Turning 3

Lucas turned 3 yesterday. He is such a big boy. We had a wonderful day together, making his birthday cake with Daddy, decorating with Aunt Jana, and cleaning and cooking with Mommy. All in preparation for his big party with all of his friends.

It was a wonderful third birthday, lucky #3! Lucas enjoyed his special day and we enjoyed watching and reliving his day of birth. Here's to a wonderful year full of health, happiness, learning, and love. Happy Birthday my baby boy.

Happy Halloween!

It was a spooky scary weekend of dragons and dinosaurs! Two days chalk full of Halloween fun - Saturday was our MOMS Club Halloween party and Trick-er-Treating along Bay Street, and of course - Sunday carving pumpkins and neighborhood door to door trick-er-treating. Lucas is overdosing on candy as we speak.

Getting ready for downtown fun.

Waterfront trick-er-treating.

Halloween Party

Digging for treasure.

Checking out the scary faces.

Rarrrrrrr!

Heading out.

First house.

Loving this trick-r-treating stuff!

Look at all my candy, yum!

Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful Halloween! Here's to the start of the holiday season - Cheers!

Parties & Pirates & Pyros, oh my!

Saturday we went to a harvest festival at the Port Orchard Nursery. There were carnival type games, pumpkin carving, face painting, the whole nine yards. Lucas cleaned up in the treats and prizes department. He was dressed as a pirate because afterward we headed to Trevor's pirate themed birthday party.

Arrrr...stay outta me way, matey!

Cake walk!

Look what I won!

Lucas wasn't too happy to be near this guy...but anything to get more candy.

Trevor's party ...

The weekend before was Lilly's birthday party...can't believe they're all turning 3!

I found this while Lucas and I were playing outside last week.

When Randy got home, he took care of it.

His way of getting rid of the nest.

Admiring his handy work.

The carnage.

Have a happy Halloween week!

Drummer Hoff

Pumpkin Patch

We went to Creek House Farm this weekend to find our pumpkins for Halloween. It is a local, organic, heirloom pumpkin patch right here in beautiful Port Orchard. The farm was quiet and peaceful. The kids ran around and played while we sat in a porch swing and watched the sun set. It was a lovely evening.

It was a hard year for pumpkins here in the Pacific Northwest. It was a cold and rainy summer - so many pumpkins did not survive or did not ripen and mature.

Searching the patch.

Heading to feed the goats.

Waiting for apples, yum!

The hay stack playground.

"peek a boo" kitty

Mommy and me

petting the baby bunnies

At home with our pumpkins! I plan on making pies with the sugar pie pumpkins - stay tuned.

Our weekend

Our weekend was very busy...and a lot of fun - I coordinated the volunteer staff for the Third Annual Fall Fair, which is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Kitsap Community Food Co-op. It was a huge success. The day was beautiful, everyone showed up for their shifts (over 35 volunteers), we boosted our membership (by 31), Lucas had a great time, and I won a thousand dollar gift certificate from a local tree trimming company in the raffle - Happy Birthday to me!

Lucas found a pumpkin!

He got to ride a pony - twice!

Eating a hot dog.

Feeding the llama.

On Sunday, it was Family Day at Camp Seymour, which is a YMCA camp just south of us on Key Peninsula. It reminded me of my childhood when every summer we would spend a week at Lake Sequoia - we will definitely be back to enjoy more of what Camp Seymour has to offer.

On the climbing wall

Taking aim

Canoeing

Touch tank

The day ended with a big lasagna meal in the dining hall, with a cup of hot chocolate near the roaring fire and a slide show about summer camp. It was a great weekend.