Green Bluff

October 19th 2012

We finally made it up to Green Bluff.

It is this conglomeration of farms north of Spokane.

A wonderful idea, really.

There are about 20 farms and they sell their produce and other miscellaneous special items.

We went specifically for the pumpkin patches.

{bonus the patch experience was free!}

The farm that made the biggest impression on us was Siemer's Farm.

We spent a lot of time just wandering through the pumpkin patch.

It spread on for a long way.

So I decided we needed to look at as many pumpkins as possible...

 to make sure we picked the perfect ones!

{Eithan grabbed an apple before we could stop him and bit into it... he munched on it the whole outing.}

In reality, Collin and I were the ones searching for the pumpkins.

Eithan just liked looking around and eating his apple. 

We did stop at a 2 other farms.

One to buy Pumpkin Donuts.

They did not disappoint.

I am craving them as I write this. 

The other to see their 'petting zoo'

It did disappoint, but that's ok!

Eithan loved his donut, and he wanted to wave "Hi" to everyone.

{we tried to get Eithan to put his head in here... but he would have nothing to do with it. [smile] }

All in all, a really fun trip.

We're excited to go back up in December... they sell Christmas trees and have fields of them. 

P.S. We had fun, we enjoyed our trip, we found perfect pumpkins... and then the next day the pumpkins were stolen from our porch and smashed in the lot behind our building. Bummer! At least I took lots of pictures of the fun trip we had!

Cliff Park

Today Eithan and I did our usual...

We went for a drive to find a new park.

This one was not a typical go and play on the toys type of park. 

I was really quite surprised by its 'nature-ness' in the middle of the city.

It was really quite beautiful. 

And Eithan loved just climbing around and being surrounded by trees and birds.

In the center of the park there is a huge rock formation. 

We kept going around it until we found these stairs that led to the top.

It was just a huge grassy area that overlooked the city.

Just a quiet place to go and reflect.

This is the view.

In the very background you can see the city.

And down from the top. 

All the trees and grass... just a quiet spot in the middle of town.

Really quite amazing.

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As we were wandering around, Eithan found some quail.

He kept saying 'Ba' over and over... He was so excited.

So I just had to share this silly little video of him trying to get to those quail,

and then getting distracted by red berries on the ground.

Cute Little Somethings

I haven't done a very detailed post in a while. 

So I thought that I would share some "Eithan-isms" that Collin and I are loving lately. 

{1} Whenever we put Eithan to bed he asks for "Pooh", who he then snuggles.

We sing songs, say prayer and then do kisses.

I kiss Eithan on the forehead and he then holds Pooh out for a kiss as well.

If I kiss him numerous times on the forehead every time I come up he holds Pooh out for another kiss.

I cannot leave the room without kissing Pooh, and Eithan will not go to sleep without him.

{2}He is talking, not a whole lot, but he is talking. 

Some favorite words are:

{Bal} = Ball

{Ba} = Bottle

 {sippy cup actually}

{Way} = Away 

{to take something and throw it away}

{Side} = Outside

{Going outside or on the balcony is what he wants}

{Shoe} = Shoe

{So} = Sock

{short o}

{Tee} = TV

{Sad, I know}

{Pay} = Play

{No}= No

{Mor} = More

{Dun} = All Done

{Peez} = Please

{Wha Zat?} = What's That?

{Poo} = Poop

{He then grabs his diaper and is telling us to change it}

{Da Doo} = Thank You

{Da Doo} = Bless You

{We know which it is based on context}

{3} We've made it a mission to visit all the parks in Spokane.

Trying to find the best one, you know?

And Eithan climbs around and goes crazy when we get there, 

but when he goes down a slide we either have to go before or after him or with him. 

It depends on the day. 

And he can be quite particular about which order it is that we go in... and if it isn't quite right.. 

HE LETs US KNOW.

{But we can't seem to resist that adorable face}

Those are just a few of the things that we are loving about him right now.

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What am I up to you may ask??

I now have a job at Macy's. I pick up shifts when they are available and I am slowly being trained around the whole store. I will probably work in all of the different departments 

before the end of the year.

 And I have to dress "professional" .......  so my wardrobe received a bit of an upgrade.

I am loving it, it isn't quite my style, but I'm getting used to it.

{That didn't make any sense did it?? But at the same time it does?}

I am also trying a whole bunch of new recipes from a cookbook I received as a birthday gift

 {Thank you Brittany!}. So far they are amazing! I'm excited to try many more as the weeks come up.

P.S. I'm trying to decide if I should do another blog with the crafts that I've been doing/building/creating.. what are your thoughts? Is it worth the time and effort to do so? I just don't feel like posting them on here {the family info blog} is worthwhile, but should I post them at all? Let me know your thoughts.

Happy 26th Birthday to Me!

I am one day older and wiser too!

Don't you love how having a birthday makes you think of all the old primary songs?

This was a great couple of days..

I spent time with my parents watching conference.

Had desserts with some new friends.

Started a new job.

Received lots of birthday wishes on Facebook.

And was gifted an amazing gift from my hubby: 4 Ballroom Dancing Lessons!

All in all, a wonderful day.

Happy Birthday to Me!