Boardwalks

Friday morning the kids had no school, so I took them on a little adventure to find a playground in a part of town that we hadn’t been to yet. When we parked, we were surprised to find a boardwalk path right in front of us. Even though it led away from the playground, we decided to explore. 

The path led us through a wetland where we saw slugs, ducks, and lots of autumn leaves. It was lots of fun, and Linden especially enjoyed it. And it is another example of how much accessible nature there is in Corvallis. This is the third boardwalk path that we have found so far, and boardwalks are easy peasy for me to navigate on my trike. They will be open all year, so even when it’s really muddy there are places we can go to find some nature, just a few minutes’ drive from our house. 

A good reminder of why we moved ❤️

Rain 🌈

 Rain is not snow. Although it has been rainy this past week, it is still pretty warm. We have gotten outside plenty, and are enjoying the fact that fall lasts a long time here. 

Also, we love the rainbows 🌈 

More fall fun

 This week was Jeff‘s birthday. We had one 4 candle and some regular candles, so Jeff decided he would be 4×11 years old instead of having enough candles lit to start an inferno 😁

We also did our now traditional annual Halloween cookie decorating,

and today we went out to the mushroom festival at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum. There was a scarecrow competition with many fun creations:

Lots of fall fun! 🍰🎃🍂🍄

October 🍁🍂🎃

 Today was a lovely day for a pumpkin patch visit:

More fun to come in one of this family’s favorite months!

8 is great

 Last week Maren turned 8! She celebrated three times, first with grandma/auntie/cousin,

then on her actual birthday, which was a school night, with just us,

then at a party with her new soccer friends:

And now, after a week with lots of cake, we are living with an eight year old. Happy birthday Maren! 🎂🎉🎈🎁🍰🧁