absolutely adorable autumn

This week we attempted a little amateur photo shoot outside in the gorgeous fall foliage. Brett totally "fell" for the all the crunchy, colorful leaves. We took over 150 shots...it was so hard to narrow it down to just a few faves! Hope you enjoy these...we sure did :)

Wheee! I'm outside!


Uh, oh...Mama's gonna get me


Silly shot with Daddy...and a cute one too


'splorin'


just giddy


Ta-ta for now!!

The Lord is so Good!

In times like these, it's so wonderful to see evidence of an awesome God who cares about every little detail in our lives.




Millenne, our elder goddaughter, just wrote us tonight with the wonderful news that she too will be coming to see us this Christmas! We haven't seen our precious Millenne for over three years. She's got the tickets and will be here to lavish adoration on her little bro for three weeks!





We can't believe it's less than two months away already. And then before you know it, we'll have a five-person household when Jaciane arrives! Thank you Lord! We can't wait to see our sweet girls.




gorgeous girl :)

Weekend with Family

What a fun weekend we've had! On Friday morning, our little family (sans cats) ventured north to visit the Boehme family just outside of Seattle. In addition, Monique's aunt Brenda (from North Dakota) was in town receiving an award from the American Cancer Society...so we got to enjoy hanging with extended family on both sides!

Uncle Bob and Aunt Mary Boehme were gracious to put us up in their home...they pretty much let us take over the whole upstairs! It was wonderful. On Friday afternoon, we were able to visit Uncle Dave and Aunt Shirley in a nearby hospice facility.

Brett with Great-Aunt Shirley

Even though Uncle Dave is battling very advanced lung cancer, he was able to talk to and wave at little Brett. That was so special. Then on Saturday, Mary hosted a fun open house to introduce the extended family to the newest little Boehme.

Aunts Shirley, Mary (our hostess with the mostest), and Joni...and cousin Debbie

Cousin JD, Daddy & Brett, Cousin JR, Uncles Don and Bob

On Sunday morning, we took Brett on a ferry across Puget sound - his very first boat ride! He had so much fun, and was wigglin' and gigglin' the whole time.

Ferry fun!

Finally, we met Brenda and Brent for lunch before heading home.

Aunt Brenda and Uncle Brent (who really found my ticklish spots)

What a fun, busy weekend! Brett was such a trooper the whole time. It definitely encourages us to take more little family trips in the future!

First trip to a candy store!

First encounter with a real live horsey!