pumpkin wranglers

it was a perfect day at the pumpkin patch...in other words only slightly muddy and only one kid stuck his hand into rotten pumpkin goo before we could stop him. eli and stella really seemed to love sitting on pumpkins, we didn't even have to pose them!

Sunny fall day

beach trip / picture-fest

this weekend chris' parents were in town, and we took a vacation to the Oregon coast. we saw the aquarium in newport, and had a great time relaxing and introducing the babies to french fries and ketchup.



petting some live abalone. they sure look different when they're not ashtrays!




can't you just hear stella's thoughts? "no matter where i go, i just can't shake these two!"


i'm sure the red sox made it to the world series because i was wearing grandad's lucky hat!

little monkey

how much banana can stella shove in her mouth at one time? a lot.

easy street

That Lena is a clever girl...let dad do the work!

lena ballerina

Lena started her ballet class yesterday. She did great! And she was so excited to wear her new tutu from papa and winnie.