Not so happy halloween

It's a good thing Caden is only 20 months old. (Is that a real age?) He had to stay home from Daycare today with a cough and runny nose. If he was old enough to realize that he had to miss Pajama day at daycare, I think he would be one angry kid. Instead he gets to have a day of male bonding with Justin. I think that they have some great things on the agenda today... the library, dropping off our ballots and maybe Costco.

He still won't wear a costume, so happy halloween!

Caden does not like costumes!

Well, tonight was Caden's harvest party at kindercare. We have about 5 costume options, but he hates all of them and actually throws a tantrum when we try to put him in one. The only thing that didn't cause high drama was this size 6 (for a kindergartener) red sox play outfit. So Caden was Curt Schilling.

The funny thing was, once we got there, all his other little friends were dressed up. Caden was the only one that wasn't worried he would be left there. His little friend Ray had a tantrum over a fork, so at least we didn't have that happen.

Sigma Kappa update

Here we are, trying for a good christmas card picture for my parents. Might work for us too, but we will see. After our cougar football blowout, we headed to my sister's house for some burgers and more family bonding. Caden is the proud recipient of his own Cougar jersey, courtesy of Grandma & Grandpa. I guess we will just hope for an exciting Apple cup, which could be considered a battle of the losers! :) Here is a picture of the sorority. For anyone wondering, this is where I lived for 4 years in college. When we went to Pullman last week, I stopped by to drop off some halloween treats to the girls that are there now.

So, here is the sorority update as I know it: The house has about 95 members, the study is still an awful peach color and is crammed with desks. Someone finally hung up all the old composites around the house, but oddly, I never came across one that I was in. The one from the year before me is hung in the 3rd floor tv room - which is still the same. Good news, the nasty shower door in the 3rd floor bathroom has been removed! Also, the black & white tiles in the dining room are all gone, it is now pergo. The living room has all the same furniture, it has been recovered. The best surprise I saw was the tv room downstairs. The wood paneling has all been painted a light color, the carpet is all gone and it is hard wood flooring now. They have brand new modern couches with some big huge bean bags on the ground and a flat screen tv!

Another cool thing, since I am an alum, they all had to stand! :) Mrs Palmer is still there and said to say hi to all.

I also talked to Jenni Reeve, she had a baby girl in June and lives in my sister's neighborhood.


That's all for now from greek row!

Are we really routing for the Cougs?

Last weekend, we went to the cougar game. That's right, we were part of history. The school's worst loss in something like 24 years, and the cougars didn't even get past the 50 yard line. I am telling you, they didn't even "coug it" because they would have had to be doing well and then blow it!

We had bought these tickets back in July, little did we know what an extreme blowout we would be witness to. This is a photo of the end of the game. This is all the reserved seats that people abandoned. Yes, there were others like us that stayed to the end. This was Justin's first live college football game. We pointed out, it can only get better!

This was at halftime, look how many people left already.

Official score board need we say more.

School Pictures

Caden got his school pictures back. Pretty cute to see his little todler room. This is what organized chaos looks like.... Oh yeah, I am that person that took a picture of a picture. Since the pictures are $12 a sheet, you can enjoy all the money that we just saved. this post alone is worth $24. :) I am no dummy! Wait, I don't know how to rotate the next picture, so call me a partial dummy.

Aren't his teeth cute! Don't worry grandmas, we will be sending you a picture, but we will print at costco for $0.20 a picture.

Fun in the tri cities!

Well, we are back from the tri-cities (2 weeks ago....) and we had so much fun. We went wine tasting, which was free at most of the wineries. A nice change from Napa & Sonoma where you spend $10 a head for a tasting fee at each location. My parents were nice enough to watch Caden so we could do this.

Caden & Charlie had lots of fun this weekend. They went swimming in the pool, they rolled down a hill, they played hide & seek at Pete's and they wrestled with my dad. I think their favorite game was called "chase." Basically they would run from one end of the hotel room to the other and would chase each other and laugh.

Caden got to ride a horse too. Not just a regular horse, but a certified miniature. It was so cute. He was really excited when they "neighed" and he even pet them. Thanks to Aunt Vanessa for calling her friends with the horses.

One thing Caden learned this weekend, he can open the hotel room door! Not the greatest trick for us, but he is one capable little boy!

Heading to the Tri-Cities

WE are heading to the Tri-cities for a mini family reunion. My parents, my brother & his wife, my sister & her family, & myself & my family are all headed to the tri-cities for a weekend of relaxing, swimming, wine tasting, barbecuing and hiking. It should be a great weekend and we are looking forward to enjoying the crisp fall air.

Caden has a new hat that he really likes to wear. It's funny to hear him say "Hat!"

Hope to have some great fall pictures to put up on the blog.