Saturday, October 4th, 2014
Between Conference sessions we went down to the Old Apple Tree Festival at Fort Vancouver. The Old Apple Tree is one of the first apple trees in Washington. Today the were having cider tastings among other things. We had a good time and a nice walk.
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
Playing in his crib is something that Gideon enjoys sometimes, if you play with him. It can involve a lot of laughing and grunting. I think he is doing both here.
Tuesday, September 30th, 2014
Magnus will often introduce himself as various characters or animals or whatnots, whatever he is feeling like. A new one is that he is a transformer named Perceptor that can be a helicopter, an airplane, and a line. After we questioned the third form he acted each change out, and the last one he was a straight line. This is his demonstration. The best is how each transformation comes with the cool sounds.
Monday, September 29th, 2014
Gideon still needs 2 naps a day, but sometimes he forgets to take his morning nap until we get in the car, or the cart…
Saturday, September 27th, 2014
I have a blanket I have been wanting to cover for a while. Mom sent me some homeless fabric (thanks, Mom!) and I inherited some from a friend and I finally have enough to make a quilt top with! Here I am cutting out strips after the babies have gone to bed.
Friday, September 26th, 2014
Gideon is having more opinions about what he eats and how it gets in his mouth. Luckily, he is also getting better at feeding himself. He likes alternating between putting things in his mouth and flinging them onto the floor. Here are some carrots and noodles. He ate most of these.
Thursday, September 25th, 2014
After watching this video several times in a row, Magnus has decided Godzilla is a hero. We have this small Godzilla figurine that he spoke for (in his Godzilla voice) for a long time.
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014
For mutual tonight we had some unity building activities with the girls. They had their hands all tied together in a circle and we gave them clay and they had to make a flower. this was the garden we ended up with.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
Dana continued his forest adventure visiting two more lakes and 10 more waterfalls. But the bigger news was that after eating dinner at home, Gideon started walking. He did several good strolls. We were very proud of him, and he was very pleased with himself.
Monday, September 22nd, 2014
Happy Hobbit Day!
Dana started his two day trek through the woods in search of elusive waterfalls. The big prize today was Walupt Creek Falls: 221 feet tall, 267 feet across, and a run of over 400 feet (Dana is the small person in the middle). This is an awesome sight, even at low water like this. And there is no trail to it, so you have to bushwack to get there, but it was worth it. He also visited Chambers Creek Falls, Walupt Lake, and the two upper waterfalls on Walupt Creek.
Sunday, September 21st, 2014
Dana found a frog in our plant outside, so we had fun playing with him for awhile. Everybody took turns holding it before we let it go. A few days latter we found frog eggs in one of our flower pots.
Saturday, September 20th, 2014
Ruth and Gideon helped drive the church youth to Sunset Beach in Oregon for a fun day in the sand, Dana got to work, and Magnus spent most of the weekend at Farmor’s house binging on Legos and videos.
Friday, September 19th, 2014
Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day, Mateys!
Gideon has become a pro-cruiser going from floor to furniture with ease. He zips around the house quite quickly. Especially to the bathroom to unroll the toilet paper.
Thursday, September 18th, 2014
Magnus found my nice Ukrainian Chess set and wanted to play it. I opted to try and show him checkers. He really liked the jumping part. And he was very excited when he won.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
The small people in our house like to gang up on the big people in our house. It usually involves a lot of giggling.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
A poor attempt to photograph a cool sunrise on the way to work.
Sunday, September 14th, 2014
We had a great idea to make pizza burgers. The patty was beef with some pizza herbs in it. And on top we added some pizza sauce, roasted mozzarella, peppers, and peperoni. They were delicious.
Saturday, September 13th, 2014
Before heading home, we walked around Lower Lewis River Falls with Anton and got some pictures.
Friday, September 12th, 2014
Happy Chocolate Milkshake Day!
From camp we headed for the mountains and Mt. St. Helens. Our fist stop was Meta Lake, an area that escaped some of the destruction in 1980 because of how it is situated. The lake is neat because now it is teaming with life. We found hundreds of dime sized baby frogs that had recently emerged from being tadpoles. We then went to Windy Ridge and climbed the 368 steps to the top to marvel at the views. After a quick stop at Iron Creek Falls, we were back at camp. Anton met us and when it was late we headed to an open hill top with lots of other people hoping to glimpse the Northern Lights (which never showed), but we did see lots of stars.
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
Camping at Lower Lewis River Falls in Washington. We headed out after work and got a good spot. The waterfall was pretty and we went stargazing. Now we are all snug in the tent.
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014
While Mom was at Mutual, we took a walk. The play ground we went to first had a large wasp nest under it now, so we went to the high school track instead. Magnus even jogged two laps and Gideon rode that same distance. It was a good evening.
Tuesday, September 9th, 2014
Anton’s birthday was yesterday, but we celebrated today. Magnus even got to help put the candles on the cake. Here is Anton opening the Transformer Gift Card we got him (see the proud look on Magnus’s face).
Monday, September 8th, 2014
Happy Birthday, Anton!
Gideon has finally gotten his first two teeth in the last few days. He thinks they are great. He has also figured out how to point, and he thinks that’s pretty funny.
Sunday, September 7th, 2014
Of all the odd flavors of Oreos that have come out this summer, this is by far the best one.
Saturday, September 6th, 2014
Bingen, WA, a small town in the Gorge, held their annual Huckleberry Festival today. The main thing it is famous for is the pie, which was awesome. There was a small parade and lots of other good food as well. Our friend, Brian, even met us out there. After we stuffed ourselves, we headed up into the hills behind Bingen and got to a place with a very nice view of the Gorge and Mt. Hood.
Friday, September 5th, 2014
Happy International Bacon Day!
Our meager attempt at a boy selfie. Magnus stole the show.
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Gideon found Daddy’s sock drawer. He was appalled at the disarray, so he went about fixing that problem.
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
Got these little file folders on clearance at Target. Now Dana has something to store his maps in.
