Thursday, November 02, 2006

Halloween



Gabi LOVES her Halloween costume. Everytime I pull it out she starts "quacking" excitedly. Unfortunately, as soon as I put it on her, the "quacking" stops... but she still looks adorable! She was a big hit at our Mom's Club Halloween party, visiting Dad at work, and trick-or-treating around our block!



At first, she didn't understand what we were trying to do with this trick-or-treating deal... she tried walking into the first couple houses we visited. But, she caught on pretty quick and by the end of our short night she was grabbing the candy and high tailing it back to the sidewalk like a pro. Of course, she always said "Thank you" first! She had a lot of fun, but we had to hide her halloween bucket because after we got home, every time we turned our backs she was sneaking another piece! Luckily, she couldn't open the wrappers, so it didn't do her much good - but she sure does have a sweet tooth!

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Updates

We have been busy - as usual. Here are some quick updates as to what we've been up to...

First, Happy Birthday to Gabi's Grandma and Auntie Jackie! And Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!! Sorry this is a bit late, but we were definitely thinking about you and wishing you all very happy days!!




A couple weeks ago, we visited the "Plumper Pumpkin Patch" in Portland (say that 3 times fast!) to get our pumpkins and enjoy the fall weather. We launched pumpkins in a slingshot, visited some farm animals, got lost in the corn maze and bought some awesome (but expensive) pumpkins!



This past weekend was our Wedding Anniversary. We had a nice dinner out - but the majority of the weekend was dedicated to military obligations. Nonetheless, we had fun getting all dressed up for the formal banquet and ball on Saturday. Don't look too close - but you can see the beginnings of my "bump" in this dress!



Last, but not least, we had visitors this weekend. Chris's Dad and Linda joined us for 4 days. They had fun taking Gabi to the zoo, the local pool, and Multnomah Falls. They also got to accompany us to the fancy ball. Here's a picture at the falls.