champoeg vineyards

as I have posted around this time every year, Pacific Foods so graciously hosts a harvest festival for the families of the employees to come out for a BBQ and get some pumpkins. This year they had the festival at the champoeg vineyards. It was a much smaller function than normal, which I must say was so nice. The kids had a blast playing in the vineyard, under the walnut tree and of course in the crates full of pumpkins! The picture of Natalia where she looks like she is glowing is my new all time favorite picture of her.

Natalia's surgery

On October 16th 2009 Natalia had to have her tonsils and adenoids removed because she suffered from sleep apnea. If you are not aware, apparently this is a huge issue in children and can cause all kinds of issues. We found it to be best to have hers removed. She has recovered well from surgery and finally went back to school today. Her friends from school made her this sweet little poster, which now hangs on the wall in my entry way ( as per orders of the princess).

A day at the pumpkin patch with Family

a few weekends ago the Duncan's loaded up and spent the most part of the early day with the Kittridge/Phillips' and then Newkirk Families at the Fir Point Famrs pumpkin patch. We had the best time and the kids just loved it. Alexander was amazed by everything there and loved loved loved eating pumpkins! :( YUCK! Kids will be kids though! It was time well over due with our families getting together for something other than a birthday. I have forgotten how much fun I have with my cousins! And their families of course!

Maddie's birthday is right around the corner!

Our sweet little Maddie Magoo will be turning Two on November 9th 2009, while she will not be at out house til the following weekend, we plan to celebrate then! Its amazing how fast these kiddos are growing up!

Light the Night 2009

As all of you know, we created a team to honor my father in the Light the Night Walk. For me this walk was a huge deal and it is was an even bigger deal my father would be walking with us. Almost a year ago my dad had surgery and we were not sure if he would even be here today, but he is and he is doing awesome! WE did this walk to celebrate his life and that he was living with cancer, but he is alive!

We managed to raise about $600 thanks to all of our awesome friends and family! It was so awesome to have our friends there to walk with us, walk with my dad really! He walked the whole thing and did awesome.

I cannot tell you the feeling of walking with thousands of people and all the balloons. Its an amazing sea of red balloons and then some white, being cancer survivors, and gold, being those who have passed. It was awesome!