Pomerleau Family Blog: November 2014

After Labor Day weekend, Brandon started his first day of Junior Kindergarten. He continued to go to his school Rocking Horse Day school, but got moved up from the pre-school room to the Junior Kindergarten Room. He was super excited for the last year to move up to Jr. Kindergarten but then right before got cold feet and didn't want to move over to the new room. I think he was nervous about his new teachers and new routine and room. A lot of his friends moved over to Jr. Kindergarten with him from preschool which helped. It took about 3-4 weeks but he was excited to go to school again and used to his new setting.

Brandon in his new classroom

In September, my sister Rachel came to visit for a long weekend. She flew into Portland I got to hang out with her for a good part of the day before she headed down to Corvallis. My mom, sister, and I went to Sokol Blosser winery for some yummy wine tasting in the afternoon and had a lot of fun. IT was a sunny Fall day.

At Sokol Blosser wine tasting

Brandon started soccer in the middl of September. His good friend Logan and his neighbor Piper were signed up at the Sherwood YMCA so we ended up signing up. The team consisted of 3-4 year olds and it was indoor soccer. Piper's dad Bob coached the team along with Taylor who was the assistant coach. The kids had a lot fun running after the soccer ball and kicking it towards the goal. They were only 3-4 year olds so they didn't always understand who was on who's team and which way they were supposed to go to score a goal. But Brandon ran around and had fun and learned how to be on a team and share, which are good things to learn. He had so much fun that at the end of the season he asked if he could do basketball!

Brandon's soccer team for team photos

Team photos I snuck in there with my iPhone!

Best buds on the bench-Brandon, Piper, and Logan

Brandon and Piper

Listening to coach and playing

Stretching is important when you are 3!

Brandon on the bench at his soccer game

Being silly with Daddy

Brandon being the goalie!

Olivia playing on the sidelines-she loves necklaces

Running after the ball

Such a ham!

Mommy and Olivia selfie at the game

Towards the end of September, Brandon became obsessed with playing with CandyLand. He loves playing it each night before bed. I bought the kids a fun little play house and sled on Craigslist, which both kids loved. I was hoping that Olivia who loves to climb on everything in sight, would start climbing on the slide instead of all the furniture. It sorta worked for a few days...We went to Brandon's friend Piper (who is Logan's neighbor and who he plays soccer with) birthday party at Sky High Trampoline and had a lot fun.

Playing Candyland

Olivia jumping on the trampoline-she loves to jump

Eating some yummy ice-cream cake

Going down the track on the train with Logan at Sky High

Olivia towards the end of September one weekend

Cheering the Ducks on together in the beginning of October-we love college football!

As soon as it turned October, I got Olivia all dressed up in her Halloween outfits. I love Halloween time and the cute outfits. I was ashamed to say that Olivia had at least 3-4 various Halloween outfits and shirts.

One of the favorite ones-a cute kitty outfit

We went to two Pumpkin patches in October. The first one we went to was the one we normally go to each year (I get a Groupon) Lee Farms in Tualatin. We went again this year with the Mowery Family. The first time we went was the first weekend in October and it was super hot (close to 90 degrees that day). It was a beautiful sunny day and we had a lot of fun amongst the pumpkins. We did hay mazes, rode the tractor hay barrel ride, ran amongst the pumpkins, did a bouncy house, and ate donuts and drank yummy home made cider. It was a fun family affair.

Happy boy on his way to the pumpkin patch all festive

Hugging a pumpkin and being a ham!

Best friends- Logan 4 and Brandon 3.5 years old

Olivia playing in the hay maze

Olivia and Addie amongst the pumpkins

Running through the hay maze-we lost Logan a few times!

Olivia enjoying herself in the hay maze too

Going down the slide with Daddy

The boys going down the slide together

Getting his face painted-he and Logan both got bats

Pretending to be bats!

Soaring high through the sky!

Olivia and Addie

Olivia wouldn't look up the sun was in her eyes

Going on the barrel maze

Going on the hay maze

Logan and Brandon on the pumpkins

First attempt of Olivia and Brandon on the pumpkins

Then Olivia wasn't having it

Sassy ham!

Riding a dirt bike

Family shot at Lee Farms

I took a Friday off in October and took the kids to Baggenstons Family Farm. It was a beautiful sunny day and we had a ton of fun going through hay mazes and riding a tractor to the pumpkin patch where we picked out two pumpkins. The kids loved running through the pumpkin patches and picking out their pumpkins.