Cornucopia of News....get it?

Well, my dear blog followers, (I mean readers...) I really tried not to do this. But, you will have to bear with me as I unload several weeks worth of news, photos, and videos. I know it pains you to have to read this much excitement all at once, and I do make an oath to do my utmost to spread the excitement about a little better the next time 'round. However, seeing as I'm already this far behind, I shall proceed.




First, I have some "riveting" (heh heh I crack myself up) Halloween photos I know you have been dieing to see. Seeing as I kept you all in suspense about our costumes for this long, I will now proceed to spill the beans. (The real reason I didn't want to tell you at first, is because I made our costumes completely, and I didn't want the expectations to be too high, in case they didn't turn out and we all ended up being different colored M & M's for Halloween... don't knock it, I've been an M & M before!)




I didn't get many pictures, as I was in them and not taking them. Also, I don't have any of the way awesome mask I painstakingly handcrafted (partially) for Tyler's costume. Don't panic. I will be taking a ton more close-ups of the boys in their costumes as soon as they are clean (the costumes not the boys). We went to a Halloween party that day and they both got a little dirty. So....without further ado:

Tyler is the Blue Power Ranger, (he refused to put his mask back on after we wanted it off for some pictures of his face, in which you will see he is more than thrilled.) I am Rosie the Riveter, although, only two people at the party knew who I was. I ran out of time, but was originally going to make a name tag that said "Rosie" for the non history buffs. I guess i should have made it anyway. Then, we have our little monkey, who lost his prop banana the day before. Don't stress. The banana has been recovered and will be in subsequent monkey photos.







Me, looking super excited to take two little ones, who could care less about the costumes I made, to the Halloween party.

Tyler's 1st pumpkin carving effort (only a little help from mom with the little saw).

Mom's 763 pumpkin carving effort. (total, not that day)



Next, we had a sunny day amid a cluster of storms and it was suggested that we go to the world renowned (and recently remodeled) Tapiola park in Astoria. It was a beautiful day and perfect for park visiting. I found it strange that we were the only people there. I accredit that to several construction projects going on around the park and perhaps folks not knowing how to get to the entrance.



For those of you whom have never or seldom been to Astoria, this should be a refresher in some of the culture and landmarks of the area. I have posted a picture of the actual landmark next to the replica in the park in case you have never seen the actual place or object. All in all it was a really cool park and Tyler had a great time.








Fort Clatsop










I think this a gill netter boat, but I didn't want to put a real pic on because I didn't want anyone to think I endorse gill netting. But the pics of Ty are cute.

The Trolley

The Flavel House

Pilot Boat

Astoria Column

Megler Bridge

The Liberty Theatre

Other cool artwork and stuff:

So all in all it was a great month of October. Looking forward to a great November. We have an appointment with the cardiologist and pacemaker specialist in a couple of weeks, so keep us in your thoughts and prayers. This will be the first Doctor appointment of any kind for Christopher for three whole months (other than when he had a cough and I took him to the walk-in clinic). He hasn't seen the pace maker specialist for 6 months. We are hopeful that everything will go great.

In the meantime, Chris is a very chatty and a very rambunctious little guy. He is always talking about something, and always on the move. He has finally cut his second tooth within the last couple of days. He is toying with the idea of crawling but loves to be held or jumping in his jump-up. He is starting to be kind of bashful around new people, though he doesn't cry much, he will hide his face.

Ty is loving being a big brother, and is usually willing and ready to help with anything when it comes to his little brother, even poopy diapers. He is a great help to me, and I am thankful for the extra set of hands, even if they're small. He is starting to carry on very involved conversations and has a great vocabulary, which sometimes gets him into trouble.

Tony is doing well in school, and I think he is enjoying being the top dog at school. He seems to like most of his classes and has really started to show an interest in some subjects. Although his favorite subjects remain fishing, and skateboarding. Unlike many teenagers, he doesn't complain when the sunny weather disappears. He is a true coastal boy and loves a good storm.

Dad is still volunteering for the PD, and even had some company when his cousin Nancy road along on Halloween night. He is a very hard worker, but also loves to play. All his boys love to wrestle with him, which has only resulted in one gray hair on Mom's head so far. This number is expected to rise in subsequent years.

I will be posting more awesome pictures of our adventures at Tapiola and a possible video momentarily. This post is too long to maneuver the photos any more. Huge hugs and enjoy!