October 2019

October was a busy month with lots of visiting. Here are the months highlights:

 

 

 

A visit from Great Auntie Diana

One of these things is not like the other...

Enjoying a crisp sunny autumn day on the seawalk.

Getting ready for a visit from Granny and Jim. Kenna-Rae has her priorities.

Kenna-Rae enjoys a nice walk on the seawalk along with Granny and Jim

Thanksgiving dinner, courtesy of Aaron

Tasha & Kenna-Rae heading to the voting booth on a rather blustery day.

A visit from Papa & Elizabeth

Headed to a family photo shoot. Stay tuned for the pictures in a future post!

Happy Hallowe'en form our little ladybug!

Kane was Bugs Bunny Space Jam style.

Now Kole suddenly has me understanding the answer to why did the chicken cross the road?

September 2019

I have fallen behind again... no surprise I suppose. Here is September's post!

As other's were posting their pictures of their kid's first day back to school, our little one was sending mama off as she returned to work. Returning to work has been a bit of an adjustment trying to balance 'all the things' but we are starting to get into the swing of things. Kenna-Rae is enjoying her time with Daddy, who is on paternity leave until the middle of March.

Cousin time:)

Before we knew it we were at the four month mark!

To celebrate turning four months, we headed down to Oregon to introduce Kenna-Rae to our southern Chamberlin family.

"Wait, I am going to be in the car for how long?"

Catching the ferry to Port Angeles

Sarah Helmick State Park

We walked up to the Chamberlin Cemetery in Monmouth

We popped by Colleen's house to say hi.

We visited Connie and Vernon in Myrtle Creek. We got to visit Kylie, Scott, and Billie as well.

Connie, Aaron, Kenna-Rae, & Vernon

Kylie had the magic, she was the only one to not get crying!

Supersized Jenga! How cool is that? Kylie, Billie, & Scott showed Aaron how it's done.

Next was up to Reedsport, to Penny & Denny's.

Penny, Denny, Heidi, Tessa, Kenna-Rae & Aaron

We also got visits in with Lana, Toni, Kelly, Gary, Selina, Cache, and lots of little cousins!

Tessa playing with cousin Kenna-Rae

Heidi making Kenna-Rae smile

Denny & Kenna-Rae

 

Getting ready for the long journey home and saying goodbyes.

Penny & Kenna-Rae

Then it was time to head for home. We stopped at one of our favourite beaches along the way before heading inland at Lincoln City.

Our only restaurant stop was of course at Red Lobster.

Ferry ride back to Victoria.

The little miss was a bit grumpy, and we learned the brain development leap is actually right on track for her. All future trips will be planned around these leaps as to make the most of our travels. We learned a lot on our first trip away, and we look forward to many adventures ahead!

Kenna-Rae and mama wore Orange on September 30, because Every Child Matters. We acknowledge those children who were forced to attend residential school, including those who never returned home.