Trick or Treat

We had our first Halloween activity last night! We went to Microsoft with the Huberts and did some office trick or treating. Henry and Halle were more interested in running around and playing with candy, they have not realized you can eat it yet, than trick or treating. Henry's chicken costume only lasted about 5 minutes. We had to cut off the feet of it because he couldn't stand it!

On another not our friend Tom Sparks had a big day yesterday. His first webisode went live on abc.com. Tom's wife Kate is so proud of her husband and we are too! Henry really wanted to share the spotlight on his blog with his buddy Tom! I put a link below to the webisode.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerindex?id=8946580

Tom continues to fight and each day he becomes more stable. We are excited for him to continue his fight and recover so he can share more of his talent and friendship with us! Go Tom Go!

Best Friends Forever

One of the best parts of the last year has been watching Henry and Halle become friends. They used to just stare at each other but these days they play and occasionally fight just like friends. Halle loves to hide in our tunnel and have Henry chase her out. They also push each other on the race car and Hale gives Henry kisses during one of his many cry fests! The other night we had dinner with the Huberts and we gave the little ones their sippy cups of milk and continued preparing dinner. Next thing we know they are sitting on the couch next to each other, we didn't even put them there! It was so cute and just shows how much they love each other.

Pumpkin Patch

We made our annual trip to South 47 Farm today for some pumpkin picking! We went on a hayride and also fed some alpacas. I brought Henry here last year and it is amazing how much has changed in a year. I put a picture of our visit today and then below it our visit from last year...two different worlds. Henry was walking all around the pumpkins and loving it. He definitly is quite a mover!

Great Grandma Grace

Henry's Great Grandma Grace passed away this morning. She got to be at home in the company of her children who spent the last week taking such beautiful care of their mom. It saddens us as a family to have lost both Great Grandma Grace and Poppy within a month of each other but we also realize it is a blessing for them to go together. We have lost two very important members of our family and this holiday season will be hard but we are lucky to have so many wonderful memories of the two of them that will last forever. I will always treasure the fact that she got to see Henry one last time before her passing and though she was a little bothered by the amount of noise and clutter he put out she would always call him baby love and wonder what he was up to.

Dance Party USA

As the rain sets in here is the Pac Northwest we have to find some indoor fun. Our new favorite thing is Dance Party USA. Halle was over the other day and they showed off their dance skills.

Officially a Toddler!

Last week when we were in Sacramento for my grandpa's memorial Henry decided to take some first steps. Since then he has been a walking machine and has quite a few new scrapes and bruises to show for it! It is amazing how quickly he has become a walker and I know very soon he will become a runner. Here is a short video of some of the steps.