Life has been racing by and we haven't posted in so long! Looking at these photos from Halloween reminds me of that hopeful time when thought the election was going in a very different direction. Sigh. But, I digress. We celebrated our first Halloween in Olympia, where unbeknownst to us when we moved in, our neighborhood LOVES Halloween and totally outdoes itself every year with decorations. We got so many trick or treaters and had a great time trick or treating, despite the pouring rain. Thanks to the awesome sewing skills of T-Ma and Morgan's persistence and vision when it came to Melina's crown - we pulled off a Lord of the Rings family costume - yay! We had fun exploring new nature trails, and we got to see some spawning chum salmon up close - so cool. We loved showing Auntie Claire, Uncle Tony, cousins Will, Kate, and Ty and T-Ma and Mark our new town over Thanksgiving and then got to spend Christmas visiting with Papa, Bubbie and Auntie Hallie and catching up with friends in Yellow Springs.
Family fellowship!
Queen Galadriel. The light-up crown ended up being especially useful for making sure we knew where she was in the dark.
Our little hobbit.
Gaggle of kiddos before heading out!
Tumwater falls.
Silliness at the Point Defiance Zoo
Downward dog baby.
A Merhorse!!! Melina was so excited.
Goofy girls.
YELLING Elliott!
Trekking out to see the spawning salmon! We could smell them before we saw them. :-)
Look at those guys! (and gals)
Coffee.
Rainy walk to the Capitol with the cousins!
Elliott and Mark
Snack time!
Fancy napkin folding for Thanksgiving!
Misha reassessing her position on not being interested in people food.
It was a feast.
Wearing our cracker crowns.
I guess Melina was not impressed?
The whole group.
Girl cousins.
Yay pies!
Pacific Northwest Kiddos.
Mama can I eat this lichen?
Checking out the Nisqually!
Biggest cousin wearing the littlest.
Melina performing in her Holiday Show at school.
Huge lichen! In the woods looking for a Christmas tree.
We took lots of breaks.
We found one!
Snow!
Mama's birthday.
Snuggling with Santa.
Elliott "helping" - we keep saying we need to get one of those learning tower thingys.
No really, mama. HELPING!
Happy boy.
Christmas train!
Hobbit and Galadriel Christmas ornaments from T-Ma!
In Ohio!
Melina riding the same little car 3 yrs ago.
Hanging out with Papa.
Learning all about raptors.
Helping Bubbie open her present!
Face painting.
These kiddos love trains.
Melina in Glen Helen - we really had to drag her out of the house, but once we got there, she had SO much fun.
Having fun with Ben!
The cascades.
Melina chatting with Vaughn.
Elliott feeding the chickens.
Look at these kiddos!
Elliott trying to impress Nora with his reading skills.
Mamas and kids.
We had a FOUR. HOUR. LAYOVER. in Chicago on the way home.
The kiddos were going a bit crazy.
Getting yuckles out.
Happy to be home and stay tuned for the next installment which will include Protesting with Children. See you on the creature trail!
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