November Update

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Tristan turned 2-1/2 yesterday, and Austin is now 8 months old! Tristan is now officially potty trained during the day -- YIPPEE! He pretty much did it himself, so we were really lucky it was so easy. Austin is scooting around a bit, and can almost pull up to a stand by himself! We hit a few bumps in the road the past few weeks with a few minor colds, and Austin catching a more severe virus last week. Hopefully we can all remain healthy for a while now. We are busy getting ready for our big vacation to Maui on Tuesday. Looking forward to a week of doing absolutely nothing!

Halloween

Tristan got the whole Halloween thing this year...everything from carving pumpkins, wearing costumes, trick-or-treating, handing out candy. It is so fun to see him enjoying the entire experience! Austin was a good sport too, and wore his Nemo costume without any complaints. We went with an Under-the-Sea theme this year -- check out our jellyfish costumes below! We also had a few friends over. All the kiddos were so cute, even the 2 that were still in their mama's bellies! Just think, by this time next year our group will probably be 50/50 kids to adults!

Austin 7 months old

I'm a few weeks behind, but here are some pics from when Austin turned 7 months old on October 23. Tristan and Austin are such good buddies already. Tristan loves to bring toys to his little brother and also gives him big hugs and kisses. We've even seen Tristan change Austin's bib when it was all wet, and they were playing by themselves in the family room!

Austin has made a lot of progress in the last few weeks as well. He can now flip over from his back to stomach, is pushing up to his hands and knees, can scoot backwards, and has his first 2 teeth. Whew, that's a lot in one month!

Another day at the zoo

It started off a bit chilly in the morning. The boys were a little grumpy as we bundled them up in the stroller, but soon became much happier as we met up with our friends Zach (and David), Skylar (and Steve), Jasmine and Jordan (and Laurie and Juan)! Of course we had to visit the baby elephant again. His name is Samundra, or Sam for short, and is over 400 pounds already! At the end of the day, we got a great photo op with all the kids...check out the cheesy grins!

Lunch at the AfriCafe!

Goldwyn boys

My sweet boys

The best part of my day is coming home to my 2 sweet little boys. I love how Tristan runs to us as fast as he can, calling out "mommy" and "daddy", and how Austin's eyes light up and he starts kicking his legs excitedly in anticipation of being picked up. Seeing their faces is what I miss the most while I am at work each day. I can't help it...aren't they the cutest kids ever?

Clambake Adventure

On the rainiest day of the month, we ventured out to our friends Liz and JD's house for their annual clambake. They live out in the beautiful Mt Hood wilderness area, surrounded by privacy we can only dream of here in the Camas 'burbs. While the weather wasn't entirely cooperative, it turned out to be a lot of fun anyway... and there were lots of kids there this year for a change :)

food's still in the pit

Tristan visiting the chicken coop

The boys and Maddie

what a feast!

Sauvie Island Pumpkin Patch

It was a gorgeous day today. It felt kind of strange going out to the pumpkin patch in our shorts and t-shirts, but it was really nice that we didn't have to get all muddy picking out our pumpkins this year! Tristan was the perfect age to enjoy all that the farm had to offer!

Riding the Cow Train

Mom was a little big for this ride!

Tristan & Austin during our lunch break.

Of course we had to go on the hayride!

This pumpkin is perfect, but a little heavy!

Tristan sees the tractor coming back to pick us up from the pumpkin field.