November

It’s January, and here I am trying to get caught up on blogging… again. I think it will be a lot more fun to do this when I am not so far behind. It will definitely be easier to write! So expect a burst of posts this week, ’cause catching up is one of my resolutions! Here are a few pics from November:

We decided to cut Silas’ hair. I love his (and Kieron’s) long blonde locks, but frankly I just wanted to know what he would look like with short spiky hair. I was at least 90% sure we’d be growing it back out again following, but also knew we’d keep wondering if we never did it. So out came the trimmers and the scissors…
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I started with a mohawk for fun, then trimmed the top to blend with the sides. Just as expected, we are currently growing Silas’ hair out, and are also glad to have our curiosity satisfied. He is adorable either way though.
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My team (such a shame Harvin was traded the week after we bought Avery’s jersey). We get a lot of comments from strangers when we go out like this.
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This little boy loves to chop! Whatever gets him to eat it!
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Silas loves participating in Kieron’s pre-k class when I volunteer
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That’s Gabby (insert dreamy voice here) on the left
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Future boy band? Or duelling pianists?
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Heading out for our big date to see Mary Poppins
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Playing their favorite game again
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Time to bring out the Christmas decorations
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Silas and Rachel
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Baking cinnamon rolls with Nana
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Jonathan’s electrical project in the garage, wiring the generator
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Playing ice hockey at a friends’ birthday party. There was also foosball, and let me tell you, it is only a matter of time before we have one in the playroom!
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This is the scene we discovered the day the new bunk bed was to be delivered. The boys had been dying to get one, and then on Avery’s last night in his old bed, he got cold feet. Change can be hard sometimes, even when you’ve been looking forward to it for months.

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But when he got home from school and this was set up in his room, he was thrilled!
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This little piggy…
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Snow!
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Guess who pees in the potty now!
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‘Merica!
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Not the clearest pic, but here’s one of our three bear visitors on the retaining wall. They were regulars during October/November.
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Halloween

It was a fun and busy Halloween this year, as usual. We had a Top Gun Pilot, an astronaut, a lion (and for a while, Cleopatra and a ninja) on our hands. There was WAY too much candy, which means there were very happy children. Fortunately, we were able to bribe the boys to donate the majority of their loot to the troops in exchange for some money and ice cream. Don’t ask me what happened to all the Almond Joy’s. 😉

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At Kieron’s Pre-K party
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October

Here are a few more pics from October:

We hiked through the Iron Horse Tunnel. It’s 2.3 miles long. Silas made it all the way through on foot, and got a ride on the way back. What a trooper!
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During “B is for baby” week at school, Kieron’s class made rice babies that weighed the same weight as they did when they were born. Kieron’s baby lost a couple ounces in our kitchen, but is better now. Look what a proud papa he is!
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Our good friend since college, Zak, came to visit
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Can’t remember what he got in trouble for, but he left this note.
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Bode and Silas at Kidz Bounce
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Movie Night
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Our trip to the pumpkin patch
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Family Pictures

We did family photos twice this year. In September, my girlfriend and fellow photographer, Jenny, came and took some photos for us in downtown Snoqualmie. Unfortunately, the first location we picked was burned down and our backup choice was under construction (as you can see in some of the pictures). In addition, the boys were, ahem, not very cooperative (major understatement).

So in October, Jonathan and I set out to a new location with the boys, a camera, tripod, and remote. The boys were better behaved, and we got some shots where all five of us are actually looking at the camera!

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September

Here are a few more pics from September:

This boy really loves to ride his bike!
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At Torguson Park
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We harvested lots of veggies from the garden.
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I’m watching the two cuties on the left before and after school these days. Here are the kids playing Mille Bornes.
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It’s fun having another girl in the house to shake things up a little. 🙂
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Avery and Hamza selling lemonade to happy customers Kieron and Louis.
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We fit in as many bike rides as we can. It’s nice now that all three of the boys can zoom down the parkway.
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Kieron graduated to a bigger bike in September.
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Kieron always stops to get a flower for me. Sometimes I even get the root!
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We found this little guy on one of our rides.
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Silas’ first sleepover in the playroom. He was so excited! He and Kieron made it through the night okay, but Avery must be getting old, because he said the floor was too hard and he’d rather sleep in bed.
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My heroes.
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This one takes after his mommy. 😉
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