Thursday, October 30, 2008

Sun Opening



This morning was a beautiful morning in Central Oregon. We had the front door open and Cayden was looking out the glass door and said, "Mom, come and look at the beautiful sun opening this morning." It was so cute that I didn't tell him it was supposed to be "sunrise".

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Carrie update - sorry no pictures!

Just wanted to let everyone know what I have been up to. Many of you know that I have a student teacher this year and have been enjoying working with her and having some time to organize my desk and do some reading that I have been putting off. And, I have been able to keep up on my blog too. However, my "extra" time will be coming to an end as of Friday. I will begin teaching English for three weeks until the end of the school trimester. It is a long story as to the why and I won't go into that here. I am also working to get my Language Arts endorsement so that I can teach both subjects and be "Highly Qualified" according to NCLB. I will be taking the first of two tests in November and the second in January. Wish me luck! And, now I get to read "Of Mice and Men", "House on Mango Street", and "Speak" with 9th and 10th graders.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Pumpkin Carving







Jeff carved pumpkins with Cayden the other night while I got grumpy gus a.k.a Bryce in bed. Here is the result of their hard work. Cayden still doesn't like to scoop the goo out of the pumpkin. I can't say I blame him on that. I think Jeff is looking forward to the time that he doesn't have to be on pumpkin goo control.

Friday, October 24, 2008

After Bath




Aunt Chris sent us this towel for Bryce. He was actually smiling last night after his bath so Jeff snapped a couple of pictures.

Cayden's Soccer


Cayden played soccer this year. His season actually ended the middle of September but I didn't ever put these pictures up. Cayden was on a team of 4 and Jeff coached. The first couple of games Cayden would just fall on the ground when he would go for the ball. By the end he was a regular soccer genius.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Something he said

I forgot to add what Cayden said at the pumpkin patch that made me laugh. We were going through the corn maize and Cayden was intently studying the map at every turn. We had just made some turns and had come back to where we had started from. I told Cayden that I think we just went in a big circle and he looked down at his map and said "nope, there aren't any circles on the map." I guess he isn't familiar with that figure of speech.

At the pumpkin patch




Pumpkin Patch


Nana is here for a visit and we went to the pumpkin patch on Sunday. It is a three year tradition that Nana has been here in the fall and we have gone pumpkin picking. Bryce did great on his first trip to the pumpkin patch and corn maize.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Halloween Shirts


Cayden and Bryce put on their Halloween shirts this morning so we could get a picture. We have trouble getting Cayden to take a "good smile" picture.

Video?

Here I go trying to upload a video for you. Hope it works.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Babysitting




We babysat a good family friend on Saturday. Macee McLean is is almost 11 months old. She is crawling and walking all over the place. I think Bryce outweighs her by a good 3 or 4lbs and is about an inch taller than her. We had a good time and Cayden was a great helper all day. He isn't in these pictures because I finally gave him a break and let him watch t.v.

Friday, October 10, 2008

First Snow



We had our first snow and boy was it cold. We actually had a fire in the fireplace too! Here are some pictures of the big flakes and Bryce with his hat on. He loves it, can't you tell?

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Carrie's new haircut



I got a new haircut last week and the kids and I posed for a picture this morning before we left for school. It was sports day at school so we are all dressed up for sports!

Monday, October 6, 2008

More Wagon Pictures





In the Wagon


Bryce takes his first ride in the wagon!

Funny Things Cayden Says

Last Thursday Cayden, Bryce, and I were walking to a birthday party in our neighborhood. Jeff was meeting us there so he could leave from the party. Cayden said, "I think that we will beat daddy there." I said "yeah, he is such a slowpoke." Cayden responded with "yeah, and he is so forgettable too." I think he meant 'forgetful' and I'm still trying to figure out how that goes into the conversation...

On the way home from that birthday party Cayden was talking on the phone to Grandpa Lowenbach and he was talking about Nana coming to visit in a couple of weeks and he told grandpa that "she was here about a month ago but when you love someone that much, one month feels like a year."

Last night when we were eating at Applebees Cayden was playing with his new Star Wars character that he bought with his own money earlier that day. He dropped the teeny tiny light sabre that goes with it. He, of course, searched under the table (GROSS) with no luck and eventually we had to go and Cayden left crying. Finally, when we got outside, through his tears he said "It is all you guy's fault!" And, Jeff asks, "why?" and Cayden said "because you didn't warn me!"

WHAT A CUTIE!

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Matching Pajamas



Nana bought these pajamas last year when Bryce was a tiny baby. Cayden still loves "feet attached" pajamas and was so excited for his brother to have some too.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Other Summer pictures



Here are just some various Spring and Summer pictures.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

A Day Out with Dad


Jeff took the boys on a hike at the end of summer. Bryce did great in the backpack and, as always, Cayden loved being in the woods.

Cayden's First Day of School




Cayden started Kindergarten at Cecil Sly Elementary School on September 4th. His teacher is Mrs. Hunter. It is hard to believe that he is old enough to go and do all the big kid stuff. He loves everything about school. He is already writing sentences and is in the high reading group. He ran into his best friend Clay on the first day and was excited to get a picture with him.