Rough couple of weeks!

It's been challenging lately to say the least. School struggles with the boys have been weighing heavily on me. I've been racking my brain trying to come up with a way to help them enjoy learning more and understand that the job of being a student doesn't stop when they leave school. Natalie is giving me a run for my money too, she is very much like me so we knock heads often. Then poor Bridget, she so often has to wait and wait for me to be able to get around to her. 

I am very excited for Thanksgiving! We will be having it here at our house, yay! We are dividing up the work so it's not too much for anyone. It should be wonderful. 

Our beautiful Autumn view!

Bidgee finds her FEET!!!

How cute! I had totally forgotten how absolutly adorable it is when babies find their feet! Bridget dicovered her little footsies yesterday. She's not nearly as flexible as her siblings were so she really gets a yoga-style workout. Harrison, as chubby as he was could actually get all his toes in his mouth!

The Pumpkin Patch @Sauvie's Island

Henry, Natalie and Dad went and explored The Pumpkin Patch at Sauvie's Island. I stayed home to try and take some "me time" but poor Bridget fussed most of the day so I wasn't able to get as much done as I would have liked. Most of the "patch" itself was pretty picked over with only a few days until Halloween but they had all kinds of other stuff to do and Henry served at photographer for the day. These are pictures he took, with the exception of the one of him.

A blast from the past, Our 1st Family Halloween!

Oh the drama!

Does this girl remind you of anyone? Uhhh, yeah, I thought so! My mini-me Miss Natalie, aka "Little Vixen" or as her dad is calling her these days "Linds" as in Lohan. There are moments in the day where I think "what am i gonna do with this child?" then I remember the gene pool she came from and I figure she had little chance of being some docile easy-going child, the odds of that were just not in my favor. Most of the time though she just amazes me with her witty little insights and polite ladylike demenor, everyday she impresses me more.

Michael's Birthday Party!

We had a great time clebrating Michael's 2nd Birthday. Natalie had a blast and made some new friends whom she was quickly bossing around! Michael LOVED his Iron Man action figure and it was a wonderful time for everyone. Thanks Sheryl :)
Of course then since we were already half way there we decided to check out the new stores at Clackamas TC, among them The Nestle Toll House Cafe.....YUMMY!