Week Twenty Three - Ashli

This week was hard for me.  I was very busy getting the final touches on the boys costumes and helping out with their Halloween parties at preschool.  Most of my photos came from the school party on Wednesday and our trip to the Doctor and to play at the park on Friday.  I don't think these are my best photos ever, but it's what  I came up with.  Hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween!

Orange - I had too many to choose from!  I ended up choosing these three: 

Thursday evening I attended a leadership training for my MOPS group.  These are our fall table scapes. 

One of the many, many geese at Milham Park in Portage.  This photo could also fall under "Scary,"  as my kids were scared of them, and I am not a huge fan of them either. 

Quinn's teachers decided to try and be a little healthier for their Halloween celebration - we made pumpkin smoothies!  Yum!  

Scary:

Quinn had to go to the Dr. for his well child visit - he was scared he was going to have to get shots.  All turned out well, no shots! 

Night:

The Dark Night

Costume:

Caleb's home made Stormtrooper costume - it was a lot of work, but he got so many compliments, it was worth it! 

Glow:

This was a leaf at the playground.  The sun was shining through a plastic window of the play structure.  I thought it looked really cool.  

Week 24 - The List

Week 24

The Beatles

The Beatles are my favorite band, so I have chosen song titles by them for this week's list.

A Day In The Life

Come Together

Fixing A Hole

The Long And Winding Road

Something

When I'm Sixty-Four

Woman

Week 23 - Amy

Week 23

Well, this week was Halloween. We let the kids go trick-or-treating for the first time this year. Our town has trick-or-treating at the downtown businesses, so that's what we took the kids to. Tirion was so excited about it that she would start skipping as soon as she saw the next open door. When she came out she would say, with great excitement, "Daddy, I got candy!!" Shane and I giggled the whole time. Half of my pictures are from that one event. Tirion was a super hero (she just wanted to wear a cape), Dag was the Incredible Hulk and Kieric claimed that he was a bow assassin (he had on a hooded robe and carried a bow and arrow, he looked like friar Tuck).

Orange

I just loved how the leaves looked on the path.

Candy

This was the candy bowl at the Rainbow Cafe.

Scary

This was a kid that was trick-or-treating downtown. I thought his costume was pretty scary, so I asked him if I could take his picture.

Night

I love how the clouds moving in front of the moon look like a bird.

Costume

I couldn't believe how many people commented on Dag's Hulk costume. He was a real hit. Several of the people giving out candy just had the kids pick their own out of the bowl. Dag couldn't do that because of his fists. They would ask him which one he wanted so that they could get it for him. Then he would try to point with his fist at a piece of candy. It was pretty comical.

Glow

The morning sun coming up over the buildings on our street.

Excitement

Tirion has finally started to take to potty training. She was completely dry and clean all day on Saturday. I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and the end to diapers. Hooray!!

Weeks 22 & 23 - Melissa

Yep, that's right.  I am posting two weeks this time.  Last week got away from me (as it always does) with the combination of Halloween and Tyler's birthday.  Hopefully with things settling down a little (before the next set of holidays) I'll be back on track.  These photos were taken over the last two weeks but not in the particular week's order.  I just was not that organized - which is also why these were all taken by my phone.

Un(Tradition)al

 

 

My mother came to Michigan during the fall.  This never happens.  She was a bit upset that it sleeted a little while she was here and it was WAY too cold but she had a great time visiting the kids for Halloween and Tyler's birthday.  Of course the kids loved having her here for the festivities too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strange

 

Our newest neighbor's version of lawn flamingos.  (Sam found out he got them at Marshalls.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tricks

 

 

 

Taken November 3rd, this was my trip home from work.  It obviously didn't stay (first snow never does) but it still seems too early.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treats

 

 

 

 

 

The loot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Child's Point of View

 

 

 

Alex decorating his cookie at Sam's 1st grade class Halloween Party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orange 

I thought about putting up a picture of the pumpkins but then I remembered this.  Chris made cheddar potato soup with ham and bacon.  It was super yummy and it is definately soup weather.

 

 

 

 

 

Candy

 

 

Candy coated pretzels with almond sliver fingernail at the Early Learner's Halloween Lunch. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scary

Alex's pumpkin this year had to have:

1. Pointy things (eyebrows)

2. Two teeth

3. Triangle eyes

4. Triangle noses

 

 

 

 

 

Costume

 

 

 

Sam decided to put on part of Tyler's costume (Nerdy Hawaiian) in combination with the face painting he got from the BRI's Harvest Party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black/Glow/Night

 

 

The beautiful full moon made such a cool glow on the clouds in the black night sky. This is a little grainy because I took it with my phone. It was super windy and hard to focus but I am happy with how it turned out (considering the circumstances.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excitement 

Tyler's birthday breakfast at The Original Pancake House at Bay Harbor with Grandma Judy and Papa Jerry!  Can you see the excitement on everyone's face!?

 

Week 23 -Aisha

 

 

 

 

Week 23

 

Well.....I'm back. Sorry it's been so long, craziness and non stop busy has been my life the past few week. My photography business has been keeping me on my toes and than some. Anyways, I'm back and can't wait to share some photos. I have a ton that I could post from over the past few weeks but I thought I would stick to the week at hand. Here are some from this past week that I really enjoyed being a part of. Happy Halloween everyone!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candy

Here are my two pirates collecting their loot....

 

Scary

My Son Benjermen (The Pirate)

Arrrrrggggggg..........

 



 

 

 

 

 

Costume

Here is our Cousin Jenny's baby, William.

Dressed up for his Halloween photos the little Monster is just to cute for words!

 

 

Excitement

There you have it!

 

 

 

 

Week 22 - Amy

Week 22

Late again, but at least it is before the start of a new week.

Tradition

It is a tradition to get your picture taken on the bridge in front of Multnomah Falls.

Black

Charlie, our black dachshund, sitting in his favorite chair.

Strange

I thought it was pretty fantastic and strange how the leaves had been stained onto the cement.

Tricks

Tirion did not want to have her picture taken, so she crawled behind the couch, laughing the whole time.

Treats

Tirion, enjoying a treat of a raspberry-filled, powdered doughnut.

Harvest

This is a very small pumpkin that is in one of the planters on Main Street in downtown Pendleton.

Child's Point of View

The kids could see themselves with the web-cam on my laptop. They were having all kinds of fun.