Frank found these cool shoes for Grandpa, with heels that zip open to make them easy to put on and take off! Nike, of course:) Xanna is also flying through this weekend on her way back from the vineyard, so we all had to FaceTime with Grandpa for a shoe preview. Meryl tested and approved!

And cute pumpkin hats a la Lola! Earlier this week, we double dated with Maya, Lauren, and Dan on the Seattle waterfront Ferris wheel, with dinner at Red Robin afterwards! Got the burger nostalgia fix from our youth, and are good for a while now:)

Lola and Tito brought over a tricycle for Meryl tonight. We all learned how to build it (thanks, Tito!) and Meryl learned how to ride it - with her helmet on, of course!

Last pumpkin picking montage:)

Xanna’s in town! And we headed to Bainbridge Island today for pumpkin patch family mania too!

 Kinley’s 5th birthday too!

 Thank you, Molly:) Obviously, my good side.

Learning about the Senior Loan Committee. Lummi, on the other hand, is more concerned with acquisitions.

 Being social and nice to people is tiring!

Meryl and I went shopping for a light for the baby’s room, and I turned around to find her testing out the bedding too. At least she took off her shoes! Me taking this picture gives no positive reinforcement at all:)

 Amazon profits yet again with a shipment of all our potty training needs. I guess those friends of hers at school are good influences, but we’re scrambling at home to figure this out! Into the great beyond. Something is always changing.