ouch!

This weekend Austin was running around the house like a madman, slipped and fell face first onto the kitchen floor...it was not pretty. As we were cleaning him up we noticed that he had chipped his front tooth. Poor guy!! After a visit to the dentist this morning we were told to watch for swelling in the gums and tooth discoloration, but there isn't anything they can do unless the tooth is dying (then they'd have to pull it!) since it is a baby tooth. The dentist told us that he see's this at least once a day and that 95% of patients that come in with chipped teeth are little BOYS =) Here is a before and after picture.

And not to leave Riley out...he also took a pretty good spill a couple weeks ago--he got pretty lucky though and missed his eye by centimeters!

What am I going to do with these boys!!!?

October Outings

These are just a few pictures for a quick review of our month..... Shawn and Riley at the Pumpkin Patch. We braved it in not so nice weather--but the boys had a ton of fun splashing in every mud puddle they could find!

Riley and I at the University Place Harvest Party at the Fire Station. This is an annual event and is so much fun for the whole famiy.

Shawn and Austin at "Daddy and Me Pumpkin Carving Night" at Preschool.

And of course...Halloween! Winnie the Pooh and the Puppy had a wonderful time trick or treating and getting spoiled by the Grandparents. =)

Our trip to Cannon Beach, OR

Shawn and I on a beautiful beach walk

What an awesome trip we had! We rented an amazing house with my sister and her family that was just a 30 second walk to the beach. Yes, there were 5 little boys ages 3 and under all staying under one roof! It actually went relatively smoothly and it was nice that my parents stayed in a hotel just a few yards away---don't know what we would have done without them! :)

The weather was great and we got lots of beach time--the boys were in heaven! The picture above is 4 of those little boys all trying to watch a movie on a portable DVD player.

And here's Shawn with his kite

Riley was serious about working in the sand

Me and my babies on the beautiful beach

All of my boys

Austin giddy with delight at being on the beach!

Riley in his colorful stripes :)

Haystack Rock!

Getting the boys all geared up for fun in the sand!

Scroll down this page a little more for part 2!

Our trip to Cannon Beach, OR......part 2

Swim time at grandma and grandpa's hotel

Riley getting ready for a long walk on the beach

The one and only picture of all of us!

The kids (and Shawn!) had a ball playing with the train table at the toy store in downtown Cannon Beach

Shawn and Ry at Doogers Restaurant......mmmm...mmm..good!

Me and the kids on the carousel at Seaside

Austin swinging on the beach in Seaside

And here are the boys, all tuckered out on the way home....dreaming of all the fun they had!

This trip was incredible and we made memories that will last a lifetime. Already looking forward to next year!

A few pic's of the birthday boy!

Happy Birthday Shawn!!! You are LOVED!

Time flies when you're having fun!

I can't believe it's been a month since I last posted! It seems this summer is flying by a lot quicker than it should be. The boys are growing like weeds and we've been keeping busy with lots of time spent outdoors at the park, pool, zoo, having picnics, and taking long walks--Chambers Bay is our favorite. It's been a fun summer but I am looking forward to fall and getting back into the routine of preschool and MOPS.
We've got a trip to Cannon Beach, OR scheduled for the end of September and are getting excited for that. We're renting a house with my sister and her family and then my parents will stay in a hotel just a few yards away--they are smart....5 kids age 3 and under plus 4 adults in 1 house? I don't think there will be many quiet moments, but that is part of the fun! I love the look on the kids' faces when they see the amazingly huge and beautiful beach for the first time-- it's priceless!
We've also got Shawn's 31st birthday coming up and we are excited about getting family pictures taken in a couple of weeks. Shawn and I have taught the 2's and 3's class at church a few times this summer and that has been a fun adventure as well. Last week we had more kids than we'd ever had and it was CHAOS!! All we could do was look at each other helplessly across the room while we tried as best we could to manage them all----we were pretty whooped after that. :)
Riley is talking up a storm now and thinks he is a big boy just like his brother. He is the king of climbing onto anything and everything and basically has no fear. We can see his little independent personality showing up more and more. He does love to cuddle though and is definitely a mama's boy.
Austin is a little boy on the go-- it seems he has endless energy! He also has quite the imagination and loves to read, build things, and do anything that includes being outside. He loves his little brother and they play nicely together most of the time :) Austin loves to learn new things and spent a week at a Vacation Bible School last month and absolutely loved it. I love that he is so willing to try new things. Both boys are a joy and it is so fun to see their brotherly relationship develop.
Well, that's our update for now. Pictures to come next time of some of our summer adventures!

Day Out with Thomas the Train!

With daddy and grammy on a trolley ride before the "Big train ride!"

In the Thomas gift shop picking out a new train--I have never seen so much Thomas stuff in my life!!!

There's Thomas puffing down the tracks!

Me and Ry hanging out in the shade--I think Riley will be more into this next year :)

Austin was so into the train ride he hardly said boo--just stared out the window happily.

view from 300 feet up (out the train window)--just past Snoqualmie Falls

On Thomas! Riley not cooperating for the picture :)

New engineer hat from Grammy--and a lot of other stuff. Grammy spoiled him rotten!

In front of a big black Steam Engine--and yes, I do know all the names of the specific kinds of trains, thank you very much!

Happy Boy!




What a great day this was. Austin was definitely in train heaven! It was so fun to see the excitement on his face when he finally figured out where we were going. We had kept it a secret until the day of--all we told him leading up to it was "we're going somewhere special!" This event is once a year and is held up in Snoqualmie at the Northwest Railway Museum--so just about an hours drive from here. It was a long (but fun!) day and we were ALL tuckered out when we got home. Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

June pictures

Austin getting fitted for his new bike helmet

At the zoo

Shawn and his boys on Father's Day

Mmmm, watermelon

Cousin time

Brotherly love

Fun in Grammy's yard

This little boy LOVES sand