Christmas Tree Hunt

Thanksgiving dinner has been eaten and the weekend weather was nice so we took a drive out to Sherwood to cut down our tree. 

The girls are so excited to find the "perfect" tree. 

The man had to do the man job and cut down the tree. 

Luckily, Robert had some good helpers to assist in getting the tree to the car. 

We are so excited for Christmas, it really is the best time of the year!

November Beach Trip

We went to Pacific City for a weekend at the beach with my brother Dan's family and our friends the Richards. It was great weather for November and we had a great time together. Katie took a ton of pictures with her super nice camera. If there is a picture in this post that is super nice, she took it. 

Bailey building sand castles

We brought along my nephew Caden as a third child. He's get's along so well with our girls it's takes no extra effort to have him come along. The only problem was his dad packed his bag and forgot that it's cold at the Oregon Beach. Thus, he had to borrow clothes from both the girls and the boys of the group. 

The kids sliding down the sand dunes.

Cohen pointing to a plane. 

Bailey rolling down the hill like it's grass. Except you get sand in your mouth. 

Addie loved sliding on the dunes.

One afternoon we climbed up the huge sand dune in Pacific City. The little kids practically ran up this mini-mountain. 

Addie and I took our time, it is steep and tall. 

Once we got to the top of the dune it was windy and cold. Our feet felt the effects. 

Bays taking a break. 

On our way down the dune, Caden is upset because his feet are so cold. 

After a few days of good food and fun it was time to go home. 

We love the Oregon Coast. 

Family Foto Shoot

While at the beach we had our friend, Katie Richards, take our family pictures. It was a beautiful setting in Pacific City and it wasn't raining, bonus!

Here are a few of the shoots she got. I'm posting mostly candid ones because they're the funnest to look at anyway. 

This will be this years Christmas Card!

San Juan Islands

For our 10 year anniversary we took off to the San Juan Islands for the weekend. We just drove 5 hours north into Washington State and rode a ferry to Friday Harbor. 

On the ferry at night. 

The next day we explored the island and collected some rocks. 

Victoria BC is behind me on the other side of the water. 

The view from our roof top. We enjoyed watching the ferry come in while drinking hot chocolate to stay warm. 

Our last night on the Island we went out to dinner, but had to make a quick stop when we spotted some Orcas in the water. 

The whale season is from April to October and we were considered lucky to see a whole pod in November. We could hear them breathing through their blow holes. It was amazing.

Leaving Friday Harbor

And to round off our trip we stopped at Pikes Market to shop. 

It was great to get away, just the two of us. Time to relax and just being together is a rare treat as parents. I treasured every moment of it. 

Halloween Day

We went Multnomah Village and trick-or-treated at all the stores. 

Bailey- Fairy

Addie- Rapunzel (w/crazy hair)

Target didn't have any Rapunzel wigs so I just grabbed another princess wig, but it didn't really work. I think she looks like a lion. 

Enjoying the plunder before we even got in the car. 

After a pumpkin shaped pizza for dinner we walked around our neighborhood collecting more candy. 

We were out trick-or-treating for about 30 minutes. Addie had to go to the bathroom so she and Rob went home. Five houses later Bailey had the same urge, so we called it a night. They got enough candy to last them a month, so we didn't feel bad for keeping them in after that.