Cuties.

 Isaac's friend, Evie, is trying to eat him limb by limb in this picture. She is a few days older than him and the same size. It was fun to see them together and compare personalities. She is quite the social butterfly and comedian. Isaac just sat back and watched. I think he's going to turn out to be a laid back guy. :)

Snow, Snow, SNOW!

 Everyone has been predicting a cold winter this year, but I've just been poo-pooing these predictions and haven't bothered to buy Levi any snow gear. Well, Friday night Bellingham received around 3 inches of snow. Luckily, Levi fit in most of his gear from last year. He and I enjoyed playing outside for 2 hours while Isaac took a long morning nap. I felt like a kid again!

 "Hooray for snow!" 

Halloween Plus

 We had an adorable dragon and a fierce spiderman for Halloween.

 Aunt Angie came trick-or-treating with us.

Isaac continues to be a smiley, happy boy. His names means "he laughs" and it sure fits. He brings such joy to our home.

"Grampa-Grampa"

"Grampa-Grampa," as Levi affectionately calls Ryan's parents, came for a three-week visit. Oh, how we enjoyed our time with them! I think they had a bit of fun being with the boys (and the rest of us), too.  Aunt Kami and Uncle Nathan (a.k.a. "Mo") also came for a bit. So for one glorious weekend, the entire Klassen side of the family was together.  Here are some pictures of the visit.

 This is probably one of my favorite pictures of Dad to date. It captures how young at heart he is.

 Uncle Mo is sitting on the other side of Levi. I took one with him in the frame, but the people in the background were distracting. Uncle Mo is definitely one of Levi's favorites. 

Inhabitation

I'm not sure how the word "vacation" came about. It puts the emphasis on the place you are leaving or vacating. When I begin planning and dreaming of vacat ion it is often to get my mind off of my environs with their particular worries and put my mind on a different place, hoping for a change of pace, new adventures, and rest. So during the first week of September we (including Grammy Becky) vacated our home in Bellingham in order to inhabit a rustic little cabin on Lake Wallowa near Joseph, Oregon. We enjoyed a wonderful inhabitation.

The above pictures were taken outside of Portland at the McMinnamins hotel in Troutdale. It was a totally cool place to stay--it was a renovated county poor farm and very kid-friendly.

This picture and the previous were taken when we took a tram up a mountain. It was a very easy way to see some mountain views. 

Our main reason for traveling to Wallow County was to celebrate the marriage of our dear friend, Katie, to our new friend, Jeff. 

Here's the crew posing in front of Lake Wallowa.  

Doesn't this one just make you want a VW van?