Kites on the Coast

It was the first time I had seen sun and blue sky on the Oregon coast and they took their cool zippy kites to fly. Later, Tucker remarked that the kites looked like they were fighting but Alicia thought they looked as if they were dancing. Perspectives. Our boy got a kick out of the sand, the kites and walking all over the place.

Toddlin'

He's been taking steps for a month now but his pace is picking up and he's on his feet more and more. In fact, this was Saturday and even today he's walking better.

Halloween in Oregon.

Katie as Frida Kahlo (she loves Halloween)

Mike pulling off the gypsy look

The boys

We are in Oregon visiting friends/family and also trying to help Rich & Paula do some interior design plans for their beautiful Farmhouse property. It is the family home that they have been renovating into some sort of gathering/event/retreat place and it is looking incredible. We headed to a trunk or treat with the family on Friday night and the big people hit up one of their neighbor's barn parties on Saturday night. Luckily, Paula had a pile of old costumes and Mike and I threw together some gypsy looking duds.

Funny Pictures of our boy:

This is how we found him during a nap

Rich caught his nunny nose in action

these gals.

I would officially like to thank Leilani & Rob for getting married and instigating the reunion of so many of our Hawaii room mates here in Windsor. All I have to say is that it wasn't long enough. I hadn't seen Maria since I left Hawaii in 2003 and hadn't really had some down time to just hang out with them since the days at the Buddha house on the point. Not ok. Thank you to Fliss and Jess for the VERY entertaining shower the night before the wedding. I wish we could go back to the night right now or the morning together celebrating Jess' birthday by the lake. We had rejuvenating laughs and hours of reminiscing. I love all of the memories. I love these gals.

I year 3 months.

I chose this picture because this is what he does when we talk on the phone and says "Ha". He's a pretty good little mimic. I also love the way his belly is pushing out. The big news of the week is our boy is walking...sort of. I need to get a video of it. I am not encouraging it because I can see the minute he gets going for real, he is going to be faaaaasssst and all over the place. He'll be steady at it here in no time but for the time being, I am enjoying the last few days of our crawler before he fully seems like the toddler that he is. No more baby here. I mean check out that belly on the last picture?

NZ wool from head to toe.

Today we went on a little hike down the Quechee Gorge and the weather has cooled down so I got our boy dressed up in his woolies. Everything he wore today is from someone that loves him in New Zealand (liz, jonelle, vylma). Here are some cute pictures of the boy for you. It made us miss you all and excited to see you in April.