Monthly Archive for July, 2006

Museum Marauders

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on July 30, 2006
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We had a great weekend in our neck of the woods.  The weather has cooled down a bit, so we headed indoors for some fun. 

On Saturday, we babysat Ayden for the afternoon, and took him along with us to OMSI.He's On the Go!  He, and the rest of us, had a great time just goofing around.  When we walked in, he spotted a little "shopping cart" thing and as soon as I put him down, he jetted over to it, stood up, and took off, relishing in his newfound mobility.  I mean, he was running, seriously.  It was the funniest thing.  Emery soon caught on and stole the cart, and successfully eeked out his first few upright steps!  Pretty cool to see him figure out how to balance enough to not just shove the cart out in front of him like he usually does.  :)  We then headed over to a new exhibit in the life sciences hall having to do with woodland creatures, where they live, what they eat, etc.  It was actually a great addition, and the kids had a blast.  Go check out their chipmunk costumes in the new gallery.  Pretty darn cute.

Saturday evening we headed to the County Fair and payed way too much for food and rides, but it was a good time, so I think it was worth it.  Don’t ask Barney what he thought.  ;)  Lindsay loved seeing all of the animals, and thought it was such a treat to see the cows being milked and to watch the dock dogs competition (where the dogs chase a toy off the end of a long platform, into a huge pool of water and they measure who leaps the farthest).  Overall a wonderful evening.

Today we just hung out at home in the morning, then headed to the Children’s Museum in the afternoon to let off some steam on another cool and sporadically wet day.  The kids painted their faces, we played with clay, buried ourselves in the dig pit, splashed in the water, and took part in a Karate demonstration they were doing for the kids.  We then came home, took naps, and headed out to the park with the dog after dinner.  There we met Peggy and the boys for some swinging, sliding, hopping, running, ball throwing, berry picking, bike riding fun.  Once again, another wonderful, fun filled evening here in good ol’ Beaverton. 

Hot Town, Summer In The City…

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on July 24, 2006
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Man it’s been hot here!  Thank God for AC, and for trips to the coast, where it seems to stay a breezy 70 degrees while the city bakes.Post Nappy Snuggles

I’ve finally emptied my camera’s memory card of pics from the last three weeks.  There are random photos in the new gallery, of a picnic in Forest Park, lazy days at the pool, a trip to Memere and Pepere’s….hmm, think that’s it.  Go check them out and I’ll do my best to try to stay on top of this blogging thing a little better next month.

We have Emery’s birthday coming up, mine and Barney’s anniversary, trips to the county fair, and more outings to the pool and such to look forward to, so stay tuned.

A Fantastic Fourth!

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on July 5, 2006
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Hope you all had a safe and fun Fourth Of July.  We certainly did!

We started out the day by having brunch/lunch with Chloe, Patrick, Ayden, and Grandma Gail over at their house.  Cutie PiesFrom there we headed to Molalla River State Park to let the dogs swim, the kids play, and to go for a walk.  The weather was perfect and the grassy meadows gorgeous.  After resting and having a snack, we headed on down the road to a popular local swimming hole on the banks of the river.  I couldn’t believe how warm the water was, so Lindsay put on her swimsuit and I walked out with her and ‘Quila for a quick dip.  After having a blast and tiring ourselves out, we all piled back in the car and headed home to rest up. 

Once we got home though, we decided to invite everyone over for a 4th Of JulyPool Time barbeque dinner!  So Peggy, Justin, Nikolai, Gabriel, Chloe, Patrick, Ayden, and Grandma Gail joined us to celebrate.  What a blast!  The kiddos played in our big blow up pool, the dogs hung out in the yard, and the grownups got to chill and mingle ’til the food was ready.  Thanks to Barney the chef for a delicious feast of burgers, corn on the cob, chips and drinks!  A very nice way to spend an evening.

After eveyone went home, we took a little walk to the park and watched everyone setting off their firecrackers and fireworks.  We then headed back to our couldesac and did some of our own firecrackers with the neighbor kids.  I was hoping Lindsay would be able to stay up to see the big fireworks display at 10:00, but she pooped out around 9:30, so we put the munchkins to bed and headed out to the front yard with our lawnchairs and ‘Quila in tow (who, I might mention, was awesome the whole day.  Didn’t even flinch at the fact that it sounded like a war zone in our neighborhood).  We didn’t know when we bought our house, but you can see the big show that the Oak Hills neighborhood (right across Bethany Blvd) puts on every year, right from our front yard!  Perfect seats!  We sat out and chatted with the neighbors, then watched the fun without even having to leave home!  Talk about convenient!  It was a really great show.  I’d definitely recommend it if anyone wants to come over next year!

I managed to snap a few pics here and there throughout the day, so go check ‘em out! 

Ayden Is ONE!

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on July 1, 2006
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Wow, I can hardly believe it’s already been a year myself, but it has. Someone Get That Poor Kid A Blanket!

We just celebrated Ayden’s first birthday this evening with family and friends, and had a wonderful time.  Ayden got lots of cool boy toys like trucks, tractors, a toy hummer, a trike thing, the list goes on.  All he seemed to want to do was "drive" his birthday cards around the deck though.  ;)   He’s a funny guy.

I took most of my pics with Chloe’s camera, but Determinationdid manage to grab mine a couple times and snap some shots of the kids eating their clown cones at the end of the party.  So, check these out for now, but make sure to go to Chloe’s site in the next week or so, to see the ones from her camera as well.

Happy Birthday little man!  We love you so much!