Grandpa & Grandma

After spending 3 weeks with us Grandpa and Grandma are on
the road, headed home. Thanks for the great visit. We are already
looking forward to the next one!

Our Jack-O-Lanterns

 

A Sneak Peek

We had our Fall Festival at church tonight.

Here's a glimpse of what they are going to be for Halloween.

We see you!

Well, Mia and I both went in for eye exams
and this is the end result!

 

Food, Football and Fun!

Since Grandpa and Grandma are here we decided to have Thanksgiving dinner today.

The Seahawk epidemic in our home is reaching epic proportions!

This picture really doesn't even need an explanation!
Cindy, Dave wants to know if you can airbrush some abs in?!?

 

Going on a Pumpkin Hunt!

Holly had a field trip today with her preschool class. We went to an awesome farm with great big Clydesdale's, goats, baby bunnies and pumpkins hidden all over. We had a great time!

Pumpkin Patch Round #2

Grandpa and Grandma R. are visiting right now so on Saturday we headed to the pumpkin patch in search of some perfect pumpkins as well as some perfect pictures. I think we did okay in the pumpkin department but the picture taking left a little to be desired!

(You always gotta wonder where they find the help for these places!)

Go, Mia, Go!!!

Another season of soccer is winding down. Here's Mia in action this past Saturday!

Pumpkin Patch Round #1

I don't think you can ever get enough of the pumpkin patch in the fall, therefore, we usually end up going several times during the month of October. I got to go with Mia's class for a field trip this past week. We had a great time and the weather was beautiful.

Spots, Spots, and more Spots!

Today was Spot Day at Preschool for Holly. She took the instructions very seriously when it said to come to school with spots from your head down to your toes!

Sunday Afternoon

No Stroller?!? Not sure we're ready for that!

A couple of our favorite visitors...Uncle Dave and Butch.

Seahawk Sunday

It's definately that time of year, again.

Go HAWKS!

Saturday Morning Fun

Thought we'd share a little of the fun we had this morning!

Holly's 1st Day of Preschool

Holly had her first day of preschool on Wednesday. She loved it and said her favorite part of the day was riding the bus home with Mia!

Weekend Update

We had a great weekend over here, we were rather productive with our Labor Day.

Everyone loved watching Dad on the the tractor. He was digging a huge 8 x 5 x 4 foot hole where we will be putting an escapement window for the boys downstairs bedroom. We also started potty training. I think I would rather had 3 newborns than doing this (maybe not but it's close) BUT we are making some progress! :) A Costco size bag of M&M's for rewards always helps (mom, too!) Betty Crocker even made an appearance and canned a few pears for us, too!

1st Day of 2nd Grade

 

Good Bye, Long Locks!

Mia has been talking about growing her hair out for "Locks of Love" and we thought she had a little ways to go yet. But today when she went in for a "trim" she had just the 10 inches that was needed. Instead of just getting a trim and waiting to cut her hair she decided to do it today! She was pretty excited. As you can see, Holly got a little bit of a trim, too!


 

Gone Fishin'

Although I think "fishing season" lasts all year in the Pacific Northwest, Eric calls this time of year "fishing season". He has been catching his limit of sockeye lately but today produced even better results...a 30+ lb. king salmon! He's been leaving at 5:00 a.m. and limiting out in about 2 hours. He obviously doesn't mind getting up early for that kind of fishing, that's for sure!
 

"More, please!"

So, I'm in the bathroom this morning, helping Mia with her hair and Lucas comes to me saying, "Mom, Joey's makin' a mess." Knowing Joey was eating breakfast I went to the kitchen to see what he was doing. When I asked him what he was doing he simply said "I wanted some more Cheerios." So much for that box! 

A Whole Lot of Hofwegens

We ended our great vacation with a Van Hofwegen family reunion in Portland. We had a great time relaxing and catching up with family.

Making our own fun along I-80

Swinging along the Mississippi River.













Making dinner along the interstate in Wyoming.













Watching the ducks.












Our "campground" in a huge gravel parking lot.