Zoo Lights

We got these shots on our new camera before Christmas and I never got back to them... Sooo a bit of Christmas lights in January what the heck!

Not sure why this is sideways in my browser it isn't....oh well.

Day at the farm

My dear friend Christiane and her Beau Patrick invited us for a day at the farm. 

Drawing happily in the car.

The Cows

"Momma why don't the cows like me?  I want to pet them."

Our gracious hostess in Logan's cap.

You know Logan and his apple love.  I think he ate most of 4 of them while we were picking.

Patrick filling our bags.

Phia and Daddy in the tree.

Logan on the ladder doing his own form of picking.

 Pears and apples galore!



What a truly lovely day.  Clean air, fresh fruit and veges and my first BBQ beets. 

It was a beautiful day to remember all winter long while we eat our dried apples, pears, apple butter and frozen pears.  We are truly blessed to have such wonderful friends.

We Love Berries!

We have been going for the past several years to Bi-Zi farms for their pumpkin patch and this year we discovered their summer farmers market.

Check out the raspberry juice on his "No".  He snarfed down like three huge handfuls before we could get the box in the trunk.

If you are in the Vancouver area it really is excellent!

Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden

We went to this park based on the recommendation from our "Out and About" book.  Cute park but too far and too crowded for us.  The statues were adorable though!

Ramona

Of course our favorite statue well named "Daddy"

Rookie Mommy Mistake

So Mommy made a herself a huge mistake.  There was one of those little carnivals new our supermarket a few weeks ago.  Well... without thinking we decided to pull in and put the kids on a few rides.  There was a little roller coaster, cars and a bear ride.  The kids were so so so excited Logan was giggling in delight at the idea of riding the bear.  Well we marched our happy behinds up there and my heart just broke. Alas Logan was too short to ride any of the rides.  I had already talked with Sophia that she could only ride the ones Logan could and she was fine with that.  When we realized though that he couldn't ride anything well lets just say I had a moment.

Sophia bless her 4 year old love filled heart, she looked and David and I and said "Momma don't worry we can just go to the carousel at the beach." (Jantzen Beach) Signing to David hurry Dad horses.  Then she took her brother by the hand and talked about how we would go "and maybe we could get ice cream after if we are real sweet."  Well Logan had himself a full on 2 year old tantrum (and rightfully so in my mind he wanted to ride the dang rides) and Sophia just went right along telling him how it was OK and that we would do something else fun and not to cry. (Have I said how proud I was?  I actually sat in the front of the car all teary eyed listening to her.)

...and I'll be damned if she wasn't right we did have a great time.

...and they were real sweet and did get themselves an ice cream

I think he forgave his Momma for the little error in judgement.

p.s. we did drive clear around that supermarket until the carnival was gone... good riddance I say (I hope he is tall enough next year!

Books for summer fun

Spent a little time cleaning my office and ran across some great summer fun books! 

Found a little park using the "Out and About with Kids in Portland" book.  It was cute but crowded.

Vancouver Public Library

We went to the friends and family sneak peek of the downtown Vancouver Library.  Sophia's best bud Sydney's lovely mom works there and got us tickets.  It is amazing! The building is beautiful and though I would have liked to have pictures of the rest of the place we spent most of our time in the kids area. I don't remember all the details but they have an children's exhibit that I think is permanent, though not owned by the library. It is out of this world cool!

The upper deck has a fab view but I was slightly worried (horrified) Logan (our climber) was going to take the railing at a single leap and test gravity.

This is Brian Sydney's Dad reading the kids a Spiderman story.  Scaling buildings anyone??

Road Trip

Took a little day trip through the gorge to a lake then up through Mt Hood.  Beautiful!

Pit Stop for ice cream.

Wading with Mimi.

Rockin out with the goldfish in the back seat!

SnAkEs

If you know my husband at all you know how he is about bugs and snakes.  Loves them!  He hates bees (and screams like a girl when he sees them.. sorry Hunny but it's true)  Though he has no fear (here is where I scream like a girl and run) of picking up the ugliest, nasty and even slimy bugs and yes here is proof snakes. 

The kids dig it! I do from a distance.  Mimi took the pictures... she, like her son digs that stuff.

More pics from the farm

Super fun!