Happy Halloween!

My camera has been broken for several months now, and it's been killing me to not be able to take pics of the kiddos and all our special moments. We went out to for a hay ride at the Pumpkin Patch today, and I kept lamenting not having a camera with us. Thankfully my Mom visited last weekend and brought us some nice big pumpkins and took a few pics.

Kieran just went to bed, ODed on candy, but loved trick or treating in his sparkly red cape for the second year in a row (he was a monkey at school on Friday, but was disappointed that his tail didn't stick upright!) Makenna's teething so she was in bed at dusk. There's always next year...

Tillicum Beach Camping Trip

Tillicum Beach is our very favorite beach spot, and this Labor Day we lucked out with some amazing weather! We made and destroyed sand castles for hours. My parents visited for the day, and it was a great way to end the summer.

8 year anniversary camping trip!

We celebrated eight years of marriage on a beautiful camping trip in Southern Oregon. Highlights included swimming in Crater Lake, hiking to the headwaters of the Rogue, and cooking camp dinners for two!

Takhlakh Lake Trip

My camera started to go on the fritz here, but hopefully you'll get an idea of the fun time our family had at one of our favorite places. I didn't get a shot of Mt Adams, but we got an amazing view our first afternoon.

Oregon Country Fair

We had an magical time at the Oregon Country Fair (while Kev was backpacking in the Wallowas...sorry, no pictures from his trip).

Best of Summer 2010

It's been a busy summer for us, and it's kind of hard to believe that summer is really over. Alas, with all our activities I've been neglecting our family blog. Here's my attempt at catching up.

Makenna's favorite pastime lately has been digging/eating dirt/sand:

Below is a video of Makenna and Kiki early in the summer. She has grown even more in love with Kiki and every dog she meets lately, and loves baby-signing dog by sticking out her tongue and panting. It's quite adorable. He's now been part of our family for over a year, and Makenna doesn't remember life without him.

Summer Splashing

Summer is finally here in Portland...

Makenna was elated to splash around in her kiddie pool with Kieran. Not surprisingly Kieran kept wanting to be hosed down. It wasn't even that hot, barely eighty degrees, but with our seventy degree June we were ready to get wet.

We also had a blast at Sunday Parkways North. I wish I had photos or videos, but it was an amazing day. Better than the weather, Kieran rode a few mile loop with full gusto. Makenna slept in her bike seat, and we all enjoyed the family ride amidst hundreds of pedaling Portlanders.