Liam turns 5 tomorrow and I am having all these memories of going into labor with him five years ago tonight. Now there are two...brothers. I had some very cute bed fellows the other morning.....here a few shots. Happy last-day-being-four, Liam!!!
Silas fell asleep in Gabe's arms the other night while we were talking with a friend. We were so shocked because he did it without making a sound; something that our friend, Liam, never would have done. We had to take a few photos...
Then...all of a sudden, would you believe it? Sweet Liam was asleep! Wink, wink! Somehow, his is not as convincing, even though he is cute too!
Liam's birthday is the 15th of October, but last weekend, we had a party for Liam and his friend, Finn, who's birthday is at the end of September. We rented a gymnastics gym and the kids had a great time playing with the equipment and bouncing around. After, we had snacks and cake.
Liam has a turn on the "zip line"
Taking turns.
The crew.
The birthday Ham!
Liam and I made refrigerator pickles this past week. They were tasty and were ready in about 2 hours. 
Liam and his future prom date (we hope!), Leah, spent a rainy afternoon together the other day and we made play dough. I think when I took this, the dinos were getting caught in the "lava".
I wanted to take a couple pictures of our late fall backyard. With a couple of sunny days and lots of rain, everything turned green and took off growing again.
End of the day.
Here are some recent photos of Silas on his tummy. He doesn't last for too long, but is starting to be able to grasp objects and move them around. The Boppy helps, so he can stay up longer.
Contemplating "Froggy"
"Is someone coming to pick me up???"
"......sometime soon?"
Silas is growing so fast! These photos are from mid-September, and already he seems so much older. 
Joy....and milk (I think there is a drip coming off his cheek).
French toast is serious business. Liam works on his breakfast at Guemes. We went out for a weekend in September and, although it rained most of the time, we enjoyed a quiet family weekend.
Liam hams it up at Anderson's - our local, Guemes store.
Gabe - rubbing the (little) Buddha.
Liam just started his new school - the Cottage School - and is having a great first week. Here are a few pictures from this morning. It is a beautiful, timber framed one-room school house. 
Is that a doll turned into a gun? Probably....
Teacher Amy. I think the camera cord is in the photo....whoops.
Liam and his new friend, Grayson.
Goofball Liam and Tommy.
Labor Day weekend, I took the boys out to Cypress to see our friends, the Todds. We spent one night and Liam got to catch up with his friends, Drew and Ben. 
Throwing sticks in the afternoon.
Anna Todd (age 7) and Silas
Our friend, Mike, gets some Silas time.
We took an "epic" hike (wink, wink to Kev and Gitta) during our stay in the Methow. It was 42 degrees when we reached our ridge walk hike and we even got a little hail along the way. Liam was a trooper (with a little parental cajoling) and we caught some great views.
Brisk wind!
Liam, Mommy and Silas.
Checking in.
Snack time!
In the Methow, we stayed at Brown's Farm - a great cabin between Winthrop and Mazama. It was perfect for our two families. If only we had a couple more days....
The view behind our cabin.
Gitta and Kevin relax before dinner.
Two little "hooligans" enjoy ice cream in a saddle...does it get better?
Hana and Gitta
