September Recap

I can't believe that September is almost over. It's all been such a blur since school started. But at the same time if feels like the work week is dragging by, while the weekend is over in the blink of an eye. So unfair!

I had a nice birthday celebration a few weeks ago. Gabe and I went to The National concert downtown in Pioneer Courthouse Square the Sunday before my birthday. Then my family came over for dinner, cake, ice cream and presents on the actual day of my birth. I told Gabe the concert tickets could be my gift since the price of tickets has gotten so out of control. But he surprised me with this as my gift. I've been interested in them but never would have bought one for myself. He was a little nervous it wasn't going to arrive on time since the new ones were due to be released and shipped on the 17th (2 days after my birthday). But it arrived on time! And boy was I surprised.

Levi's walking is improving quickly. He can walk clear across the room without falling. He's a little unsteady and has to use his arms for balance. So we've been calling him Zombie baby. Totally fits! He's hard to get on video because he just wants to play with the camera. We're so proud of him and I'm sure he'll be off and running any day now!

I got to get away over the weekend and head to Rockaway with the girls. It was first time I've gotten away by myself (without either of my boys). We stopped in Tillamook for cheese, walked on the beach, made fondue, drank wine, played games and relaxed. It was a nice time.

I wish I could say I'll try post more frequently but looking at our calendar, October is looking just as crazy as September.

We've got a walker!

Just this morning Levi took his first steps without any assistance. He's been walking for a few months now with help from us or by holding on to something. For the last couple weeks we've been working on getting him to try to take some steps back and forth between us and it seems like he's finally gotten it!

Summer is Over

Maybe not officially, but around here it sure seems like it. Labor day weekend is over, so that means Heidi's back to school and her summer is over. The weather today also makes it feel like summer is over. It sure seemed like fall out there. We did have a good weekend though. I'm pretty sure we got everything done on our list, which includes both work and play.

First, the work. Heidi did some!

I've been teasing Heidi that she hasn't done a whole lot of work on the kitchen project. She promptly reminds me that someone has to watch Levi while the remodel work goes on. Heidi got her work on the remodel in this weekend when she did all the grout work on the new backsplash. I spent most of Saturday laying the tile and Sunday Heidi finished it up. It came out pretty nice if I do say so myself.

Now, the play.

As a reward for getting all the work done, we went to the zoo. We went in the evening as the crowds were on their way out, but it was still fairly busy. I finally got to see the lions in their new exhibit which was pretty neat. The cheetah was also out and pretty active. I also saw the orangutan in their new exhibit which wasn't even open last time I was there a couple months ago.

Monday we had some more fun when we went to Dave and Carley's for dinner. We enjoyed an amazing dinner of coq au vin and Levi got a kick out of Wags, their dog.

All in all, a fun and fitting end to our summer.

-Gabe