November 24, 2013

It's been a while since our last blog but this has been a crazy month.  The Helix kickstarter was a huge success and we thank you all so very much for supporting us!  Ben and the rest of the guys at Acuity Design are now getting ready for the big build.  They will be building the initial 8 version 2 beta units like crazy over the next week, so Sulli and I probably wont see much of Ben over Thanksgiving break.  Not that we aren't used to Ben either being at work or working at home these days.  It takes a lot to try to make a startup successful!  Anyway, here's our life last month.

Sulli's school had their fall potluck.  Sulli and Cole checking out the stars.

Sulli's old teacher, Callie, and her boyfriend came to the potluck to perform. They play bluegrassy type music.  Surprisingly perfect for a preschool party.

Sulli has been a little bit more adventurous lately with hiking

We hiked all the way up to the 'L' last month.  Sulli did awesome.

We have also been trying to do some family bike rides too before the snow flies.  This is in the Rattlesnake wilderness. 

Great spot for lunch.

Definitely fall

We went to a 'bee party' at our local winery.  The wine is god awful if you were wondering. Some guy brought a stuffed grizzly

and black bear

Sulli learned all about these guys.  Hopefully if he ever sees one for real he won't think they are cute and pettable.

So like I said, it was a bee party.  Celebrating honey bees or something.  Here's one of the buggers, they were everywhere.  I, being a person who hates bees and forgetting about the whole bee celebration thing, flicked one to death when it landed on my wine glass after being at the bee party for maybe 5 minutes.  My natural bee killer instincts are pretty hard to overcome, but I felt pretty bad.

Sulli's an excellent raker

This was from a ride Ben and I did last month.  Beautiful, it not reminiscent of a religious postcard.  

Looks like it was a pretty bright day

Our final destination was this bridge about 9 miles up the trail but that we really weren't 100% sure even existed.  It did and was pretty.

Winnie and Cooper are always watching

"Hell yeah I'm riding a dinosaur head!"

Sulli had his first piano recital.  It was really a bowing recital (see movie).  This is on the way.

Poor guy was pretty nervous but he did awesome.  He has another one next month.  He may play at that one.

 I think he did awesome!

Sulli's jack-o-lantern

Ok so there will be lots of kitten pics, sorry.  Our friend Anne fostered a preggers kitty who had her litter this month.  

They are ridiculously cute

I don't know how, but we haven't taken any of them home.  I want this one.

alright, that's all the kitten pics

Sulli chose to be batman this year for Halloween.

And as luck would have it, Lucas next door was Superman

Wait, here comes Asher! Evildoers don't stand a chance on our block!

A friend puts together these amazing haunted houses each year in his garage.  Sulli wanted to go so badly but when he got into the first room and saw this creepy skeleton butler guy he freaked out and ran away.  "Maybe when I'm 6" he says.  In his defense, it was pretty effing scary.  

Max, er Dracula, came over to trick-or-treat.  They did well this year. 

I just think this is funny

We've gotten a little snow, but nothing much and nothing has stuck.  

Cooper channeling Maddie

The Fort had their Christmas thing early this year.  The boy still loves model trains.

And making his own train out of candy, but who doesn't love that?

Santa was even there.

It was snowing and sunny at the same time.  Pretty

I love this picture.  It's like a bigfoot sighting.

This is a common occurrence in Sulli's room in the mornings these days.  Costumes and toys everywhere with occasional superhero costumage.

Wake up, Spidey

Dance party comin' at ya!


Sulli has another ballet recital coming up. This is his class practicing their number.


And this was just fun