A special visit...

Today we took Kimmie and David on a special visit to see Papa. They haven't been to visit him since he went into the hospital over 2 months ago! He was finally able to have his trach removed and is no longer hooked up to any machinest, so we thought it would be good for them (and for him!) to visit. Since it is Halloween they went in their costumes and he even had a little goodie bag filled with candy for them. They were both a little shy while we were there, but when we were walking to the car Kimmie turned to me and said "wasn't it so nice to see Papa!"

She really loves him so much and misses him a lot!

Here is our handsome little Mickey

and our beautiful Minnie

big hugs before we head out to trunk or treat

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Pumpkin patch

Seth had to go to the pumpkin patch for scouts last week, so we decided to tag a long. This kids had a blast and it was a very fun little activity. Enjoy the pictures...


Kimmie, Brandon & Dax

running around the pumpkin patch

loves!

our handsome little man

CHEESE!!!

Kimmie painted my nails....and skin:)

after our manicures

Keeping Busy

Wow, things sure have been busy lately. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Seth's Dad went into the hospital on August 19th for surgery. He had some complications from the initial surgery and had to undergo 5 (I think it was 5, could be 6, I started to lose count) more surgeries over the last 7 weeks. Well, we are happy to announce that last Friday he was discharged from OHSU and is now at a rehab facility for the next 2 weeks. Then after that we are hoping he will be able to come home. He has lost a lot of weight and has been through a lot, but he really seems to be doing well and it seems like this last surgery was successful. I haven't been blogging about this much, but I really felt like I needed to express my gratitude for the many, many prayers that were said for Kevin & our family. It has been a very busy time for us, but I have felt so much peace because of all the prayers and help from those around us, so thank you!

School also started again for Seth & I. Seth will be graduating December 7th, YAY!!! Between work, school, Kevin & the kids things have been a little crazy around here. But, it seems like things are finally starting to settle down a bit. I don't know what happened to summer, it went by so fast, but I am so glad Fall is here, it's my favorite time of year! If you haven't experienced Fall in Portland I suggest you plan a trip to visit us, it's beautiful!

The kids are doing great and growing like crazy!!! David is 16 months old and a little wild man! He loves to climb on everything and is always running around. He also gives the best hugs and kisses, it's too cute! Kimmie is so excited for Halloween, she can't stop talking about it. She is going to be Minnie Mouse and Aunt Nicky even sent her a cute homemade Minnie skirt. We got it in the mail yesterday and Kimmie hasn't taken it off since, she even slept in it!

We hope everyone is doing great and I promise to try to update more often!

Isn't he so handsome?!?! That shirt was Seth's, I love it on David, he looks so grown up!

a nice candid shot of Kimmie:)

posing with her Minnie skirt on, she LOVES it!