The Kitchen Remodel

June 2008- When Ben and I were talking about things we wanted in a house we knew that since I spend 110% of my day in the kitchen it might be important to get a house that was redone or would be an easy redo. So 6 months later we found the right company, counter material, and pack splash. It was tough to do the demo ourselves but it was worth it. The end result was great. Thanks Ben!

Avery the Preschool Grad.

June 2008- It was a fun time in preschool for Avery, she did really well. We all celebrated with a fun graduation at her school. The graduates all sang lots of nice songs and when it was time for Avery to walk down that path she was happy and sad, but mostly happy.

Hannah's Pic.

June 2008- Hannah is one great artist and a great writer to go with it. One of her art pieces was chosen to be hung in a big event called Fun in The Park. The other was hung in the Library for a time. Great job Hannah!

Go Speed Joshua!

June 2008- Josh turned six! He took a few friends (including his best friend Matthew) to the movies to see Speed Racer. They stopped at McDonalds first and each got a happy meal that had a Speed Racer toy, then headed to the movie. They had a great time. The next day we had a cake and a family party at home.

Jet Boat Field Trip

May 2008- I volunteered to go on the last Field trip, the big field trip, it was really exciting! We went to OMSI (Oregon museum of science and Industry), if you ever come out to Portland Omsi is a great place to to hang out. First, we took a ride on the Jet Boats. The boats were so crazy! When you get on they give you a life jacket but that's it, nothing else but gravity keeps you in. It didn't only go fast it went really fast and then when it was going really fast it did doughnuts. I kept looking to make sure Hannah was still on the boat. I kept thinking how different the rules are in the SoCali. school she was in, they wouldn't even let you run on the playground. It did end up being just a whole lotta fun. We next had fun and walked down the river and over a really cool bridge. We ended the trip with a laser light show. It turned out to be tons fun and all of us survived.

From Portland to the Coast

May 2008- Every year we get a visit from some great friend from the north, Canada that is. Ben met Auntie Pat and her wonderful family while he was serving his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in B.C., Canada. They helped him when he was sick for a time and have been a huge blessing still. Auntie Pat and her daughter Brittany are loved by our kids a lot, they always get soo excited when they hear about their up coming arrival. This time we went out to the Coast for a few days and had a great time. Of course, it was May so the dress was pants, coats, and scarves, with a high of 50! While in the bungalow we gave the kids a nice warm bubble bath. We weren't really sure what to expect when we turned on the jets with bubble bath soap, I don't recommend it. I'll just say there was not enough room for the kids after a few minutes.

Cannon Beach was soo beautiful it was worth the cold. We then went to Portland and stayed by the Columbia River. We always build great memories together.

Learning to Fish

April 2008- If you live in Oregon you have to learn how to fish right? Not really, but It sure is fun to try. We got our licence and headed up the road. We weren't sure where to go but found a beautiful place called silver lake reservoir, it was so clear and just plain beautiful. We got all the kids fishing polls and fishing stuff and caught no fish but it was a great memory, hope we can do it more often.

The Beautiful Oregon Coast

April 2008- We have always heard that the Oregon coast is much different then the SoCali. coast that we were use to. That is exactly right! Since we live a little more then an hour away we thought we should check it out. Everything from the drive to the arrival was so beautiful. The thick green trees go right up to the coast line in many places. Even though the coast is 20 degrees or more colder then the inland Oregon the beauty makes up for it. We also went over to the Tillamook cheese factory which we all really enjoyed. I fondly remember when Mr. Rogers would show how things were made. The kids were just inthralled with the process and the samples.

Avery the big girl!

April 2008- Avery turned five and is such a big girl now! She started preschool in late Jan. and has done so well. We had a fun party at our house and invited some close friends. Avery had a great time. Then at preschool her super smiley teacher Linda had a little birthday party there too. I can't believe how big she's gotten.

Easter

March 2008-This is also a beautiful time of the year. For the primary Easter hunt we had it in Farley's back yard. All the kids had a great time.

Seattle

March 2008- We now live about 3 1/2 hrs. away from Seattle so we took a long weekend and had fun. There are soo many things to do and see not to mention the history is just fascinating. We of course went to Pikes fish market where there are lots and lots of things being sold on lots of different levels, the people were fun to watch too. We went to the Science Fiction Museum and the Music Museum which are connected (they are located next to the Space Needle). Those museums were really fun to go through. While in the music museum the kids started their own band.