New pictures!

Here's some of my favorite pics from our photo shoot with Erin.

More beads please!

Rylee's new favorite thing is collecting my old beaded necklaces. Too cute!

Sneak peek

Saturday we ventured out to the Brown's Point lighthouse to have a few pictures taken by our friend Erin. This year we nixed the idea of professional pics of Rylee (I hate posed pics), so instead decided to try to get some action shots. It was a rainy day, and Rylee was not cooperative with looking at the camera or smiling, but I think we got a few good ones. I absolutely love this one. I will post more soon.

Happy Halloween!

This last week was spent doing lots of fun Halloween activities. We decorated pumpkins, drank hot cider, decorated the front porch (Dad mostly did that), and went up to Microsoft with friends Madeline and Alexis (and Michelle, Adam, Kerri and Tania) for their family Halloween day. It was fun to see all of the kids (and adults) dressed up. Rylee also had a halloween party at daycare. Lance and I didn't go to any Halloween parties this year. Instead, Saturday night we made cheese and chocolate fondue, drank wine, and celebrated as a family.

Rylee went trick or treating to Grandma and Grandpa's house, and also to the Schmidt and Zehnder houses. She was so funny. Lance and I would ring the doorbell and hide, then when someone would answer the door, Rylee would just walk right inside! She was such a cute little pumpkin!

2 teeth!

Thought I'd share a pic of Rylee with her 2 teeth!

Finding the perfect pumpkin

It was a beautiful fall day today, so we decided to venture out to the pumpkin patch. We usually go to Maris Farms, but after all of the increased prices (and actually having to pay to get in), we decided to try Spooner Farms.

It was pretty cool. Definitely not as big as Maris Farms, and not as many activities, but it was great for us. We had fun exploring the farm and taking advantage of all the cute picture opportunities.

Rylee had fun for about 30 minutes (thankfully we got at least one cute picture of her), and then she was tired and grumpy. That's pretty much her routine now that she's teething!

All in all, we had a fun day and got 3 big pumpkins to carve. Rylee even brought home 2 baby size gourds. Can't wait to go back again next year!

An afternoon in the rainy city

Today was a rainy Saturday, so we decided to venture into Seattle.

We went to Pike Place Market first to get coffee, people watch, and buy some flowers and fresh produce. Rylee had a great time sampling all the fresh fruits.

Next we went to the Seattle Center. Rylee had her first carousel ride!

She wasn't sure what to think of it. She liked sitting on the horse, but wasn't sure what to think when it started moving!

After the carousel ride, we went inside the center to check out the Children's museum. We only had a half-hour to check it out before closing. It was pretty cool and we'll definitely go back when Rylee gets a little older! She loved crawling through the tunnels and going down the slides.

All in all, a lazy Saturday turned into a pretty fun and exciting adventure!