Our Nine Month Old

Our on-the-move, two tooth, awesome little girl:

Giggling her way to her tummy.

Zeek lurking near her feet.

New Contributor to Hoot n' Howl

As I just wrote on my blog, Kristin and I have decided to merge our two blogs into one since neither of us has the time to get everything posted that we would like.  For instance, I have months of photos and videos on my iPhone that I keep saying I will put onto the blog but never seem to be able to.

The good news is that since we're both semi-competitive people, Kristin and I will undoubtedly post more regularly if we know the other one has (that's a joke ... sort of).  I think the blog will automatically say who writes what post.  If not, my guess is it won't be too hard to figure out who has written what!  

For my first post on Hoot n' Howl, here are a couple of pics from this past week.  Stella clearly enjoying some quality independent sitting time, and Iver at his absolute favorite place in the world: an active construction site.  More with the twins next time.

Back To School and Iver's Two

Our Second Graders.  It's been a great start to the school year with the twins in different classrooms (A's in Room 8 and J's in Room 9), biking to school, and reuniting with school friends after an awesome summer.

A and J counted down the number of days until the start of the school year -- they made it!

The Littles aren't quite ready for school, but they love the drop-off and pick-up adventures.

Stella tasting (and loving!) beets for the first time.

Iver celebrates his 2nd birthday with a great group of friends (and his beloved cup of milk).

Party cupcakes.

An awesome family hike to Franklin Falls before the start of the school year.

Our little hiker.

Immersed in the fall's spray.

Happy Hiker #1.

Happy Hiker #2.

A brief walk in the salt water during our August day trip to Bellingham.

And rock throwing.