Nighttime routines, flu shots, dancing

Happy new week to all. We had a busy weekend which included getting Nate and Ella their first round of H1N1 vaccinations on Saturday -- quite a relief to get that taken care of. Like most people in the country, we have had a tough time finding the vaccine. This afternoon we attended an auction/fundraiser to support Super-Nanny Lindsay, and we had a great time.

Here are some pictures taken just tonight from the evening routine. At the end of this post you'll find a video from a couple of days ago of Nate and Ella mildly dancing (you should see 'em when they really get going.)

Ella in the tub:















Daddy gives Nate a goodnight bottle:














Teeth brushin' ... we actually brush their teeth for them, but sometimes they give it a shot themselves:





























Here's video of Nate and Ella getting down:

Halloween fun ...

A belated happy Halloween to all. Hard to believe this was actually Nate and Ella's second Halloween ... they were definitely more into it this year.

On Thursday, we hosted our good friends Kym and Aaron and their son Lucas for pumpkin-carving. Nate and Ella made their trick-or-treating debut at Daddy's office building on Friday. Then Saturday night, we took them to a few houses in the neighborhood for the real deal. They seemed to enjoy it pretty well. When presented with a candy bowl, they reached right in and grabbed some! Nate was a zebra, and Ella was a lion. Here are some pictures from the last few days ...

Pumpkin hats knit by Grandma T.:














Ella with Aaron:














Kym and Lucas carve:



















Karin and Ella the Lion, Halloween night:














Nate in his zebra suit:



















Roar!



















All dressed up ...














... and ready to roll:

Portland trip on hold

We ended up not making it to Portland this past weekend because Nate got pretty sick. Thankfully he seems to be doing better. Ella also got sniffly, but we're hoping she won't get hit as badly as Nate did. So it was kind of a challenging weekend, but we're hoping for better things this week. More pics to come soon.

Creeping Cuties

With Halloween approaching, Nate and Ella are occasionally dressing the part. Here's a new video:



And some pics!

Weekend in Spokane

Here are pics of Nate and Ella snapped at Grandma and Grandpa T.'s house. It was a quick but great visit. We drove over Friday night and the new Mazda did great. On Saturday, Dave and Grandpa T. went to Pullman to watch WSU lose another one, while Karin and Grandma T. took the kids to Greenbluff. On the way home today, Nate was fussy so Karin gave him her cell phone to play with. Within minutes, he had managed to get an NFL V-cast going and call Karin's uncle.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Yo Baby

Nate and Ella are big fans of Yo Baby yogurt. Lately Ella has become especially excited (obsessed) with the babies on the side of the container. We can't get through eating our yogurt without screams of delight "Baby! Baby!"

Wagon Trainin'

Beautiful October Day here today. As some of you know, Karin and I LOVE this time of year. I've managed to fight off a cold and have a reasonably productive weekend, which included putting together Nate and Ella's first Radio Flyer wagon -- a generous birthday gift from Aunt Mary and Uncle Tim (thanks guys).

Nate and Ella really love it, and I know we'll get a ton of use out of it. I've included a couple of shots below.

Nate continues to push Ella in her Little Mermaid car while walking behind her. Ella made it up on her feet in her crib the other day, so I have lowering her crib on my list of things to do soon. Ella is also getting pretty good at smacking her lips for a kiss!

Hope you are all well!