Visitor

Fun at Wacky Bounce while Garrett visited for a few days:

Full car

Reading to Caleb

Picnic lunch

While Jeff and Crystal enjoyed their honeymoon Garrett came to stay with Ashley and Paul, Grandma J and Papa, and spent time during the day with us. Jaden and Garrett played and played and played; not wasting a minute of their time together. A wonderful time was had by all!!

Family

Jaden loves Caleb, or Caboo as Jaden calls him, and I know Caleb will love his brother once he is able to express himself. One never knows how the addition of a new baby into the family will go especially when other children are involved.

Luckily for us Jaden is an AMAZING big brother. He helps give Caleb a bath, change his diaper, gives him his pacifier, sings to him, and loves on him daily. And Caleb enjoys watching Jaden run around being his crazy self. Hours of entertainment there.

As their momma I am so proud and honored to watch their brotherly bond develop. I can not wait to watch them grow together and for this bond to become even stronger. I know they will have many years of fun playing together.

Trick or Treat

Pumpkin carving party:

Halloween:

Our weekend was full of Halloween festivities. We started Friday by trick or treating at Fiserv (the company Jacob use to work for) with Jacob's friend Cindy and then Jaden and I headed to the library for a city party. On Sunday we joined a group from church at the Calvary Chapel's Harvest Festival and for food at one of the couples house, and then trick or treating at Grandma J's house (Papa was out of town elk hunting).

Jaden is starting to get the idea of collecting candy and has a bucket full that will last him for a few weeks. Caleb wore the same dog costume that Jaden wore his first Halloween; Caleb was swimming in it (size is 6-18 months) so he wore it for pictures but that was it. Maybe it will fit him better next year!

Pumpkin patch

You know it is October when everyone starts blogging about going to the pumpkin patch!! Here is our pumpkin patch 2010 edition :)

Caleb, Jaden, and I met up with Crystal and family (along with Ashley, Paul, and Mom) just outside of Canby for a fun afternoon in the sun.

Caleb's 2 month stats:

weight: 12 lbs - around 59%

height: 22.5 inches around 45%

head: don't remember measurement but around 70%

The poor guy received 3 vaccinations and 1 oral vaccine

And lastly Jaden has picked up some good football skills. This is a short video (taken on my phone so poor quality) of Jaden playing along with the OSU football team. He watches the TV and when the quarterback hikes the ball he begins to run!

2 months old

Caleb is 2 months old

Gotta love the double chin and serious look! It is as if he is saying "really mom, another picture."

Jacob is out of town for the OSU vs. UW football game so we 3 are hanging together. We plan to meet up with Grandma J, Ashley, Paul, Crystal, Jeff, Remmy, Tom, and Garrett to go to the pumpkin patch this afternoon and luckily it is a nice fall day to do so.

Game Day

What has been going on?

Lets see:

Jacob: Working lots in between taking care of the little ones, joined a dodge-ball team, videoing for the OSU marching band again, and hoping the Bears season turns out better than the Cubs.

Jaden: Still enjoying preschool, wearing big boy underwear and very successfully using the toilet, playing lots of baseball, and loves his little brother.

Caleb: 6 weeks old, sleeping for about 6 hours straight at night, and taking real baths now.

Andrea: Working, went running the other day (made it about 1.5 miles, is a start), volunteering for the Great Pumpkin Run committee (about my 4th year doing this) and will actually participate in the event this year, and enjoying my 6 hour stretch of sleep at night :).

Enchanted Forest with Garrett

Playing together

Bowling for Papa's birthday