Stillwater

We went to Stillwater the first weekend in October for a wedding. It was a beautiful time of year with the leaves starting to change colors. The only bad thing is that it was right after the big flood so the walking paths by the river were completely underwater.

Hannah and I had fun playing in the leaves.

Eric and Kari got married on a Riverboat. Andy officiated the wedding. It was a beautiful wedding.

Chloe at 3 months

She loves to hold her hands like she is praying all the time.



I love her laugh. She sounds so much like Hannah. You can definitely tell that they are sisters.





This is a total Hannah face.

Portland Trip September 2010

We had the opportunity to travel to Portland, Oregon for a conference for Cassie's work. Then we went to Washington to visit Andy's parents.

The Portland Skyline.
This was at OMSI - Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. There were a lot of different things to do at the museum for people of all ages. There was a room for young children that Isaac and Hannah really enjoyed.
We also went to the Planetarium. Hannah did not enjoy the show very much. She kept asking if the woman could shut it off.

Andy with the girls



This is Multnomah Falls. It is just outside of Portland. We hiked to the top of it with all the kids. It was quite a feat!



Our friends, Josh, Jessica, and Isaac Halverson came with us on our trip again this year. It was great to spend the week with them.

Hannah borrowed Isaac's sweatshirt. It was pretty funny since Isaac is a year younger than Hannah. It was a little small.







There was a balloon guy at the Portland Saturday Market. He made Hannah a monkey and Andy a heart with lovebirds in it.

On our way to Washington we drove to Mount Rainier National Park. It was beautiful, but cold.









Hannah with her Grandma Kumpel

We went to Bellingham one day and walked along the water. As we were walking we noticed something unusual along the beachfront. . .

Purple starfish!

There were literally thousands upon thousands.

There were also a ton of little crabs hiding under the rocks. Grnndpa is showing Hannah all the different creatures that we discovered. It was really neat!

Hannah loved getting to swing on the big girl swing. She LOVES to swing!

August - a month of ups and downs

Our August started off well. We had a mini family "stay-cation" for four day. We spent one day in the Cities going to Como Zoo, visiting Andy's seminary, and eating at the Cheesecake Factory. The month unfortunately had a sad ending. My grandpa passed away on August 21st and Andy's grandpa passed away on the 30th.

Lots of people were commenting on how Chloe looked like a baby doll. She really does sort of look like one.

Sisterly love



Hannah loves to give Chloe lots of kisses!

and "squish her face".

Hannah LOVES to make cookies with her mommy.



Hannah has started playing peek-a-boo on everyone.

We had a large pile of rocks to landscape around our house.

Hannah was trying to be a big helper.

Hannah loved playing the piano at my grandma's house.

Hannah and Ayden had a ton of fun playing together, especially taking a bath together.

We were able to visit Kate's new house while we were in Chicago for my cousin, Jackie's wedding.

A few milestones in July in the Kumpel household

Chloe at 2 months old. She is already sleeping about 12 hours a night at only 2 months old.

Chloe is such a happy baby.

Hannah was potty trained in July. After only a couple of days, she totally had the hang of it. She was completely out of diapers within a week.

We had a great time with Aunt Elizabeth when she came to visit us for a week.

Hannah got her hair sprayed with green and pink hairspray at Thursdays on First.