PORTLAND!

We made it, finally. Packed, cleaned and moved down the West Linn in live with the Yosts until we find a place.
Now, we are starting to get the hang of a new routine. It is great to have extra hands around, I actually get to shower and cook and work out on my own, with no toddler to worry about. Amazing.
We are in full blown Christmas mode by now, too. Every day Josie asks, "Is it Christmas yet?" Well, no... soon. Time is a hard concept. We are looking forward to all the festivities with all of our family.
Here are a couple pictures from the last 2 weeks.

November update

Well, we are busy these days. Our move to Portland is just 2 weeks away! Its very exciting. Josie is getting into the spirit of things, asking every day if we are moving to Portland "TODAY??". Playing in boxes in pretty fun, too.
Today we woke to a snowy and icy landscape. The snow was all hard and crusty, not much fun to play in, but fun to look at. We also made it out to the Children's museum for our friend Stella's 3rd birthday today and had a great time!

Halloween 2011

Josie dressed up as a "friendly dinosaur" for Halloween. She says that she does not bite, she only gives kisses.

Corn Maze

We had a fun time at the corn maze/pumpkin patch today. Lots of muddy running in the "Washington State" corn maze that was complete with landmarks like the Space needle, Tacoma Narrows bridge and Grand Coulee Dam. Some farm animals to see, including some adorable piglets, and an amazingly sticky new experience with a candy apple.

Picture catch up

A lot has gone on in the past few weeks... Carl moved to town (and got engaged to Ashley, yay!) a trip to Sunriver with the Yost side of the family and a bunch or Eric's old West Linn high friends, a decision to move to Portland in the next few months (!!), and lots of figuring out our renters and such at our Seattle condo. Busy times! Here are a few fun photos and videos to recap our crazy past few weeks.
Some fun things that Josie is doing at age 2 years and 4 months:
- LOTS of pretending. She likes to pretend she has a creature of some sort in her hand, and that creature must help her get through her daily tasks. So I find myself pestering "mousie" or "brachiosaurus" to put on undies, brush teeth, potty, and other such mundane tasks. She also likes it when WE pretend. For example, puppet play has been a hit lately, especially her favorite puppet Leo the leopard (voice by Eric) and the marionette Pedro (an old standby from Eric's childhood).
-Storytelling. She makes up elaborate stories and explanations for things. She is very verbal now!
- Winnie the Pooh. She watched a bit of this movie on her little DVD player and now she is endlessly requesting to watch the scene where Pooh is rescued from Rabbit's hole by Christopher Robin. "Hurray, Hurray!" she says.
- Little mommy. She can feed and rock and shush her babies for ages.

First day of pre school

I love you so much, Dada!

Water Park Fun

Better post these pics quick before summer is GONE and this is a distant memory. We were at the water park in West Linn, OR on a 95 degree day. Today was in the low 60s and windy, sure felt like fall is here.

Meemo and Nonno fly by

Meemo and Nonno were here this morning for a few hours on their way to get Uncle Claude from Germany at Seatac. It's been a while since we have seen them and it was great to spend a little time!

August pictures

Fun with Friends

Here are a couple of short videos of Josie have a wild time with her friends Kate and Miles.

Ocean City State Park CAMPING!