A week in October

Last weekend, we meant to take the kiddies to the Enchanted Forest. After a long drive, we were met by a closed sign. With a few tears and a quick change of plans, we drove to the Family Fun Center. With our last visit still fresh in my mind, I decided to let Chad go on the water boats by himself (last time our boat didn't work, making us a sitting duck for all the other squirt guns that worked just fine). Only problem with this plan, was that Chad refused to come in when his turn was over.


Aubrey chose the go carts, and by the look of things, James enjoyed it as well.


My sister and brother-in-law came in for the weekend. We went to Sauvie's Island where we visited the pumpkin patch (one of many patches we will see this month) and then headed for the beach (it's really just the banks of the Columbia, but we pretend).
Sam manning the tractor:


Kiddies playing in the mud, me behind the camera pretending not to mind all the sand that will accompany us home.


Sam, immediately after being fished out of the water (thanks Kris for sacrificing one perfectly dry shoe).