What happened to August and September? We were so busy during the last two months, they flew by and October is already here! In August we bought a house, which meant I quit my job and we moved. The best part of the last sentence is I quit my job, just in time too, one week later Emily started sort of crawling-lunging around the room and now she is full on speed crawling. I would have the hardest time working with such an active baby. The beginning of August Mike's three sisters Laura, Michelle and Kerri came out for a visit and to help with Emily. The end of August Mike went to Japan for 2 and a half weeks for work. This trip was conveniently planned right during the Thayne family reunion in Montana so after only 3 days at the cabin (and 20 hours in the car) Mike flew home to Portland and on to Japan. Emily and I went home with my parents to Utah so I wouldn't be a single mom for the time Mike was away. Thank you Mom, Dad, Grammy, Missy, Stan and Becca for helping out with Emi.
Mike traveled a full day, from Japan to Portland and Portland to Salt Lake, to be with us in Utah for the weekend and then drive all the way home together. While in Utah we spent time with Mike's brother Matthew and his now wife Cathryn, whose wedding we missed by 4 days, great planning. We were there however for little Emerson's baby blessing, and we were glad we were. When we finally got home our new house full of boxes was waiting for us, by that time we had owned the home for over a month but only actually stayed one night in it. Things are finally starting to calm down and we are ready for a nice quiet fall.
Our New House
Emi at the cabin with Grandpa
Addi and Emi
Mike at work in Japan
Since we have lived here in Oregon we have gone every year to a local pumpkin patch. There are many to choose from so we have gone to a couple different ones, but this years takes the cake and it was just up the road from our new house. We rode a little train out to the patch where they have a huge open field of pumpkins to pick from. We stuck Emily in a wheelbarrow and found the perfect pumpkin, just her size (the cheapest too). Then we got on a boat which took us on a haunted ride across a little pond back to the barn. Emily liked to look at the farm animals and had a close encounter with a baby goat. He stuck his head and forefeet through the slates of the fence and right in Emily's face, it didn't even phase her, she loves animals. The day was sunny and warm, and the fall colors were awesome, it couldn't have been anymore beautiful. 
