The Inbetween

Other than big happenings like Thanksgiving and birthdays and Halloween, here are the other everyday type stuff that we've been up to around here.

An early morning playdate = reading in pajamas.

I love the "Kai-senhauer tunnel" that Bryon and Kai built while I was out one night.

Putting together Kai's toddler bed.

And of course, we live in Portland so we've been enjoying lots of rainy day activities...

At the opening of a park which was developed by the company Bryon works for. 

Saturday morning hike to Bridal Veil Falls in the pouring rain.

Built-ins provide endless entertainment.

Another hike, with lots of rock-throwing...

...and a little attempted wading.

Love this boy, with his Sunday school crafts and mischievous grin :)

Halloween

Halloween 2012 felt somewhat similar to Halloween 2010 and 2011.  Let's take a little trip down memory lane...

2010 - Plain Old Duck

2011 - Business Duck

2012 - Pirate Duck/I wanna be just like my bath toy


Anyways, enough of the evolution of the duck costume!  It was getting pretty snug on Kai this year, so I think we'll have to come up with a new costume next year.  Sad.

Before Halloween I convinced Bryon and Kai to visit another pumpkin farm with me because I claimed that we really needed to pick out some good pumpkins for jack-o-lanterns.  In reality, I actually just wanted to eat the pumpkin donuts that this farm is famous for :)

Kai was enamored with the chicks on the farm.

Hollowing out our jack-o-lanterns wasn't such a big hit.

We broke out the power tools for carving this year.  So much fun!

Kai's imitation of his jack-o-lantern :)

Kai's costume in progress.

Happy Halloween!

On Halloween night we joined friends/neighbors for a potluck followed by a bit of trick-or-treating.  Kai was a very enthusiastic trick-or-treater this year and collected quite the bag full of candy.  Thankfully he forgot all about his candy after eating one piece.  As Bryon said, it's the one day of the year when Kai gets to work for us :)  Thanks for all the candy Kai!