Waterfront, Halloween, and Northeaster.

Portland gets more and more beautiful with all of the weather changes. First we had the leaves, then we had some cold days and some warm days, and then we had a snow storm. It is just so diverse here with the weather patterns, well maybe I shouldn't call them patterns because the weather is so unpredictable there is hardly a pattern at all. And that's just how we love it! It is amazing how one day it will be freezing cold and the next we are not even wearing our coats. It keeps life exciting! Plus the tourists are still stopping off during their cruises to see the beautiful Portland. When we went to the Waterfront there were so many vendors selling their hand-made crafts to the tourists that it made me grateful that it is still the tourist season. There is nothing more interesting to me than to see what other people are creating with their own two hands. The talents range from knitting to painting to duct tape wallet making. And they make those wallets look so cool! It was especially fun for them to think that we were tourists and try to sell us their stuff.

This looks just like Odessa! It made me feel like I was home. 

Look at those boats. And there are people living in those buildings right on the ocean.  Oh and check out the cutest baby ever! (Well he is the cutest ever to me and Cameron at least) 

It's well past Halloween now, but I will write about it anyway because it was Kelton's first. Kelton was a dragon and Cameron and I were dragon trainers. We had fake scars on ourselves because it is a tough and dangerous job to train a dragon. We went to a trunk or treat for our ward the Saturday before Halloween and then on the actual holiday we went to a Halloween party at Steineckert's house. It was all very fun. I was glad that Kelton had no interest in candy at all, but I am a little nervous for next year when he will know what candy is and will want it. I am still debating whether to let him have any next year or not. We will see.

The most recent event was the first Northeaster storm that brought us our first snow. It got very cold. And it felt even colder. The weather news always has two temperatures, one is what the temperature is and another is what it actually feels like with the humidity and the wind. But it was Kelton's first snow so we went on a walk and I took some pictures to capture his first experience with it. 

In this picture, Kelton is sucking on his bottom lip which he does very often. I have a feeling that his bottom lip will be chapped through out this winter. 

Just a few more happenings with Kelton. He can now roll over from his back to his belly. He does it all the time. It gets especially tricky when we change his diaper. 

He is eating like a champ. He eats solid foods now and he loves it! It is very fun to see him get excited about food. He recognizes food now when he sees it. 

Lately Cameron and I have been noticing how much he has changed and grown from when he was born. He is becoming a little person with his own thoughts, ideas and feelings. He is just more aware of the world around him than ever before. It gets to the point of where Cameron and I have to hide his toys from him so that he will go to sleep on time or hide his food so that he will nurse properly. Our baby is so smart. It amazes me that he already knows what things are and what they are used for. We are so excited to see what the future holds in store for us and Kelton's development. Everything around him is so fascinating to him. It makes me appreciate the little things in life that I often take for granted.