Pumpkin Patch 2016

In October we went with one of Louis' friends from Cub Scouts to a pumpkin patch.

It was a little cold and muddy, but the kids were troopers.  Here's Louis and his friend Danny.

Alice in front of the hay bale maze.

Tractor ride out to the pumpkin patch.

So many to chose from.

Everyone had to carry their own pumpkins.  Alice picked a reasonably sized one.

Louis picked the biggest one he could carry.

Danny and Louis being sunflowers.

Hector and Alice being sunflowers.

Louis' Tenth Birthday

Our big boy turned ten years old last month.  I can't believe how big he's gotten.

For his birthday we had cake and ice cream with Louis' aunt and cousin.

Louis wanted chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and chocolate ice cream.  It was a chocolate extravaganza.

 Louis being a Pokemon master.

Happy Birthday, Louis!

First Day of School 2016

This was a big year for the Wolf-Huerta household.  Alice started kindergarten, and Louis started fourth grade. 

Check out my kooky kids on the first day of school.

 Hector was able to meet us at school to send the kids off.

Here's Alice waiting with her class in the school gym.

Aunt Linda comes to Visit

Late this summer Aunt Linda came to visit us for the weekend.  While she was here we took a short tour of some of the site of the northwest. 

We went to Multnomah Falls.  It was very pretty, but very crowded.  Here Louis tried to give up all a heart attack.

Then we drove up to show Aunt Linda Timberline Lodge. 

 It's quite a view at the top.

 Walking along the tree line.

Alice is muy fuerte.

Tide Pools at Camp Clark

One of the coolest things about cub scout camp was the fact that the camp was right next to one of two private beaches along the Oregon coast.

One of the field trips we went on was a walk down to the tide pool at low tide.

We saw some sea anemones, hermit crabs, and regular crabs.

Louis was a little nervous walking on the rocks because they were very slippery.

Louis also thought that the beach was a pretty good place to read.

Cub Scout Sleep Away Camp

Earlier this summer Louis and I spent a week at Cub Scout camp.  We had a lot of fun, and Louis got to do some cool stuff.

Here he is at the welcoming ceremony.

Stretcher races.

Cooking.

Playing gaga ball with his friends.

He even got to shoot BB guns

and practice archery.

Here he is on the last day, a very tired (and dirty) cub scout.

Look, Ma! No Training Wheels!

A couple weeks ago, we took the training wheels off of Alice's bike.  She took off so fast, she didn't even need anyone to run behind her and help.

There she goes! (And check out the giant lilies on the right.  Louis' friend Claire said that they made the garden "smell so good, like a candle. A really nice one".)

There's no stopping her now!