iPhone photo dump November

Here's some of the other miscellaneous things we did in November.

The big girls started gymnastics class. Not sure which they like better...gymnastics or leotards?

K for Kate.

E for Emeline.

Fashionista.

Baby feet tucked under a bottom.  Sad these are the last baby feet in our family.

Selfie before my cousin Mary's bridal shower.

Me and my cousins, Kristen and Mary.

FaceTime with Papa while he was at a conference.

The cutest pigtails ever, running from the camera.

No words for this one, oh Kate.

Adele's first painting from kids club at the Y.

Playing "baby" with Kate.

The sweetest moment ever.  Kate got scared of something at gymnastics.  I was watching Adele, but saw Kate crying away from her class.  As I watched, trying to decide if I should leave Adele unattended and go see what was wrong with Kate, Emeline left her class and came to comfort Kate.  She talked to her a bit, then put her arm around her and lead her to me.  Such a sweet sister moment.

Blocks.

Picnic in a purple dress.

Adele is the dragon.  :)

Our thankfulness pumpkin.

On the drive

We try to make our drives to Oregon and back fun, usually stopping for a quick lunch and then finding a fun place to play so the girls can get there wiggles out.  Here are some pics from this trips adventures...

Playing on the cars at the mall in Redding.


Playing at our favorite park by the river in Grants Pass.




Passed out somewhere in Oregon.



A random neighborhood park we found in Roseburg somewhere I think.  It was freezing cold, but it was beautiful, with a view of a river and a brand new play structure.

Tired from the drives, time for some tv at the hotel.

Scooters at Sundial Bridge in Redding.

Tea party and Jenns Birthday Dinner

Grandma Chris loves to do special things with her grandkids, so she invited all the girl cousins (Baby B was a little too young for this) over to her house for a special tea party.

Kate and Emeline were excited to put on some lip gloss for the event.  Here are some of our selfies showing off our lipstick.

And here's the awesome spread at Grandma's house!  She went all out!  PB&J sushi, tea sandwiches, cheese and crackers and all kinds of special treats.

Here are all the girls before the tea party started.

Meanwhile, the parents got to go out to dinner to celebrate Jenn's birthday.  Here's Wes and his sisters out on the town in Oregon City.

And here we are enjoying our night out!

Happy Birthday Jenn and thanks to Grandma for such a fun evening for us and for the kids!

Multnomah Falls

The day after Thanksgiving, Tracey talked me in to waking up early to sneak out for a morning trail run at Multnomah falls.  The morning didn't go quite as planned...lots of kiddos waking earlier than expected, but we finally made it out.  It turned out to be super icy, slick, and hard to run, but we enjoyed a nice hike together.  Here are some awesome shots Tracey took of our hike.

Later that day we took the kids back to the falls to do a little family hike. 

Hot chocolate at Multnomah falls was the highlight of our family hike.