months ago. And yes, I'm just getting around to posting some pics. Here are some before and after shots.

Side of house before installation

Back of house before siding installation

Front of house, after siding installation

Front of house, after siding installation

Pretty tree in the yard

Back of house, after siding installation

Side of house after siding installation

Wapato Park

We went to Wapato Park this past weekend. Trying to enjoy the relatively nice weather before it's gone!

The geese were very friendly, though probably only because they were hungry. A nice couple gave Kayden a hot dog bun to feed to them and showed him how to do it while I snapped pics. Kayden did let one eat right out of his hand, but once was enough. I couldn't get him to do it again.

The princess and I played with a ball in the shade while James and Kayden played at the playground.