Will & Jessi Rock the Portland Children's Museum

We let the big guy run wild in the children's museum. It was our first trip to the museum and he really seemed to enjoy it. They certainly have plenty to do. Time will tell if the children's museum will overtake OMSI as his local fav. His favorite places in the museum seemed to be the theater stage (where he put on a little dance show for mom, dad, & jessi), the tractors in the Bob the Builder area, and the little grocery store where he could shop with his own cart and have a little buddy ring up his groceries at the register (over and over). We just loved playing with him and watching him run between the different activities. Jessi & Mom enjoyed a little time in the under 2's area but mostly tried to keep up with Will & Dad.

I also threw in some pics of Jessi and Will in the tub. This was the first time we've been brave enough to put them both in the tub together. Too cute!

Civil War Time

Our annual Civil War get together with the Plaskers (sans the Citranos :-( ) was on Saturday of Thanksgiving week. What can I say other than it was an absolute blast - Good holiday drinks, Gina's great lasagna, and a sound Beaver whipping applied by the Ducks. My arms still hurt from signaling touchdown every 3 minutes.

Thompson Tree Hunting & Portland Tree Lighting

After a day confined to the house for football and food, we ventured out on Friday in search of our family Christmas tree. We went to a new place this year, Parry's Tree Farm in Forest Grove, which had a more natural forest feel with lots of older, larger trees. After 20 minutes of stomping around the tree farm, the luster was lost on Will. Soooo....after a quick trip to the little Parry's store (which had a train set that Will loved!), we rambled back to Hillsboro and bought a $15 9-foot Doug fir (aka Griswoldus Firus) from a dude down the street. Problem solved!

After getting the tree in the stand, we headed downtown with good friends Aaron, Tiffany, and Griffin to take in the Portland Tree Lighting Ceremony and basque in some holiday decor at the old Meier & Frank (now Macy's).

Aloha Thanksgiving......Aloha, Oregon that is!

We had a great Thanksgiving, just the 4 of us. Will and Dad played everything from golf, bowling, baseball, football, frisbee, and basketball to Zingo. We played them all at least 2 or 3 times each but Mom & Dad loved getting to spend a whole day playing at home with the kids! We did not skimp on the Thanksgiving feast either....our spread included roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pickled veggies, olives, rolls, candied yams, and pumpkin pie (Christy is devouring as a I type this). Tomorrow we're off to get our Christmas tree and hit a little Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Pioneer Square downtown Portland. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Will Rocks the Dentist

Will took on his dentist for the first time today and ... exceeded all his parents expectations. He did SOOO great. The hygenist flossed his teeth, cleaned his teeth and the dentist counted his teeth without a single hick-up. He made his parents so proud! Way to go, Will!

Sunriver with Plaskers

This weekend we headed out to cousins "Dodger" Dave & Tina's house in Sunriver for some football, good eats, and good company with our great friends, the Plaskers. We spent most of the weekend stuffing our faces and watching football but we did get outside for a little time on the scooter (Andrew & Will) and a little stroll through the village. All in all, another fun & relaxing time in Sunriver. Weather was unbelievable for mid-November (low 60's and sunny). Huge thanks, again, to "Dodger" Dave & family for the use of their beautiful home!

Halloween Weekend

Great Halloween weekend! Candy, a little soccer class, and some sweet football with good friends. We started it off with a neighborhood Halloween party....new neighbors down the street hosted...very nice people. Will finally "got" Halloween this year. Dad couldn't keep up with the little dude once we started the trick or treating. We traveled in one huge group from door to door....must have been 15-20 kids attacking each house at once. I loved watching Will get such a kick out of each house and the parents loved his costume (big thanks too Aunt Didi). Too fun! We woke up Saturday morning, did the obligatory bagels, and tried an indoor soccer class for 3 year olds. Will had a great time and fit right in (although he kept migrating away from the class to kick a goal). We had to drag him away when class was over. Next stop was our good friends Tony, Gina, and Andrew's house for some college football, great food, drinks. Our good buddies the Knights (Bob, Renee, Ryan, & Sean) also made an appearance to keep the party rolling!