Our Life on the Nut Farm

Later Saturday evening

After all our fun Saturday morning and afternoon, we went to evening Mass in Newberg then came home for a late dinner and some outdoor fun.

All the kids had fun, and all the kids love Erica and Carter...but Gemma in particular took a liking to Carter. :o). And for all the times she went to Carter for a hug, he never turned her down; that's just the kind of guy he is. Thanks for being so wonderful to my kids, Carter!

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Sunday morning--race day

Erica and Carter signed up to run a half-marathon! Never mind that Erica had never run that much in her life! And this was a really really hard course, with tons of hills (apparently--I wouldn't know--although we did ~drive~ some of the course and yes it was very hilly). We were there to cheer them on:

Carter wore all red, so he was easy to spot!

Last hill!

The kids and I had to run through a short cut to get to the finish line. We barely made it, which is why this picture is blurry. But there is no missing Carter's red shirt!

Was this the reason Erica chose this particular race?

Enjoying the weather:

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Sunday afternoon: Mary Poppins

After the race, I took the kids into the big city to see the Broadway show "Mary Poppins". (we won the tickets at the St. Matthew auction)

No trip to downtown is complete without a drink from the Benson Bubblers:

It was fantastic! Really, I was surprised how much I liked it. The actors were great, especially Mary Poppins and Bert, so that's always a good thing when the leads are spot-on. Our seats were awesome--second row! so we really felt like we were part of the action. The kids loved the familiar songs and the great dance numbers, especially the tap dancing.

A bonus--beautiful weather. What a great time!

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Sunday evening--relaxing outside

Erica helped me with some hoeing in the garden:

Carter and Marcus had a fire building contest. I don't know who won, really; Marcus' fire did a good job, but Carter's had less smoke.

Mariposa's version of a s'more:

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Monday morning--Gemma and Carter

As Erica said on her blog: BFFs

Keep going! Check out "older posts" to see many more pictures!

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Monday--Forest Center

The long road to the beach included a few pit stops, like this one. We had never been to this forestry center, and let me tell you, it was a real treat. This will be a homeschool field trip for sure, maybe in the fall. With the hands-on museum, activities, and miles of trails, we better be sure to bring a lunch and block of the whole day for this gem. On this day, we just did a quick stop but it was still nice to look around and stretch our legs a bit before continuing on our way.

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Monday--Tillamook

Here we are, continuing on our way. A stop at the Tillamook Cheese Factory...

On the factory tour, or more like the viewing area. It never gets old! It's fun to see the cheese whizzing (get it? Cheese Whiz?) by and getting weighed and wrapped.