Fall birthday parties and other fall fun in late September

The kids got all dressed up for the start of the Oregon Ducks Football season.  The Ducks were not as good as in year's past but we still had fun cheering for them (well, most of the time!).  We also had some fun bonfires with yummy s'mores in our backyard. 

Love this picture of Brandon giving Olivia a hug

Our two little Duck fans

Sweet Olivia at 3

Sweet Brandon with his pumpkin he had picked out at Trader Joes

Pumpkin fun

Bonfire fun in our backyard

The last weekend in September we went to Brandon and Olivia's friend Piper's 5th birthday party at a fun park.  I remember this weekend as being the last weekend of summer and of good weather.  The day was sunny and crisp in the morning but warmed up.  Olivia and Brandon both had a ton of fun decorating cat collars and naming their cats at the party, eating cotton candy and other goodies, and playing on the playground.  Our good friends the Mowery's went as well which was fun.  It was a fun time by all!

Olivia and Addie playing at the playground 

Making their cat collars

Olivia named her cat Taffy (a name she had been calling most of her animals at home and Barbies) and Brandon named his cat Viper (same as Logan)

The girls worked hard at this

Kitty birth certificates

The boys eating some lunch on the grass

Just finishing the cat collars 

Olivia made kitty ears! She also insisted on wearing her birthday outfit from her birthday to Piper's birthday (oh well I got another day's use of it)

Sneaking candy on the playground from her goodie bag

Cake time!

Piñata time! 

He swung hard!  It was a giant piñata with lots of candy!

Olivia getting a turn hitting the piñata 

The next weekend we got together with Sean's side of the family at Pietro's in Clackamas to celebrate Sean's grandma's birthday.  It was really fun getting everyone together and the kids enjoyed eating pizza and playing arcade games.  It was especially special for everyone since Sean's Grandma survived her colon cancer surgery and is doing so well now.

 

Rainbow funfetti birthday cake the kids made Great Grammy and decorated  

Olivia enjoying playing the arcade games