Mexico es BUENO!

Everything is great here in Mexico... more details to come!

Some Fall Time Pictures

Our good friend and photographer Lisa Loop took some great pictures of the kids the other day... more to come, but here are few.

Ingersoll Rand

Ryan has a favorite construction site just down the street...

At the site live his two favorite neighbors,"Komatsu" the backhoe, and "Ingersoll Rand" the mobile forklift crane (pictured above, center of the collage).

He was so inspired the other day, that he ate his lunch with his tractor.
Our boy does love his trucks.

More girly pictures from Charlotte's girly party

Here are some more collages from Charlotte's super fun fourth birthday party...


Pin the tiara on the princess!

The party scene.

PARTY TIME!

A Princess Party

(click to enlarge the collage above)
Charlotte invited her girlfriends over for a Princess Party to celebrate her FOURTH BIRTHDAY! Complete with dress up, "pin the tiara on the princess", and cupcakes, the girls had a ball. As every princess should.

For LOTS more pink pictures, click the pic below to see the complete album.

2008 November 16 Little Girl Birthday Party

Train Boy

Miriam visits!

Charlotte invited her girlfriend Miriam over for their first play date at the new Mercer Island house. According to Charlotte, they are best friends because they both love mermaids and know everything about princesses.

Oh, and they both love chocolate milk too.

Happy Halloween!

Ryan, A.K.A. Bob the Builder, had his wrench, boots, and hard hat all set to go.

Charlotte's "Mermaid Princess" costume was a little more complicated...
(click the collage if you want to zoom on the pics)
First she had to put on her "Love" PJ's, covered up by her "Hong Kong" PJ's, and then her Ariel costume. This was layered over with a "Princess tutu", and the whole outfit was perfected with her Mermaid boots and raincoat.

Luckily, Cousin "Superman" Connor was there to lead the way!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Lounging at the cafe

Charlotte and Mommy enjoy a special "pain au chocolat" over the weekend. Charlotte is practicing for her trip to Paris in 8 years. In fact, all of the coins she puts in her piggy bank these days are earmarked for her first trip to Paris.

Bedtime for Wood Monkeys

Uncle Nate tells the matching cousins a story before bedtime

CUTE COUSINS!

WOO HOO WOODS! BED TIME!

Unpacking at the new house

Ryan and Charlotte love helping to unpack

It's like Christmas come early unpacking toys they haven't seen in a few months.

Unpacking FUN!
(click to see the fun enlargements)

Put a little mud on the tires

Ryan decided to act out his favorite song the other day at Remlinger Farms with Doni and Charlotte. He wanted to "put a little mud on the tires" of this firetruck that was there...



Charlotte also had a great, if not cleaner, time at the farm too...

Pizza Night at the Oylers

While Kara and Charlotte were gallivanting in Vail, Ry and Matt stuck around and enjoyed an evening lake side, with the Wood/Oyler clan.

Grandpa was very helpful in getting Ryan's boots off so that he could walk barefoot...

THANK YOU! Those Firetruck boots were making my feet hot.

Enjoying a nice fall evening in the NW

Uncle Nate helped the barefoot boy along.

Connor joined in the fun, going barefoot, and suggesting that he and his cuz take the boat out. We said no.

There was certainly some time to play with Ryan's other best buddy, Boxer the Cat.

Oh, and the cousins caught some of the debate as well. Ryan claims Obama will win, Charlotte loves Sara Palin. We'll see who is right in a few weeks.

Barkley and her bro

We have been staying at Sailor's house (Barkley's Brother, on the left in the pic below) for the past few weeks while the new house is getting ready. I think ole Barks will miss it here on Portage Bay, smimming by the houseboats...

Ryan Digging the New Backyard

With Charlotte and Kara visting the Kaufman Crew in Colorado, Ryan and Dad stayed back to hold down the fort. Ryan is totally digging his new back yard. No literally, he spends most of his time in the sandbox, digging his new backyard.

Here is a slideshow of the new house. We are getting some work done before we move in (as you will see in the inside pictures) so please ignore the mess, and don't worry about taking off your shoes.



Or if you want to see the pictures standing still, click here:

Ryan and Woody Tour the New House