Movin and Groovin

Kaelyn is now a very active little girl.  Once she learned to crawl, we took her to a baby play gym which she loves.  I only got a picture but I'll have to get a video next time.  Here is a picture and video of our movin and groovin little girl...

Grammie & Grandpa Lile Came to Visit!

Grammie and Grandpa came to visit and we sure were busy.  We went to a pumpkin patch, spent a night at the coast, hiked to Drift Creek Falls, toured downtown, ate at delicious restaurants including the Leineweber Inn, and the high light of course, Halloween.  Kaelyn had a very social first Halloween and spent most of the day in her ladybug costume.  We started the day off with story-time at the local library where all the all babies came dressed in costume, including cousin Alice.  Then we got to visit with cousin Nicole and at the end of the day Finley came to play.  Whew, what a busy, but wonderful time!

Fall Colors

Summer is over and Fall is officially in full swing. We have been enjoying the sunny days with hikes and day trips. Below are photos from a hike in Forest Park, Portland, and a day trip along the Gorge to Hood River. In Hood River we ate at the Full Sail Brewery, yum, and took the scenic "Fruit Loop" drive and stopped at a pumpkin patch, Kaelyn's first pumpkin patch. The drive along the Gorge was beautiful, and we stopped to feed Kaelyn at Multnomah Falls. Gene and Polly are coming to visit next week, and I think they're bring more sunny weather, so we'll be going on more adventures. Stay tuned!

Whatcha doing?

I turned around from my computer, and Kaelyn was on her back playing under this blanket, smiling and laughing. So I pulled out my camera and caught it on video. Look for her two new front teeth.

Kaelyn at 9 Months Old

Long Beach, WA & Silver Falls

Steve finished his website (yea!!!) and we decided to celebrate by going to Long Beach, WA for a couple nights.  My grandmother, Mary Lile, was from that area and she took us there many years ago.  I was excited to be going back as an adult to see where my grandmother spent her childhood years.  Kaelyn joined us and didn't let her 2 new teeth bother her from having a good time.  We had perfect weather - blue skies and sunny!  Here are some pictures and recent videos of Kaelyn's new tricks!

Kaelyn modeling her new hat that Grammy made.

On our deck

Long Beach boardwalk

Steve riding the sturgeon with Louis watching...

Our place, Worldmark resort - can you spot the deer?

It's a long beach!

Beautiful

Our view

North Bend Light House

We drove our car onto the beach and watched this amazing sunset!

I'm flying!  Kaelyn's airplane position.

Am I cute or what?!

A couple weekends ago, we took a trip to Silver Falls State Park.  Here are some pics from that trip.