Three little pumpkins

Alison, Erik, and I had our annual Halloween celebration night. For the past four years we have either gone to the haunted corn maze or carved pumpkins. This year we stuck with some yummy fondue and pumpkin carving.

Alison focused on her carving!

Erik focused on his carving!

Our baby even made an appearance!

A baby in a tummy, a jack-o-lantern, and a scary ghost! A successful night.

14 1/2 weeks

I've heard everything from "you are hardly showing" to "are you like 5 or 6 months along" So, you decide!

We are all well. I am officially in my second trimester and after a brief encounter with morning sickness, am now feeling great. Erik has tolerated (and in fact been very kind about) my random food desires and aversions, and has been all around wonderfully supportive!

We are getting more and more excited to meet this little one.

It Fits!

So I have this friend who is super creative and wonderful! We received this in the mail, all the way from Atlanta, a few days ago and I can't get enough of it. I think it might be the most adorable thing I've ever seen! I can't decide if the ear flaps or the fluffs at the top are my favorite part.

Gail, thank you! We love it and can't wait to send you a picture of baby wearing the "Oregon hat" Auntie GG made :)

Camera 101

About a week ago Erik and I got to go to a photo class/wine tasting event! We learned so much and had a fabulous time! Laurel was a great teacher, and even better, such a fun new friend. We visited two beautiful wineries close by. We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world.

Here are some of the shots I got. Erik was mostly along for the tasting and modeling part of the class, I think he did great! I'm getting more and more comfortable using my camera, and a little better at editing.

Laurel was nice enough to take a picture of Erik and I at the end!

Blessed

what we've been up to

Alison and I went to Alpenrose to watch the little league softball world series. It was so fun to walk around and see the cute old town. I haven't been there in ages, the place is adorable! We had a ton of fun watching the team from Oregon play a great game too!

Artsy wheel :)

Al in front of the hotel.

Such a beautiful day.

Great game girls!

Erik and I had some friends over today. The boys all played video games while the ladies and kiddos played in the backyard. Could these two get any cuter? Thanks friends for coming to play!

A girl and her ball.

A girl and her doll.

Ornery

Recognize those paws and that snout? What about the other items? Let's take a closer look...

Oh yeah, those are approximately one million teeny tiny rubber bands Henry dispersed throughout the grass. Thanks Henry, thank you very much!