Getting Ready for Christmas

Grandma's Visit
Grandma came to visit the first week of December. We had a great time. We went to Breakfast with Santa, grandma also took the girls ice skating and shopping.

Our Christmas Tree
This year we went up to Mt. Hood to cut our own tree. It was so much fun! However, it is hard to tell what your tree will look like away from the forest. Our tree looked so full in the forest...However, once we got it home, it did not look so full. :)

The girls did a great job filling in the empty spots with decorations.

The Polar Express
We went on the Polar Express train to the North Pole. We saw Santa and he joined us for our ride back. Santa took the time to talk to all of the children and also gave everyone a bell.

The girls had their tickets punched, just like in the movie.

Ellis was so excited to meet Santa. Kiley was a little shy at first. However, once she saw how nice he was, she joined her sister on his lap. (It did not help that Kiley forgot her blankie!)

Halloween

We had beautiful weather for Halloween night. Kiley went out for a while, but had more fun handing out candy with me. However, Ellis stayed out for a long time and met up with some of her new friends from her new school. The girls had a blast!

A Trip To The Pumpkin Patch

We had great weather for the pumpkin patch. We went out to Sauvie Island.
The girls had fun on the cow tractor pull ride.We took a hay ride out to the patch.

The girls had the most fun on this hay pyramid.

This was the first year it was nice enough to carve our pumpkins outside.

Scary Soccer!!

This week was our last week for soccer. The team got to practice in their costumes and play a game against the parents, who also were decked out in costume.

This picture is for Auntie Resa. :)

Ellis was so cute. Brock was a bit on the scary side!!

Ellis and her buddy Maya.

Coach Larry.

The Rose City Park Soccer Team.

The clown had a hard time controlling the ball with his huge feet.

Ok - it has been too long since my last post. The start of the school year was a bit crazy. I have updated the blog with three new posts. Enjoy! :)

The Beach

Last weekend we went to the beach. That was our first time there in a long time. The weather was beautiful! We spent a lot of time on the beach. Brock and I even got to surf! :)




We found a very cool hike. There was a beautiful stream and falls.



We ate our picnic lunch under the falls.


Then hit Tillamook, on our way home, for an ice cream cone.

Astoria

We went to Astoria to visit Nana & Papa. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express. It was so much fun! It felt like a mini vacation. We spent most of our time in the pool.


This was our view from our room. Nice!