Happy Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving in Tualatin, Oregon. Marty's Aunt Betsie and Uncle Jim hosted us. We had a delicious meal. Betsie showed all of us how to celebrate in a relaxed and low stress way.





The little Vegetarian being forced to try turkey.



Bryce enjoyed his first Thanksgiving. He got lots of attention from the family.

Sunriver, Oregon

On Tuesday November 17th Sarah and Valarie along with our children caravaned to Sunriver, Oregon. On Thursday night Marty and Joe met up with us. We enjoyed a kid-filled weekend and lots of chilly out door time.

First Football Game

On Saturday we took Bryce to his first football game. Marty is a huge Cal fan and is trying to get the boys rooting for the Cal Bears as soon as possible.



Both boys did good at the game. The only down side was the Bears lost to the Oregon State Beavers.









Stadium treats...Good to the lats drop!

They Grow so Fast

Jack & Bryce seem to grow by the day. When Marty leaves on Monday night (for work) and returns on Thursday he always says, "Wow they grew!"
On Monday night they both seems so big in their own way. Jack helped me give Bryce a bath. Jack was so kind and caring, he seemed so mature.

Bryce was animated and alert in the tubby- suddenly he seemed so much older. Then Jack wanted to read books with Bryce. Jack wrapped his arm under Bryce and part of the time Jack held Bryce's little hand. Jack was such a little leader. Then while Marty read books Bryce was so engaged. Bryce looked at the pages and followed along, never fussing or turning away from the books.

The most exciting "Big Boy" thing is Jack is finally fully potty trained. I took this picture because he was so proud of himself (and we were proud too). Jack, went into the bathroom all by him self, put his special seat on the potty, went #2 and then called from the potty for us to let us know he was all done. We did not even have to tell him to try. Plus, he has been waking up at night to go potty. Incidentally he stands to go #1 because, "That is what big boys do!"

The Starks

Chris, Casey & Louisa Stark came and stayed with us Friday night. They live in Portland, but Chris had work to do here in Seattle. It was a short visit, but we had a nice dinner together on Friday. Saturday morning the sun came out & we took a short walk in our neighborhood.

Bryce is 2 Months Old!

Bryce is 2 months old. We had his check up today and he is doing great. Height, weight are all in the 50% and head is 75%. He has had some trouble nursing, and we have worked with a lactation consultant. He has been so much happier these past few days (since her visit). He also gained an amazing 4 ounces in 2 days!



Bryce loves the tub and his baby swing! He also loves to be in the baby Bjorn. But he really loves his brother Jack! He listens for his voice and watches him play.

Voting

Today we took the kids to vote so that they could be apart of such a historic election.