Last Week in Macdoel

Last week, Peyton started sitting up & crawling on the same day. Then later in the week, he started babbling a lot & pulling himself to stand!

Gillian is happy because she was just doing a lot of "buing" with her dad. We don't know why... but that is the way she says "running".

The Weekend Activities in Klamath Falls

We had a good weekend. The weather & the fall color scenery were perfect.

If I Had This, I Would

Peyton has become very hungry for more than milk this past month. I have to feed him "food" a few times a day. Blah! And, he doesn't have any teeth yet. My sister & mom were giving me a hard time for feeding him store-bought food. Well, I would make it myself - if I had this contraption.

Not the Real Thing

We went to get our pumpkins & gourds today. Autumn is here! But, we didn't go to a real pumpkin patch. We got them at a local coffee shop! So, I took these photos of the kids in our own yard, when we got home.

The pale orange pumpkin is huge. I could barely carry it out of my car. We happened to see my brother at the coffee shop, and he helped us carry all of our pumpkins.

A Fun Thing

So, I took my kids to the park today. I know that doesn't sound very special. But, it is. They never get to do fun stuff like that. They are usually forced to sweep the floor & do laundry all day.
But, yesterday, I decided -I will take to the kids to the park. I will. So, we went. We went to the park I had been thinking of going to for a while. We got there, made a run to the potty, then packed up the stroller with our lunch & all necessary supplies & headed down the trail. Then I began to wonder - where is the park? So, I asked a park maintenance woman, "Where is the playground? Is there stroller access to it?!" "The playground burned down years ago." "Oh. Wow."
This was a disappointment for all of us. But, Gillian was the only one totally screaming.
The story ends happy, though. The park lady told me of a very cool park, that I didn't know existed. Seascape park. Oceanview. Nice trails. Nice lawn. Little kid sized slides....
All who live nearby - let's go there & play together sometime.

Another

On Sunday night, my kids got a new cousin. Elena Marie Sobrak-Seaton was born! We got to visit her yesterday. She is precious. Pray for her, as she is in the NICU right now. She may have a chest infection. Hopefully it is nothing too serious!

She's Two

Yesterday, Gillian turned 2! We had a little family party for her on Sunday. None of the pictures turned out very good. Here are the only decent ones.

Auntie Leah made her this great sock monkey.

I made her her own mei tai carrier for her baby. She's really into babywearing!

Gillian was so happy about her birthday party. There were many squeals & cheers. It was pretty fun for us to see!

The Brewery

We spent a bit of time in Fort Collins, CO, during our vacation. They have a cool old town. And, they have New Belgium Brewery - maker of Fat Tire! We got a free tour & tasting. Both very cool.
Gillian was tired. But, loved the "pack-pack". So, she survived.