Beautiful day for a hike

It sure is getting chilly here in the mornings. The nice thing about it being clear out is that it warms up quite nicely in the afternoon. We decided to go for a bit of a hike yesterday afternoon. We have a trail in town called the Canyon View Trail. It is 6 km and fairly easy. It has lots of up and down and the odd really steep spots. It follows the river and up over the dam. Turns out I am still scared of heights and Carter has no fear. I put Kinley in the wrap and Jaice was in charge of Carter and Toby. Carter walked the whole 6 km! He didn't once ask to go up. We saw some big fish in the river and lots of big leaves. Carter is amazed that the leaves are bigger than his head. Kinley slept for most of the hike. It was a great way to spend a fall afternoon.

Kinley also had her 2 month shots yesterday. She is up to 12 lbs 4 oz (exactly 2 lbs less than Carter was at the same age) and 24 inches long. She is going to be tall. She is smiling lots now. She also follows us all around the room with her eyes. I think she gets dizzy when she is trying to follow Carter :)

Carter is counting everything now. He can consistently count objects up to 10. It is adorable. He has lots to say about everything. The other day we were driving home and he exclaimed from the back seat ' OH NO BLUE SKY!' It made us laugh uncontrollably. I hadn't really noticed but it must have been grey for a little while :)

I don't have any pictures right now. We are waiting for our family pictures to come back. We love all the ones we have seen so far! We can't wait to see them all. I will post some when we get them. We will get some pictures of the kids in their Halloween costumes as well. Jaice is going to take Carter out and Kinley and I are going to stay home and hand out candy.

We are hoping to take Kinley to the pool sometime this week. I don't know if I will be able to get pictures as Carter will be in the water as well....and he can't be out of arms reach for a second :) I will try and figure something out!