Go Beavs

Thanks Aunt Boo and Uncle Brian for the awesome tickets! Sarah and Ari got to go to their first Oregon State football game and both had a great time even though the Beavs lost to BYU. The band had Ari's attention more than the game did, but she loved all the cool souvenirs that Grandpa got for her.









Pretty sure she's getting ready for the OSU chant, that or the eye black stickers are making her cheeks feel funny.



Pre-game batting practice

Ari's School Activities

Ari had a school field trip to the pumpkin patch where they learned about bees, got to run through a hay maze, and picked their very own pumpkin. At the end of the trip they got to meet Penelope the giant talking pumpkin.



Around Halloween Ari's school puts on a Harvest Festival, they move all the chairs out of the Sanctuary and turn it into a little carnival. Among other things, there was an obstacle course, face painting, and make your own Mr. Potato Head. Ari and her buddy Rafe had a great time playing games and winning prizes.

Late Shamrock Pics

The annual Shamrock Open was held in August and we had to throw a couple pics of the fantastic event on the blog. Including one of the cutest putting contest helpers around.

First Pumpkin Patch Visit

Auntie Moe came out to visit at the beginning of October and what better way to spend some time than at the pumpkin patch? We enjoyed some pumpkins donuts, bouncy castles and fresh apples.

First Day of Preschool

Ari started preschool this year and in traditional proud parent fashion we forced her to take approximately 8,000 pictures on her first day. She loves school and wishes she could go more often. We often find ourselves playing school at home.












Will and Ari sharing some quality time before the first day of school.

Pics of Will

Will is doing great. He's discovered his feet and hands and can spend hours holding onto his feet and rocking back and forth. He can soak a shirt in about .5 seconds with the constant stream of drool falling from his mouth. Outside of drooling and stuffing his entire hand in his mouth he's a pretty easy going guy.

Go back through the blog, find a picture of Ari at about the same time....



Crazy eyes



Relaxation time on Dad



It looks like he knows something. I don't know what it is, but he knows something.



If there was any doubt about the pure manliness of Will check out how he falls asleep shortly after an exhausting session of staring at hanging things.

Playset

In Spring we added a playset to the backyard. Grandpa and Uncle D helped put together this lovely and as I'm sure they will attest, easy to put together combination of wood and steel. Ari loves the final product and Will can't wait for his turn.




Ari enjoying the swing



Manning the "store" with Riley boy



The finished product