Dress up as Yoda Will is.....

Here is some footage of Will during Halloween. Keep checking back he is working on a couple of new posts.

2 Hours to a Pumpkin Farm????

Fall is definitely in the air in Washington state. Actually, mama says its more like winter. She even wears long pants at night. I keep trying to tell her that 40 degrees is too cold for flip flops and shorts but she's stubborn.
In honor of the Halloween season mama and Mrs. Quinn decided to pack up me, the 7 & 13mo old Quinn girls, a mother in law and a very pregnant Mrs. Quinn and drive 2.5 hours to a pumpkin farm in Portland, OR. If you are interested, there is actually a lovely pumpkin farm 10 mins from our house in Olympia. Only the best for us, we went to the Roloff Farm which is featured on the TLC program Little People Big World. It was a lot of fun but I'm still curious as to why we are the only house in the neighborhood without a pumpkin. Seriously, even the mormon neighbors have their Halloween decorations up. Come on mama, get it together!



Me playing in the "play at your own risk area." I have high quality parents.



Look at me racing around to find the perfect pumpkin. Did we buy one....no.



Mommy and I demonstrating the big chair.

Me eating a piece of rotted pumpkin found on the ground.

Me getting E Coli in the petting zoo.

Breaker Breaker 1, 2 Coming In

I was unable to pull myself away from the truck long enough to drink my milk.

My Grandma Chris and Grandpa Mark got me a new truck for my birthday. Here is some video of me enjoying my new truck. Notice the red bone I almost run over in the video. I later hid the bone in the back of the truck along with a plastic baseball bat. Mommy blamed Chompers for eating the bat until she finally found where I put it. This is a common occurence in our house. I've decided its kind of a fun game.

I'm Walking!

I'm going to get myself a little out of order but I know this is the news everyone has been waiting to hear. I am walking! I started taking a few steps while I was in Atlanta and I'm getting better everyday. Take a look at my video. I'm practicing so I can run to greet my daddy when he comes home for R&R in December.

More Birthday Pics

Eating rocks at my birthday party.


First ride forward facing.



Playing with the box my present came in.

Showing off on the playground.

My birthday present from Chloe. Little people that reminded her of us. Mad little boy happy little girl. So sue me I cry a lot. You would too if she tried to rip your face off.

Happy Birthday To Me!

What a lucky guy I am! I had my Washington birthday party with all my special friends today. We had pizza and birthday cake then got to play for hours. Ok so I cried for the first hour but by the end of the day I was having a good time. We really are blessed to have the great neighbors and friends that take care of mommy and I while daddy is gone. Here are a few pics from my big day.


Baby Kendall taking the birthday party in stride.


My girlfriend Chloe and I throwing/eating rocks together. Her aim is much better than mine.



The birthday crew having some cake.

Can I interest anyone in a piece?

Chloe and I recaping my birthday party.

1 Week to Go

Baby Will April 2008


Mommy and Aunt Krista Aug 2008



August 27th 2008

August 2009

For those of you keeping up I have 1 week until my first birthday. I take after my mom when it comes to birthday countdowns. I'm still not holding on to the furniture in order to move around a room but pretty soon I am going to let go and take off. I'm starting to say words to identify things. Particularly the cats and Chompers. Unfortunately for Chompers I group all 4-legged hairy creatures under the "zitty" category.

I think its a little tough on mom as she lets my baby days go and embraces toddler-hood. Here are some photos from a year ago!

Walking Rehersal

On the Road Again

Mommy decided a road trip was just the thing to get our mind off daddy's departure. We traveled to see Aunt Jane, Uncle Dick, Grandpa and Grandma Chris in Montana. We had an awesome time. We saw Glacier National Park which was beautiful, mommy got to see Montana in a two-seater plane, Aunt Jane cooked awesome food for us, we saw turkey's and deer. It was a really exciting trip. I'm so lucky that I have relatives in so many cool places. Here are some highlights from our trip. I have to go back because mommy forgot to get my picture with Aunt Jane and Uncle Dick.



Mommy and I in the Yakimaw desert on the way home from Montana. Our trip took us through forests, mountains, and deserts in Washington, Idaho and Montana. It was the most beautiful drive.


Here we are in Idaho driving through the mountains.



Me appreciating the beauty of Glacier National Park. Everyone should take a trip. Its spectacular to know the US holds such beauty.

I met a friend while in Montana. His daddy is a Canadian soldier about to deploy and join daddy. We had a blast in his pool.

Me and my grandma singing along with the piano player at the Glacier National lodge.

Bon Voyage Daddy

Shortly after the 4th of July my daddy had to get on the airplane and travel to the desert. I'm still unsure why he didn't just go see grandma she has desert at her house but for some reason he has to be gone for a year. I miss him everyday. No one puts a smile on my face like daddy. Fortunately, his plane was delayed and we had one more opportunity for having a little fun. Daddy is like a giant swing set. I love him so much. I can't wait until I get to see him again!





Me and my daddy. He is GI Joe.


Daddy looking for spare change. (Mommy already got all of mine.)



Someone get me down, I'm not feeling so well......Hey, where did daddy's hair go. Remind me to tell mommy no if she offers to cut my hair at home.

Random Photos

Here are some random photos of my July activites.




Daddy installed baby/doggie jail at the top and bottom of our stairs. I like to practice for my future life of crime by banging on the bars.


Mommy and Daddy took me hiking at Mt Ranier for the 4th of July. Whoever decided to take a jogging stroller up a steep incline just wasn't thinking. The wheels on my ride have not been the same since. I cried a good portion of the way up and down requiring mommy and daddy to carry me much of the way. Hiking is for the granolas.



Awesome view on the way to Mt Ranier.

Here I am at the Mt Ranier base camp. Mt Ranier is 14,411 ft high and covered with glaciers. Mommy loves seeing the mountain on clear days. She refers to it as the BAM or Big #$% Mountain.

Happy Birthday to Will.....well almost

I know, I know you are really confused at this posting. I mean everyone knows my birthday is August 27th. How could anyone forget the 26 hours of labor my mom likes to remind everyone of. So why am I eating birthday cake and blowing out the big number 1? Mommy threw a surprise 1st birthday party for me. Now its really not hard to surprise me since I don't have a clue what a birthday is so the surprise was for daddy. She wanted to give him the opportunity to celebrate my first birthday with me. We had friends and everything. Of course my parents were too busy taking pictures of me to snap shots of my girlfriends Chloe and Kendal or my best bud Ethan. We had so much fun especially when my parents let me eat cake. I have been missing out on heaven. It was awesome. I need to have more of these birthday things. I'm hoping since mommy is turning 30 this month she will feed me some more cake. Keep your fingers crossed.






If I wear this stupid hat will you just give me some cake already.



Sugar makes my clothes fall off. Actually after tanking up on cake I wouldn't sit still for my diaper to be changed. Punishment.....this photo.

Bring on the cake.

Daddy had to wear the hat and didn't get the cake.

What the crap? Why is mommy not sporting the ridiculous party hat?

Father's Day

I try my best not to be sappy on the blog but the next 2 may get a little sweet. I feel so lucky that I got to spend Father's Day with my daddy this year. Not just because its his first Father's Day but I know next year I won't get this opportunity. We are very close to the date in which daddy leaves mommy and I for a year. I can't imagine not seeing him everyday. He makes me laugh harder than anybody else. Mommy tries but she just isn't as much fun. I am thankful that I have the best daddy in the whole world. He is my hero. I'm proud that he willingly fights for our country so maybe one day I won't have to.
For Father's Day mommy took daddy and I to the local air show. We parked at the end of the runway and watched for free because mommy in cheap. Thanks for that one Nana. We had hamburgers and milkshakes along with strained vegtables (guess who got stuck with that crap). It was awesome and I now have a fascination with all things that fly.

Here are some photos of daddy and I on Father's Day. Check out the cool hat I got him.

Our New House

Here are a couple of shots of our new house. I apologize for the disarray my parents are still unpacking.


Kitchen with Chompers trying out the new floors.



Mommy and I playing out front.

Seattle Trip

I know it has been a while since I updated my blog but life in my house never slows down. Mommy has made daddy move furniture up and down steps at least 10 times in attempts to "baby proof" the house. That's a joke. If I can choke, poision or electricute myself on it I find it. Its a challenge for me.
Below are some highlights from our trip to Seattle. We spent 2 nights there after returning from Phoenix in May. For those of you interested we live in Olympia which is approximately 60 miles south of Seattle. The pictures are out of order but you'll get the point.





Happy to be back home after our adventure. This was our first vacation as a family.


Worn out after a day in Seattle's chinatown. It definitely did not look like a Jackie Chan movie.



Mommy and I at the famous Pike's Place Fish Market. The guys really do throw fish.




Mommy, Daddy and I on top of the Space Needle. Can you believe my parents paid $30 bucks for an elevator ride......suckers. I got beach front property in Arizona I'd like for them to look at.

Thank God for Al

Come to find out I have more cousins. Even worse I have 2 more girl cousins. Thankfully, I have Al. My lone may compadre in a sea of 6 girl cousins all of which think I am a similar size to an American Girl doll. I'm just waiting for mom's back to turn and one of those sneaky girls will put a dress on me. I know it. Mom, Dad and I spent 3 days in Phoenix with Uncle Eric, Aunt Michelle, Mackenzie, Mallory, Al, Grandma, and Great Grandpa. We had a great time and I was lucky enough to wish my Grandma Happy Mother's Day in person. I did this by screaming every time she came near me. Its my new game. Mom likes to call it separation anxiety. I like to call it HA HA Suckers.



Ugh....more girls.



Mackenzie telling me about dancing with boys at the middle school dance.



Mallory trying to feed me to the pack of dogs she has.

Here I am with Aunt Michelle and Uncle Eric celebrating Uncle Eric's recent accomplishment of quitting smoking! 3 Cheers Uncle Eric.

Why would my parents let a man with fewer teeth than me hold me near a pool?