Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend we went to The Farm in Snohomish with the Larama's. It was such a nice day and the kids (and us) had a great time. There were TONS of other people there, but we still had a good time navigating the corn maze and taking some pictures of the kids running through the pumpkin patch. Gabe enjoyed seeing the animals on the farm, but his favorite thing was running through the corn maze!

Projects Around the House

Organized pantry--well, at least more organized than it was!

Finished deck

Before paint

Mike power washing

Before

In the past few weeks, Mike's schedule at work has slowed down and isn't so crazy, so we have been very busy filling any free time with projects at home. We started with organizing the pantry (since my dad built a new cabinet for storage). Then Mike power washed the deck and driveway. We painted the deck shortly after (during Gabe's nap--bad idea, he only slept for 30 minutes). Mike is now in the process of installing an antenna since we are sick of Comcast raising our basic cable rate on a regular basis. Hopefully it will be finished this weekend and we can get a little break from projects. I wanted to post some pictures to show off all Mike's hard work. (Gabe helped a little too, he splashed in puddles and threw rocks)

Grandma & Grandpa's Visit

Mukilteo Ferry

Gabe really likes water!

Pointing to the boats at Ballard locks

Everett Arboretum

A few weeks ago, my parents came to visit for the week and we had a great time hanging out, seeing Seattle, enjoying the nice weather, and shopping. Gabe thoroughly enjoyed his grandparents and all the extra attention. He really liked following Grandpa around. Mike and my dad made a small cabinet with drawers for the pantry so I can store the massive amounts of food and household goods that I have from "couponing". Now the pantry is all neat and organized!

We thought we wouldn't see any family again until next year, but last week Mike found out that he will be able to take 2 weeks off around Thanksgiving and we will all fly back to Indiana for a visit. Gabe will be so excited to see all the family again!