It's a Girl!!

The little lady wasn't in the best position for photos, but we did see that she is indeed a she!

Noah's initial reaction upon hearing the news was to throw himself onto the floor and cry because he wanted a brother, but after close conversation, we realized that what he wanted was in fact a TWIN brother. We let him know that that couldn't happen and he seemed to be ok with a sister instead. He has purchased two toys for her and we found a onesie with a dinosaur on it so he's thinking this sister thing might be ok after all.

Road Trip Rest Stop Restlessness

We stopped for a leg stretch on our drive home from Oregon and had some fun getting the wiggles out. 

The Bet

Grandpa Art placed a bet with the grand kids. Anyone who could take 5 drinks from the water fountain at Lithia Park without making a face could win $2.  This sounds like an easy task, but Lithia water has high concentrations of lithium oxide and smells and tastes disgusting! Only the three oldest were up to the challenge. 

Dinner with a Legend

Olivia had the great honor of having dinner with John Carlos, most well know for his salute in the Mexico City Olympics in honor of human rights. It was a humbling and amazing evening and John Carlos is a peaceful and passionate man who will tell his story to any and all who will listen which is fantastic because it's a story everyone should hear 

Cousin Time

We all ended up in Oregon at the same time, so some family fun was in order!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Dinosaur man is ready for school

Cavity Free

Another great checkup for the little guy. 

Trick Or Treat!

We set out in our town home complex looking for homes with the lights on. Out of 90 something homes, 9 had lights on and Noah got candy from 6. Just the perfect amount for a 4 year old.

It was a success!!

Party Day!

On Saturday, Noah went to his school's Halloween Party.

He was excited to show off his Black Widow costume. He was "a mommy black widow because daddy black widows just get eaten."

Then we all went to Cousin Ellie's 3rd birthday party. Grandma Paula and Cousin Katherine put on a puppet show.

 Noah joined in the fun. Ellie looks enthralled.

Noah was happy to see that there was a toy firetruck to play with at Uncle Todd's house.

Later, we carved pumpkins.

 Olivia's Mouth-less Scared Pumpkin

 Noah's "Whammer Slammer" Pumpkin

Victor's Domo Pumpkin

Something in the Works

Coming in May 2014...a new Alm!

 Despite what this picture may look like, we are 99.9% sure it's a baby and not an alien.

 It has toes!

For all those wondering, that's an umbilical cord between baby's legs. We'll find out the sex in December.

Noah is very excited to be a big brother. As of yesterday, he's wanting a little sister. Of course last week he wanted a brother, so we'll just have to wait and see. He told Olivia the other day that the baby could not go to church. When prodded for further explanation, he said it was because the baby does not have any clothes and you have to wear clothes to go to church. Olivia assured him that we could buy the baby some clothes to put on as soon as he/she is born.