Halloween Birthday Bash

Addie's friend, Camryn, celebrated her third birthday with a fun Halloween themed party. Addie was super excited to wear her big blue bunny costume and Caden didn't even know that he was a giraffe! All the kids looked adorable in their costumes and enjoyed painting pumpkins and playing games. Addie can't wait to wear her costume again a few more times.

You might be wondering why Addie isn't a cowgirl or a horse for Halloween. Her bunny costume was Ryan's when he was a little tot. His grandma made it for him and Leslie kept it for any grand kids!

pumpkins, ponies, and playland

What more could a kid ask for?! We went to the DD Ranch in Terrebone on Saturday and Addie could not get enough of everything that was there. Of course the pony ride was amazing and extra long. The owners of the ranch know us by now because we visit every venue with a pony ride within 30 miles of Bend. They get a kick out of Addie and her serious demeanor when riding on the pony. She doesn't talk or look around...no funny business, just pony riding! We ran into several of our friends and their little ones, which meant craziness and lots of laughs.





The playland was kinda rustic and a bit dangerous, but that made it even more fun for kids of all ages (and dads too)! The huge slide that you take a plastic sled down that abruptly ended on the hard ground was a major hit and Addie's response was "let's do that again!"



Pick your own pumpkins, dig up potatoes, pet all sorts of farm animals, hay rides, and amazingly delicious cinnamon kettle korn made for one heck of a good autumn day in central Oregon!

on the go

Caden is officially crawling FORWARD and very quickly! It happened over night, but now that he is moving he is unstoppable! His little world has just become a whole lot bigger and more fun. He likes to open drawers, play with drawer handles, mess up Addie's "work", and chase Callie around the house. My world is different too. I have to be on the look out constantly for small objects on the floor that might enter Caden's mouth. Caden hates to have his diaper changed. He flips over and makes me dress him and change his diaper in a down dog yoga position. He grunts if you try to get him out of this position. He is a happy boy that loves life (and we love him so much)!

Other likes: Baby Mum Mum crackers, cheerios, all fruit and most veggies, splashing in the bath, and being outside. He is even starting to like his car seat...hallelujah!

Oh and he has 4 teeth now.

Third Birthday Bash

Addie turned THREE and to celebrate we had a bike parade party in the park. About 10 of Addie's friends came with their wheels that we decorated and then cruised around the neighborhood. The final destination was the park where the kids played with the parachute and ran around. Then there came the cake (a multi-hour to do, but it was worth it). Addie loves to tell people that she is three! My parents came up for the birthday weekend...thankfully!