Fall Photo Dump Part One

So it's been six weeks back to school, and I'm a little behind on my blog.  My weekdays consist of waking between 5-530, rushing to get out the door by 650, starting my *wonderful* commute to work,

(It might be hard to tell, but traffic is stopped...

this happens to me frequently and I hate it.)

working all day, driving home, picking up Trey, and then jumping into dinner, bath, and bedtime.  By the time Trey gets to bed (super fun since school started again), I don't even want to watch tv much less blog.  It's straight to bed with my book and the morning comes way too quick.

Here are some highlights of the first part of the school year:

My friend Amy planned an art party at a local art studio.  The idea was that the toddlers would go in , get really messy, and have a great time.  Mission accomplished.  The only bad part was that Amy thought the art party was in the afternoon, and the rest of us thought it was in the morning, so the party planner wasn't there (it was the business's fault).  The other bad part was that I had to drive Trey home messy.  There's still paint on the back of the front seat.

Just getting started 

Getting more comfortable 

Really, Mom? 

Covered in shaving cream

And, no, there was not a sink to use before we left. 

Got him home and straight into the tub

Trey and I got to have some fun Saturday play dates with Camille in September.  We met up two weeks in a row, so when the third Saturday came and Trey didn't get to see Camille, he was pretty disappointed.

Cute friends 

Silly faces 

That weekend Randy and I went to a wine event in downtown Portland with some friends.  There were several southern Oregon wineries there sharing a variety of wines.  We discovered some new wineries such as Roxyann and Kriselle, and we also enjoyed some wines from one of our old favorites.

There's not much better than drinking wine on a sunny fall day

 in downtown Portland with good friends. 

Randy, Kris, and Tim 

Randy, Tim, Elinor, and Kris hanging out in front of our favorite row of wineries.  We spent a lot of time in this part of the plaza.  

Trey and I were lucky enough to introduce Julie and Grady to the Children's Museum.  The boys had a lot of fun together, and Julie liked it well enough to become a member.  This is a great place to take the kids, especially if you go first thing in the morning.

Trey with a microphone on a stage?  Shocking. 

Did you see my last post about our dog and his personal space issues?  Here's an example of how Bailey looks most of the time in the evenings.

Here are some more darling pictures of Trey and Camille - this time playing doctor.  I wish I could express how precious it is to watch these two together.  Mindy and I nearly die every time we watch them.

"Show me those pearly whites!"