Seattle Asian Art Museum and Seattle in the Fall

On Saturday we made a little trip to the Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM).
This is Sam the camel who sits out front. Similar camels sit in front of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). These camels were carved 500 years ago in Asia.

This is the view from the front door of the museum.

Right next to the museum we discovered this strange building that looks like a medieval castle...
...which turned out to be a very elaborate water tower. We climbed the steep steps to the top...

...and were rewarded with this beautiful view of Seattle:
You can almost see our home in this picture:
New England may be famous for their autumns, but I think here in the Northwest we can give them a run for their money.

Happy Halloween

Here are a few pictures of Kayla in her Halloween costume. She got to go trick-or-treating to a couple of neighbors' houses. Mom and Dad helped her with the candy.


Jack-O-Lanterns

Earlier this month we went to a pumpkin patch with some friends. We hunted through acres and acres to find the perfect pumpkin.




Here are our works of art:

Seth's Pumpkin (and he did NOT trace from a pattern!)


Amanda's Pumpkin. (3 different faces on the same pumpkin)

"Any Opposed..."

Kayla really likes to do whatever Mommy and Daddy are doing. Whether it is cooking dinner, reading a book, playing Pac-Man, she wants to do it too. She gets mad if she can't see what is going on and be involved.

Last Sunday at church they were announcing new callings. When they asked for "all in favor" Seth and I raised our hands. Kayla got the idea, and as soon as they asked for "any opposed" she enthusiastically raised both hands. Twice.

Discovering Tape

Kayla has been a little extra fussy today. I was struggling to find ways to entertain her while I made some dinner. There was a roll of clear tape handy so I gave her a few pieces. She had never played with tape before. She would pass the tape from hand to hand just staring at it. She was so confused! She got one of the pieces stuck around her finger and she tried to wipe it off on her dress, the wall, and a chair. Then she did what any baby would do, she sucked on that finger.

She was pretty grateful when I pulled the piece of tape off. She even shared her Cheerios with me at dinner.