October 2011 – The Keene Family

First Steps

Pretty big news around our house today… Haley took her official first steps! She has been walking around a lot lately, holding one or two hands with someone, and just this week she started confidently standing up from the floor in the middle of the room. Today Jim and I were in the kitchen withContinue reading “First Steps”

More Fall Art

Tonight we made some new fall art to hang up in the house. We traced JT and Haley’s hands and tore paper to glue on for leaves. JT’s favorite parts were using the glue stick and cutting up the leftover scraps. I think it’s a great project… thanks to Carrie for the idea. 🙂

Soccer

Saturday was beautiful, and it was a great day to watch our goddaughter play soccer. We had a great time watching three- and four-year-olds run around without much purpose, and one or two kids (our goddaughter included) actually do something that looked like soccer. We were pretty proud of her for playing hard against aContinue reading “Soccer”

Pacific Science Center

We met our friends Carrie, Emi, and Kenzi at the Pacific Science Center last week for a morning out. It was a Monday and wasn’t crowded at all, which was great! On our way in The first thing we saw was the dinosaurs, but JT was very nervous (and a little upset) by the dinosaurs. RememberContinue reading “Pacific Science Center”

October in the Park

I had such a wonderful time at the park today with two of my favorite people. After spending the morning doing errands, we ate a quick lunch and rode bikes to the park to enjoy the slide. Haley loves the slide. She started kicking her legs and pointing as soon as we got there. Continue reading “October in the Park”

Homeschool. Sorta.

We didn’t put JT in preschool this year because we don’t want to send him for three years of preschool and he won’t start kindergarten until he’s six because of his summer birthday. I’ve been leary of starting anything formal at home because I felt like I couldn’t get into a routine with all ourContinue reading “Homeschool. Sorta.”

Chef JT

JT is really starting to get in to cooking. He helps at least one meal a day, sometimes all three. Today we made pancakes for breakfast and blueberry muffins for dinner. We need two cups of flour for the pancakes and I handed him the one-cup measuring cup and said, “We need two cups ofContinue reading “Chef JT”

Haley Lately

It has been so fun watching Haley change this past month or so from a baby to a toddler. Okay, so she isn’t walking yet, but I think she’s ready for this new category. Here’s why… She started playing with her doll house and the people that go with it (a birthday present from JimContinue reading “Haley Lately”

Swimming

My friend Lisa tipped me off that Kinderswimmer was having a screamin’ deal: half off for the whole month of October. We’ve been meaning to get back into swimming for awhile but we were so busy over the summer it just didn’t make sense. Fall is a perfect time for swim lessons, especially in aContinue reading “Swimming”

Salmon Days

It’s that time of year again! The coho and chinook salmon are slowly making their way upstream to spawn. JT, Haley, and I went to the Issaquah hatchery to see them swim in. We grabbed at McDonald’s lunch and ate together while we watched. (Haley didn’t get any McDonalds. She is eating a whole pearContinue reading “Salmon Days”