i'm with the band-the movie

yay for yachats!

we had a great weekend in yachats with
the schmids and forrests...6 adults, 3 dogs,
2 kiddos, a crazy storm, good food, good friends
and good times!



checking out the sunset

enjoying the sunshine

chewy & thad

watching the waves

scoping out the sealion

hanging out with uncle tyler

practicing for the family band

trying to keep up with benny

almost matching pjs....

benny reading with uncle d

jz unwrapping his bday present from the schmids

xylophones are AWESOME!

thad and kyle doing what they do best....(beer drinking, heckling, wave watching)

pretty ocean view from our hike

nice!

music lessons with auntie tracey

playing along with the band at the drift inn

mandatory stop at american dream in corvallis

YUM!

pea patrol

field trip

sunday we headed downtown for lunch
at the original (pigs in a blanket! yum!) and
an educational trip to OMSI. it's always fun to check out a local
attraction we haven't been to before and explore
our new 'hood...

someone travels with their own spoon...

lunch is funny!

omsi cute

the waterfront

rainy weekend

it was a wet weekend here...it's a good thing jackson
can find fun in basic household items
and keep himself entertained!

tupperware party!

yay for kitchen utensils!

nothing better than a big spoon...

whisks are yummy

133

that's how many points thad got on his
game winning word- QUIZZES...wow!!!!
maybe not a new world record?! but a new family record for sure!
impressive!

11 months!

wow...here we are just 1 month away from the
big 1 year old mark...crazy!!!! let the party planning begin!
jackson has been very busy this last month.
most notably, he's mastered the art of crawling-
rolling and army crawling are for 10 month olds...!!!
he's pulling up on everything and has even learned
how to let himself down- a helpful skill!

newest tricks and favorite things:

crawling around really fast
pulling up, falling down, bumping into furniture
chewing on crib rails
saying DADA all the time, MAMA (once in a blue moon)
new word for mister "DUGGADUGGA"
handing you a toy if you ask for it
opening and slamming the tupperware drawer...throwing the contents all over the kitchen
sleeping through the night...12 hours...yipee!
big morning naps (2-3 hours...yipee!)
any food he can feed himself- bananas, waffles, pancakes
least favorite food- tofu (overdosed maybe?)
yelling at the top of his lungs
anything that isn't a toy- shoes, purses, the remote, cell phones
being ultra smiley 98% of the time
watching jeopardy-the daily double noise gets him everytime!
trick or treating