Splish Splash...

Owen started a Parent-Tot swim class last week, which has been a lot of fun for us. His favorite part so far has been collecting all the rubber ducks and shoving them in his mouth! :-) Our friend Konrad & his mom Angie are also in the class--last week the boys held hands in the pool, so cute! Here are some pictures that Angie's mom took from the first swim class:

Konrad is the cute blond baby in the middle...

Splashing around...


More to come from Halloween tomorrow!

A Swinging Good Time

We're having an unusually warm week here in Bend for the end of October, so this afternoon Drew and I decided to take Owen to the park for the first time. The swing was a big hit, although it was HUGE and could have fit 2 or 3 babies in it!

















Experimenting with the sippy water bottle...more biting than sipping!

Watching Otis eat the cookie Owen dropped for him...

Busy abusing Otis, his new BFF...

Extra cranky from his flu shot, can't you tell?!?!

Waterfalls

We drove out on the Cascade Lakes Highway to check out a couple of waterfalls that Drew and Otis have been frequenting. The force of the water was intense, but they are really quite beautiful. Enjoy!

Dillon Falls...

Owen fell asleep in the car, so is still pretty drowsy in these pictures!










Benham Falls...

Pumpkin Patch & Other Fun Things!

This weekend my mom came to Bend for a visit. We went to Yom Kippur services at the new reform synagogue in Bend, Temple Beth Tikvah (http://www.bethtikvahbend.org/index.html) and enjoyed having our very own personal chef too! :-) In Owen news, we officially have his first tooth poking through on the bottom right. We're hoping that once it comes all the way through that will give us all some much-needed sleep relief. We can always hope!

Yesterday, we all took a trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Lots of fun, but VERY cold. Oh, and we had our first SNOW of the year on Friday. Our fingers are crossed that it's not a sign of things to come for us this winter, but we'll see!

Getting ready for our cold walk to the river...


Even though the water is freezing, Otis toughed it out and still went for a swim...


The leaves are all starting to turn colors...

Kayakers near our house...




Otis found a BIG stick on his way home that he wouldn't let go of...



The dog has finally started to play fetch rather than keep-away!



Buddies...






Gearing up for picking out pumpkins...






That's Smith Rock in the distance...






Our final picks...