Friday, October 30, 2009

Pumpkin Patch 2009

In anticipation of Halloween tomorrow.





And a bonus preview of a tiger we picked up at Goodwill a few weeks back when this happened.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Seatbelt Hazard

After explaining the importance of proper seatbelt positioning in the event of an accident to Aiden and his friend:
  • Aiden (7): But what if it pumps out all of your air?
  • Sarah: *looks at Robert, bewildered* What?
  • Robert: You mean, 'What if it knocks the air out of you.'

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

That's What I'm Talkin' 'Bout

A dairy calf was licking Sarah's hand like it was the greatest thing (more on why/where later) and Aiden, intoning the cow's thoughts said:

"Oh yeah. Now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout!"

Friday, October 9, 2009

The Circus

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey - the real deal. Everyone had fun, and then Chloë fell asleep during the loudest brightest part. Brain overload, I guess.




The Max ride back
Note: Portland's soft ethos must be rubbing off on us, because we are very conflicted about watching old elephants roll over and tigers being man-handled with a riding crop! Yikes. But the human acts were amazing.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Number 200

This is the 200th post - quite a milestone when you consider that I started this to chronicle a pregnancy...

Back at 100, I posted this.

This time around, I thought that I'd simply let you decide your own highlights. And since most of our posts involve the kids, I've given you the search for each below:

See you at 300!

Friday, October 2, 2009

When I Grow Up...

Aiden had to write some things about himself in class at his new school. It makes for an interesting read. Especially the last line.


"When I grow up, I want to be a Karate Master."