Halloween 2008

The untold story of Yoda...in the first Star Wars, Yoda was in fact a Jedi child raised by Leia and Han. The general audience didn't go for that version, but the Kilpatrick household knows the truth.

We had a great Halloween. Noah went to daycare and we both worked and afterwards I took Noah to the park where we followed the geese around. Then when we returned home we passed out candy to the trick-or-treaters and got ready to go to a costume party at the house of a guy that I play hockey with. Noah had a great time at the party and lasted until about 9:30 at which point we put him to bed in their guest bedroom and rejoined the party. It was great and the family costume seemed to be a hit.

My yarn buns ended up working out after a lot of twisting and tucking. This is my Empire Strikes Back shot before I donned the white robish dress.

Yoda-Noah gets ready to hand out candy.

I just love this shot of Yoda on his tippy-toes.

During the day we dressed up as greasers since the costumes were way quicker and easier to put on. Noah got some laughs at daycare and we got a kick out of matching. Uhoh...does this mean we're going to be the "sweater" family.

The Pumpkin Patch! October, 2008

We hit the pumpkin patch with Erin, Jeff, and Asa and had a great time searching for the perfect pumpkins. Noah and Asa battled over a few, but the day ended peacefully with awesome pumpkins and random piggie races.

Mom and Me

Walking (kinda)

Noah loves walking around by means of the push cart. He spent the afternoon going up and down our driveway, occasionally picking up the leaves to examine, but then returning to the pavement laps.

Noahnuk in the Grass

The cold fall days have arrived and Noah is staying nice and bundled up. His new hobby is foraging the front yard for new leaves.

Dani and Scott's Mountain Wedding

Dani and Scott's wedding started at 7:30am in an open-air chapel on the top of a mountain above Brevard, North Carolina. It was an amazing experience for everyone involved. The wedding march was played by a fiddler and it was great to watch Dani walk down the isle. We camped the night before with Erin, Jeff and Asa and we took turns waking up in our respective tents to shush our boys back to sleep. It was great to get back outdoors...nothing like camping, hiking and a wedding to put a smile on your face.

The Ride Home...CA to GA

The second week of September, we hit the road once again after being away from home for 3 months. It was a smooth trip and we made it home in 52 hours (not our fastest time by a lot, but given that we had a 9 month old and 2 dogs, we were pretty okay with our time. Noah was a trooper then entire time and didn't get fed up until the last hour between Atlanta and Athens. Considering how far we had come, Jeff and I celebrated for him even though he didn't seem to care.