Ranch Weekend

We had a great weekend out at The Ranch for the annual elk hunt (although no elks were captured by the menfolk. In fact, no one even saw one!). I didn't bring a camera, so the few photos we have are courtesy of my sister-in-law Whitney. Thanks so much, Whit!

It was an absolutely gorgeous weekend in Oregon, so we headed out to the pond in the afternoon to enjoy the weather and do some fishing. Olivia wasn't so sure about being bundled up in her new winter-ware, but she seemed okay with it once we got outside. And she absolutely loved watching the boys fish!


Another big first for Livvy this weekend...

Her daddy was so proud.

We were at the ranch with the extended Perry fam, including Doug's parents, Kevin & Whitney, and Greg & Erin. G & E's kiddos are too cute for words. Here's Car checking out the whole fishing thing. This kid is the best! I'm sure that Erin will post lots of cute pics of them from the weekend on her blog, too.


There are lots of cool picture spots on the property, and this abandoned car is one of my very favorites.

Olivia is, once again, making some sort of Elvis face in that picture. We tried every trick in the book to get the kid to smile, but she just wasn't havin' it.

Thanks for a great weekend, Wayne & Chris!

Halloween 2009

First, let me apologize for being the worst blogger ever. I could give you a million excuses (our internet has been down, I've been on the hunt for the perfect winter jacket for Olivia, Doug has been bugging me to clean windows, etc.), but the truth is that I've just been a bit lazy about it!

Anyhoo, we had a great first Halloween with the little miss. I decided a while back that I wanted her to be a ladybug, and I found the perfect little costume for her.


(looking at her lips in that picture, I'm thinking that she really wanted to be dressed up as Elvis)

Obligatory family photo.


My mom came up for the weekend so she could be here for Livvy's first Halloween experience. We had so much fun. Thanks for coming, mom... can't wait to do it again soon!



Sadly, we were a bit slower on the trick-or-treaters then we thought we'd be. Livvy occupied herself on her new favorite perch - Dad's shoulders!


Sunday the ladies headed out to Chateau Ste Michele to enjoy the scenery. And okay, maybe some wine, too. It was a gorgeous day, and we had a lot of fun (that is, until an ill-timed dirty diaper forced us to quickly leave the premises. Awesome. Note to self: babies don't really understand wine tasting etiquette.).


Me and my girl :).

Pumpkin Fun

We kicked off last weekend with a visit to the pumpkin patch.


Olivia carefully examined one...


And then, as any 4-month old child would do, promptly planted her mouth on it. Dirty pumpkin. Yum.

Please excuse my freakish bobble head in these photos. Doug brought the wide-angle lens, which I think makes me look like a weirdo in photos. He informed me that's actually how I looked. He's so nice.

Livvy also helped her dad find the perfect 'lil pumpkin for her! She looks super excited, huh?


Notice her tongue in her picture? Nice.


Doug, of course, managed to find this totally awesome pumpkin...


Yay for pumpkins!


We had DJ and Jaci over a few nights later for dinner and pumpkin carving. Olivia discovered something MUCH better than pumpkins.


Workin' hard. I am a carving pro (or psycho, depends on who you're asking).


Here is Doug's finished product along with the one that I carved for Livvy. I told Doug that his pumpkin was very "special". He is quite proud of his masterpiece.


On a totally different note, this is a classic picture of Olivia. In the last few days, she has figured out how to screech at the top of her lungs. And she does it all the time now. All. The. Time. It was pretty funny at first, but I'm not sure that we should be encouraging this habit because it's going to get obnoxious pretty soon. I wish that this picture had sound (video to come soon), but looking at her face you can get a pretty good idea of what I'm talking about!

Yes, she is actually happy in that photo!

It's a good thing that our little chunky monkey is so darn cute.

We've had a great weekend...family time with Grandma & Grandpa Perry, Olivia's first trip to the pumpkin patch and pumpkin carving, dinner with friends from near, and brunch with friends from far. Pictures to come soon, but here's a cute shot of our adorable lil' pumpkin to hold you over until I get around to a full post :).

Isn't her hat awesome?

Our First Visitors

We had so much fun with Courtney and Parker last week! P-man is at a super fun age (16 months) and just started walking, so it was great to take him to kid-friendly places around Seattle and let him toddle around and explore. On Tuesday, we hit up the aquarium. Parker had a great time playing with fishies, both real and fake...



Wednesday we headed to the Children's Museum in downtown Seattle. It's right by the space needle, which I had never seen up close. I'm absolutely loving the fall colors on all of the trees - so beautiful!


The museum was actually pretty cool - lots of fun areas for the kids to run around and explore. I can't wait until Olivia is bigger and can get into stuff like this! This is what she did when we got there...

Notice the bib? I hate putting them on here but she drools so stinkin' much that I have to do it!

When she woke up she partook in her new favorite activity: finger gnawing.


Parker had so much fun walking around and checking everything out. I loved the "digestion" exhibit - totally sums up life with a small child.


The car was a big hit with P - it was pretty difficult to get him away from it!


We ran back to the car in a total rainstorm (of course, without jackets, umbrellas, or anything to protect the poor kiddos from the rain) only to discover a parking ticket on my windshield. Awesome. We were only 7 minutes late! Guess Seattle has to make money somehow, right? Anyhoo, we must have worn the little ones out, because when we got back to the house this is what we found in the backseat.


Parker got into my jewelry box later that afternoon (we're still living in a sea of boxes, but it's getting better! Baby steps.) I love a little boy in jewels.


We had such a fun week with Courtney and Parker. Can't wait to do it again sometime soon!!!

Remodel Pics

Anyone else hate how blogger uploads the photo order?

Anyways, the house is about 90% done right now. We still need to install our family room built-in cabinets, final coat on the hardwoods, install shutters, hang some lights, etc.

Andrea and I are both super stoked to call this home, we are that excited about what we have accomplished with the remodel.

The custom iron railing, the hardwood floor color, the paint colors, the granite tops, the kitchen backsplash, the master bathroom tile and feel...we just love everything!

We're moving in...

Stand by for pictures. We are super busy...as you can imagine!