The Falls courtsey of the Johnston's (again)

So last Sunday a bunch of families from our complex took a little drive to Multnomah falls (it's only about 15 minutes away!).

Isn't this a gorgeous view?

Gracie contemplating taking the plunge.

Xander, Gracie, Taylor, Aidan, and Rilee (Gracie's new friends)

FARM-post from the johnston jungle

Thank goodness for friends...

Last week we took a trip to Fir Point Farms and had a blast. Unfortunately, our camera is in the shop so we stole these from the Johnstons. (Thanks David and Chrystal!)

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Old McDonald had a Farm...

Xander feeding the cute baby goats!
Aidan feeding the goats
Our new friend Grace....what a doll!
Grace and her dad Lance feeding the goats.
Watch out big momma! This one looked like she was about to pop!

hee hee!
Hailee and her adorable smile!
CHEESE!
The nut house
The nuts!

Look at those three silly kids!
Nice dress Aidan :)
Mmmmmm....ice cream!

So our friends the Mollenhauers and us went to this farm by Canby (Fir Point Farm I think is what it was called??). They had a bunch of little baby goats, momma goats, chickens and rabbits there to feed. It looked as if they had a bunch of other fun activities to do too but they didn't have them open yet...not until October anyways....preparing for the Halloween festivities! But the kids had a blast anyways. And they also had a cute little market there with fresh produce and yes...ICE CREAM. So we finished our fun afternoon off with some yummy ice cream cones. You can tell Xander really enjoyed his :).

A little more endurance

Sorry to anyone who frequents our blog...we are going to be regulars once again...as soon as we get our Internet access. We do have access that is included in our rent, although it's never possible to log on, or you get kicked off after a few minutes, oh, and you can't download anything or you'll get kicked off as well. I'm a little miffed, and even more so because we finally gave in and called the local company to get our own hi speed connection and they can't come out until the end of the month. I do promise after that to 1. post regular blogs (maybe) and 2. to fix my dang background! Don't be discouraged, all is well here in OR!

farewell az party

Starting over again

We've made it...23 hours of driving (for Lance) and a short 3 hour plane ride (for Gracie and me) was all it took to start a new life. We are not in Arizona anymore! I've already noticed many benefits to living in the Northwest:

1. IT'S GREEN!
2. I can take a walk whenever I feel like it and not die of heat stroke (I think it was in the low 80's today)
3. We live alone (not that we didn't love taking care of HUGE houses! But this place it all ours!)
4. No one knows who we are. I love starting fresh and meeting new friends!
5. No sales tax! When they say $0.99 they mean it.
6. It's illegal to pump your own gas!
7. Walking around the fence in our back yard and picking wild blackberries!
8. WATER! We live in a gorge and we had to cross a river to get to WA...we also went to the Old Spaghetti Factory and had a great view of the river and people boating.

We've waited a long time for this day to finally be here. Hello to the future. I already know I'm going to love it here!

Belle of the Ball or Pool

Happy Birthday Belle!

(She's there in the purple...sorry I don't have a better one of the birthday girl!)

The anticipation...

...and if you look real hard you can see the hilarious reaction to the slide.

Shelley, I think the slide was a hit! Thanks for the fun!

Wilson Hang

Thanks to the Wilsons for hosting dice nite! We're going to miss all of our good friends in AZ! Stu, Jaxon, and Shana

Oh, Seth!

Most of the gang...just playing

Gracie's best bud, Lukas

FHE Moll Style

As it was getting a little (and mabye that's an exaggeration!) cooler in the evenings, we decided to take a walk and have fun at the park for FHE a few weeks ago.

No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't climb all the way back up the slide!

This was the first time I had taken Gracie down the slides and I LOVED her reaction

EVERY TIME!

These are just some cool shots walking around in the neighborhood...I wish I had a nicer camera (hint, hint!)

So Long...

Goodbye and Goodbuy...



Hello to the one car family...



We would like to pay our respects to the green Honda our"Reliable Kermit". Not the flashiest car, but there when we needed it. We will miss you!

The Tag

I've Been Tagged...
by Erin aka "N"

Jobs I've had:
1. Hendrix Jr. High Choir Director (and drama too!)
2. Teacher of Elementary General Music/Choir at Navajo Elementary
3. Front Desk at Coconino Neurology
4. Mesa Frozen Yogurt
5. Private Piano and Voice Instructor

Movies I could watch over and over again:
1. Return To Me
2. Save the Last Dance
3. A League of Their Own

Places I've lived:
1. Tucson, AZ
2. Mesa, AZ
3. Flagstaff, AZ
4. Gilbert, AZ
5. Portland, OR (coming soon!)

Favorite TV Shows:
1. Lost
2. Heros
3. Ace of Cakes or most any Food Network show...
4. American Idol/So You Think You Can Dance

Favorite Dishes:
1. Chimi from Rosa's
2. Anything Racheal Ray that I make
3. Broccoli Beef or Hamburgers made by my daddy
4. Anything from Wongs

Websites I visit:
1. Other blogs (I am the biggest blog stalker!)
2. old navy/gap
3. ebay/craigslist

Places I'd like to be:
1. Disneyland
2. Cribbean Cruise
3. Shopping...anywhere!
4. chilling with the fam

Tagging
1. Michelle (or Thud)
2. Amy!
3. Heather (this should inspire you to create your blog)
4. Kathy