Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

Trip to the zoo was in order. I had worked 5 days straight, a lot of time away from the kids so I decided to take them to the zoo last month, right before school started. We jumped in the car early that morning and drove to Portland. I missed the exit twice to the zoo, I get lost very easily, not a good thing for a realtor but third time was a charm and we made it. We saw almost everything! We couldn't find the elk or the rhino but we saw everything else and it was fun. I took lots of pics and some we're enlarging for the girls' room (it's cheetah-licous). Here's our day!

Faith is 8!

It rhymes, I'm a poet and didn't know it! Faith turned 8 on Aug 26. We had a pedicure party for her. We soaked their toes and painted them. We had sparkling cider in champagne glasses and pizza and cake. They were really cute and we had a lot of fun. I can't take credit for the idea, a friend of mine did it for her daughter. Here's some pics!

more fishing pics!

Here are some more pics, mainly because I don't know how to change things so it will take more. The dog is my dad's dog. Yes, Les, my dad has a dog, can you believe it? His name is Blue Moon, because my dad gets a dog once in a blue moon. He's a German Shorthair Pointer and he's a hunting dog. He's really smart and my dad babies him more than any of us. It's funny to watch.

gone fishing!

Few weeks ago, mom, dad, Gretch and I took the kids fishing. It was a beautiful day! We had so much fun. We didn't catch a single fish, but Cole did catch a snake. So at least something was caught! The fish, I'd imagine, ran away as soon as the kids went barreling down the path, yelling and talking and laughing. In the end, the worms were nibbled on and the kids got lots of practice casting and reeling in, especially since they were having races to see who could cast the farthest and reel it in the fastest. Super fun day with my babies!