Bradley is 2!! November 9, 2010

For Brad's birthday we ate his favorite dinner- pizza and went to Pump it Up. It a a place were they have a bunch of blow up jump houses. It took brad about 1/2 hour to finally not be so scared to have some fun. But after that he had a blast.





We then came home had some cake and opened presents with our party guest (via skype).
Orrin and Bradley love this gift. They still play with it everyday when he gets home. Brad has gotten really good. I think its helped Orrin's game too.




I can't believe my little Brad is already two. That is how old Wes was when we moved to Portland. We love having Bradley in our family and love watching him grow into a little man.

Halloween 2010

I have started the tradition of making the boys Halloween costumes and I really enjoy it. I am not sure how long it will last but for now its fun. Wes wanted to be a ninja and Brad was really into spiders so I picked that for him.

Brad loved putting on his costume because he knew when he did he would get candy.

With Halloween on a Sunday this year we were able to attend the trick or treating ward party. It was unpredictable weather this year so we had ward members take class rooms and decorate them and the kids trick or treated in the building. As a member of the activities committee I was really busy that whole day but the kids had a blast. Orrin was also in charge of one of the booths and decided to make it a "put your hand in the box and feel something gross" booth. He had one of his teachers sit under the table and had their had in the box and would grab it when you put it in. The kids loved that one.

Wes and his friend Matt

Members of the activities committee cut this out of cork board. It was amazing.

The goods.



Wesley also had a party at his preschool. This is him and his best friend at school Tucker. Too cute.

Pumpkin Carving 2010

The boys both really enjoyed the whole pumpkin carving process this year.

We didn't get a picture of Wesley's that night because he picked something really hard to make and didn't get finished before the boys had to go to bed. Here it is a few days later (still half finished).

Rain at the Pumpkin Patch

We knew it was going to rain but we love the pumkpin patches here in portland so we decided to become true portlanders and go out like its a sunny day.


We played & lost Wes a few times in the hay mazes,

Played farm games,


Checked out the farm animals,

Played in corn,

And saw lots of pumpkins.

Swift Watch

We have heard from many people around town about this old elementary school in Portland that has around 40,000 swift birds come and sleep in the chimney each night, but only during the month of September. Lots of people come each night and sit on the grass and watch them gather and fly down into the chimney around dusk. So we decided to check it out. We got our dinner and had a little picnic on the grass and waited for the swifts to come. I really didn't get a picture of the crowd but there was a ton of people there (it was one of a few days in September that had no rain.)

I only got a video of them gathering because it was really dark by the time they flew into the chimney.