Busy Fall

We've been very busy around here between preschool, avoiding big rain puddles, celebrating fall, and trying to stay healthy. Here are a few photos from recent jaunts in the last month to a fun farm near Grandma and Grandpa's house in Redmond and to the pumpkin farm this last weekend.







This is our annual visit to the South 47 Farm in Woodinville. The rain was horrible just before we visited, so most of the pumpkins were sitting in many inches of mud. Mommy wouldn't let me post the family group shot since it might end up on our Christmas card.



After becoming a fan of s'mores this summer while visiting Seabrook, I was sad that we couldn't have them again. That is until mommy made them in the oven the other night. Delish! And so easy, too.

Fiona at 12 months

My sister just went in for her 1 year doctor's appt and here is the stat update:

Height: 30 1/4 inches (75-90%)
Weight: 22 lbs 9.5 oz (75%)
Head: 48 cm (above 95%)

The interesting thing is that Fiona is now more or less the same weight that I was at 6 months of age. Wow! I was a big, strapping kid. Watch out NFL!

Few more Fiona party photos

Since the weather didn't cooperate much, we decided to eat at our neighborhood Zeek's pizza prior to the yummy cupcakes and presents at home:


Can I have my cupcake NOW?!!


Uncle Andrew, mom and Fiona posing:


Mom and dad made some super cool labels for the special birthday drinks (Jones Soda Orange & Cream):

Two kinds of cupcakes to choose from - oh boy!

Cousin Yamima and I decided to help Fiona open presents:




The obligatory family shot:

Uncle Andrew, Grandpa and Papa feeling groovy:

Uncle Matt is a funny guy:

Here's grandma sitting in my chair with the birthday girl:

Fiona making a huge mess of her cake:

Fiona decided to give out kisses after her bath:

Sneaky Fiona found my construction goggles and put them on:

Happy Birthday, baby sister!

Last Days of Summer

Fiona and I were blessed with a wonderfully warm and sunny summer this year. We made sure to spend lots of time outside playing - whether it was a park or our own backyard, we had lots of fun.

Fiona is a good sport when it comes to my "gentle" hugs.

Here I am plotting to steal a kiss.


Uncle Kevin, Aunt Katie, and cousin Nathan came to visit from Phoenix for a long weekend. One evening, we all went to the Everett Aquasox game (minor league). Amazingly, Dora the Explorer and Boots the Monkey were there, too.

Little Nathan sitting with Aunt Katie - he sure is a mellow, nice guy. Fiona and I are lucky to have him for a cousin!

This is a random photo of Fiona at a nearby Starbucks, waiting for mom to come back with goodies to share. She sure looks desperate for coffee.

Art Camp

The community center just up the hill from our house offered some mini-camps for kids my age this summer and my favorite one was Art Camp. We started off by painting fish various colors and then printing them onto either t-shirts or canvas bags:




After our first activity, we got to hang out and hear stories read by one of the older kids:


Snacktime revived our energy and helped us get ready for the next fun activity:


We all gathered outside to help paint a really neat house:




One of my favorite things was a lightbox table where I would stack different colored shapes:

The whole art class together: