Grammae and James with the birthday girl:
Live music! We danced the night away!!! And somehow we made it to 8:30 am Mass the next morning, I still don't know how we did it.... It was worth it!
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Barn dance!
Our friends Paul and Chris had a barn dance to celebrate Chris' birthday...so much fun!!! We left Gemma and Mariposa at home (too hard to keep track of) but took James and Bunny to join the party.
Grammae and James with the birthday girl:
Live music! We danced the night away!!! And somehow we made it to 8:30 am Mass the next morning, I still don't know how we did it.... It was worth it!
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Grammae and James with the birthday girl:
Live music! We danced the night away!!! And somehow we made it to 8:30 am Mass the next morning, I still don't know how we did it.... It was worth it!
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Grammae Fun Day
This year for Mother's day we gave grammae a certificate for "grammae fun day.". We had an adventure in Portland planned for her....
First we stopped at Elements Glass:
Bunny, James, and grammae all had the opportunity to blow their own glass floats! First, the instructor helped get some hot glass (James went first--here he is demonstrating that step):
The hot glass was rolled in colored glass chips, and then the glass was blown to the "float" shape. James picked orange and purple--Halloween colors. Here he is blowing the glass:
Next was Bunny's turn. She chose blue, purple, and white.
Grammae's turn! She was able to do most of it by herself.
The final step was to cut the float off the stick, seal it with more hot glass, and stamp it (grammae is demonstrating that here):
Gemma wanted to join in, poor girl. At least she got to watch, better than being left at home which was my first choice. ;o)
Then out to lunch. We showed grammae one of our favorite restaurants in the Pearl--Noodles &Co. Say mac and cheese!
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First we stopped at Elements Glass:
Bunny, James, and grammae all had the opportunity to blow their own glass floats! First, the instructor helped get some hot glass (James went first--here he is demonstrating that step):
The hot glass was rolled in colored glass chips, and then the glass was blown to the "float" shape. James picked orange and purple--Halloween colors. Here he is blowing the glass:
Next was Bunny's turn. She chose blue, purple, and white.
Grammae's turn! She was able to do most of it by herself.
The final step was to cut the float off the stick, seal it with more hot glass, and stamp it (grammae is demonstrating that here):
Gemma wanted to join in, poor girl. At least she got to watch, better than being left at home which was my first choice. ;o)
Then out to lunch. We showed grammae one of our favorite restaurants in the Pearl--Noodles &Co. Say mac and cheese!
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Chicken update
Look how much the chickens have grown! Gemma has to go down to the barn at least once a day to see them. She will grab her little yellow boots and her orange jacket and say "bok bok!". Then she always carries the key for me.
We think this Rhode Island Red might be a rooster:
This sweet girl will never win a ribbon at the fair with her crooked beak:
And here is our handsome man, Chuck.
Chuck is very friendly, and curious.
We are counting down till egg day! About 2-3 months away!
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We think this Rhode Island Red might be a rooster:
This sweet girl will never win a ribbon at the fair with her crooked beak:
And here is our handsome man, Chuck.
Chuck is very friendly, and curious.
We are counting down till egg day! About 2-3 months away!
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
More pictures--fun with the CCs
On Friday evening we took a trip to Burgerville for their Walla Walla onion rings. Yes they really are hand-breaded! Here's the manager working on them:
After our great meal, we tried some new geocaching spots. We got one, but couldn't find a second. We'll have to try again another time!
On Saturday we went to the market and took part in a world-record attempt: the most people yo-yo'ing at the same time. There were thousands of people! but we were short by a few hundred. Oh well! We had fun!
Eating lunch by the courthouse. Last time we did this with the CCs (last year) Mariposa threw up all over me. Luckily we didn't have a repeat this year.
Justin attempted a trail biking course:
D'oh! Maybe Greyson will be an only child now!
After that, Justin needed a beer.
Mary and Grey enjoyed a berry lemonade.
On Sunday, Mariposa had a small dance recital. She was just exquisite.
At home, Mary and I went through James' old clothes. A mountain load!
Greyson was very grateful, and I love seeing pictures of him in James' clothes.
A self-portrait:
Thank you, Justin, Mary, and Greyson, for coming to Oregon this summer!
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After our great meal, we tried some new geocaching spots. We got one, but couldn't find a second. We'll have to try again another time!
On Saturday we went to the market and took part in a world-record attempt: the most people yo-yo'ing at the same time. There were thousands of people! but we were short by a few hundred. Oh well! We had fun!
Eating lunch by the courthouse. Last time we did this with the CCs (last year) Mariposa threw up all over me. Luckily we didn't have a repeat this year.
Justin attempted a trail biking course:
D'oh! Maybe Greyson will be an only child now!
After that, Justin needed a beer.
Mary and Grey enjoyed a berry lemonade.
On Sunday, Mariposa had a small dance recital. She was just exquisite.
At home, Mary and I went through James' old clothes. A mountain load!
Greyson was very grateful, and I love seeing pictures of him in James' clothes.
A self-portrait:
Thank you, Justin, Mary, and Greyson, for coming to Oregon this summer!
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