Baby dedication

In November we did the baby dedication ceremony with Logan. We commit as parents to raise him in a way that is pleasing to the Lord and dedicate ourselves to teaching him about Christ. It was really special to have all our family there and to be able to dedicate him along with so many friends.

I was comparing back to when we dedicated Carter and I realize

how many more children there are now...we are really blessed.

Thanksgiving celebration

Carter had his first Thanksgiving celebration at preschool. They sang songs and their teachers dressed up and acted out the first Thanksgiving story. Their teachers read off what they are thankful for which was on a feather and then each child put them on the big turkey on the wall. Most kids were thankful for their crayons, bike or toys. Carter was thankful for "All the animals that God made", that is so him.

Carter made both this Indian hat that he wore for the celebration

and this pilgrim hat that Logan had to try on when we got home.

Tourists in Seattle

In early November we went to Seattle with Brady and while he was working we played. We went on a duck tour that took us downtown Seattle and Lake Union. I would recommend it to anyone, we had a great time and enjoyed all the driver's jokes and music. Carter had a lot of fun and we had to pretend that our car was a duck and we took a lot of tours in the Tri-Cities in the weeks to follow.

Crossing the bridge over Lake Union

Entering Lake Union

House boat from "Sleepless in Seattle"

Feeding the seagulls at Ivar's, or as Carter likes to call them Seahawks...

Roar...

Logan 2 months

Logan is two months old. When he went to the doctor we got his latest stats:

Weight: 11 lbs. 8 oz. (33%)

Height: 23 inches (31%)

Head circumfernce: 40.3" (97%)

His neck is getting so strong we decided to try ouy the Bumbo.

Just for fun I got out Carter's baby book to compare. At two months Carter was:

Weight: 12 lbs. 12 oz. (75%)

Height: 25" (97%)

You can tell he was quite a bit bigger in this picture of Carter when he was the same age. They grow up so fast.

Halloween

Our Halloween started out with a neighborhood parade and after tricking Carter into eating something healthy we went trick-or-treating with friends and ended with dessert. Yes, I think it was Carter's perfect night. We all had a lot of fun. Carter was a cowboy riding a horse, Logan a chick hatching out of an egg and Brady was the incredible hulk.

Brady pushing Allan in the parade, no that is not a costume he is really hurt. I think Allan should get a #1 Dad award for taking the wheelchair.

Carter would only pose with the Tuan family...can't blame him they are adorable.

Logan has no choice so here is our family photo.

Mario and... we're not sure what he is :) (Miami Vice)

Eating cookies at the end of the night....yes we are crazy.

Hiking

After Cowboy days we took the boys on a hike. What an awesome October day, the weather was beautiful and the company entertaining.





It turns out what goes up, does come down....but a lot faster and with less stops. :) Aren't these boys adorable.

Carter got a little ride from Dad...

and Logan a ride from Mom

The most exciting part of the hike for Carter and Lucas was the truck stuck in the raveen. They talked about all throughout the hike, all the way home and all night. They speculated on how it got there, suggested many different routes (scouting out tracks as we hiked) and Carter decided they were probably just trying to have fun.

Cowboy days

As a celebration for halloween Carter's preschool had Cowboy Campout Days. They learned about cowboys, went on a hay ride, picked out pumpkins and had cowboy snacks. The most exciting part for Carter was getting to wear his Daddy's belt buckle and going on the tractor ride. According to Carter they got the tractor started by saying "Go tractor, go" and it was a bumpy ride.

Smiles :)

Logan is smiling and cooing all the time. He is a really happy little guy. Carter calls his brother "little prince" and when he smiles at that Carter's eyes light up. Here is a picture of our sweet boy smiling.

High rollers

We celebrated 3 birthdays in our family with a Vegas party this weekend. Everyone had a great time.

The birthday girls get a visit from Elvis...

Grandpa cleaning up at the black jack table...

Carter was a winner at the dice game...

Roulette was a hit...

And we ended with a little entertainment.

Pumpkin patch

Our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. Logan's first trip was a little more exciting than Carter's, he had his eyes open for a few minutes. Carter as usual had a great time with his family doing the bouncy obstacles, hay maze, straw bale pyramid, and of course picking out his pumpkin. He had to have one he could carry himself and after looking at 30 or so he found the perfect one.

My favorite picture of Mommy's little pumpkin....

King of the mountain...

" Come on Aunt Carly, don't worry I'll catch you..."

Weekend at WAZZU

We went to watch WSU play USC this weekend. The score was 0 to...well we don't need to talk about that. Definitely the worst game we've ever been to, but the thing about us Coug fans is we are resilient and we know how to tailgate. We had a great weekend.

When we weren't busy watching the Cougs lose we had a lot of fun checking out the bears, big horn sheep, swimming, riding scooters and playing some late night football.