Halloween 2007

I vividly remember last Halloween (2006). I was very pregnant and entering my final "morning" sickness phase (turns out it can be at night, too). I raced home from work (missing the first hour of trick-or-treaters) and handed out candy while eating dinner and while using the kitchen sink to deal with the "morning" sickness, all at the same time. Not good. Well, as hectic as all that was, October 31, 2007 was much more hectic. Kate thinks now that she can walk, she can also take on stairs. Stairs going down. While standing. Usually in a cemented area. Needless to say, she took quite a few tumbles tonight in her lovely (hand-wash-only I realized when the night was over!) flower costume. She ended the night with a beautiful, bleeding & bruised forehead. Please enjoy the photos of the pumpkins we finally carved this morning, our trip to Albertson's for trick-or-treating in the afternoon, and our evening in the hood with all of our friends. It was a truly fantastic 1st Halloween!

This week in the Hood

As all of the neighborhood kids prepare for Halloween (4 of them running around in their costumes tonight - just testing them out), Kate enjoyed some sunny fall days in the neighborhood this week. Last night we went to a Pumpkin Carving party at the Triplet's house, but Kate was too tired to last and unfortunately we have no photos. We plan to carve pumpkins tomorrow, so we'll be sharing those photos soon enough. Enjoy!

Isabelle's Pirate Party

Last night we went to our neighbor, Isabelle's, Pirate Birthday Party! All guests were asked to dress as a pirate, and I must say, aside from Isabelle and her parents, Kate's costume was top notch! Enjoy the few photos we captured before Kate crashed to sleep...

What Would you do with a Drunken Sailor?

Pumpkins!

Today was a beautiful fall day and Number's 1-4 visited a fantastic pumpkin patch. We picked out a variety of wonderful pumpkins and had the perfect opportunity for a photo shoot. Kate got to not only ride in the back pack, but pounded on pumpkins AND stood by a baby calf! Good times!

WALKING!!

It isn't pretty, but it is getting better and better everyday. I can officially say that it is her preferred method of transportation, so it is time to share it here.


We've had some beautiful fall weather here in B-Towne lately. Kate and I have been getting out with her new back pack (and here we are trying it out for the first time). On Saturday the whole family walked in Idaho's largest Dog Walk - "See Spot Walk" and Kate was mesmerized by all of the dogs. We met up with Katie and Jason (see link to their blog on the left). It was a great time!

Yak yak yak...

This video speaks for itself...

Band Practice

Kate has taken quite a liking to music these days. She loves to dance to music coming from the TV and stereo and is absolutely infatuated with #2's guitar. When he plays it there is no tearing her away.