Good times

Pretty back yard
Ruth comes for lunch every Thursday and she only ever wants puff pancakes. I am happy to meet her puff pancake needs....
So big and happy it burst over the edge of the pie plate!

Olivia's 9th birthday party

Getting ready to blow out the candles
Present time!
Swim fest!
Olivia's cake
Wishing for the ability to fly and/or turn into a mythical creature such as a pegasus....

Grammy's art project

For a fun Christmas project, Grammy sent us some lovely Oregon pine cones to decorate for Christmas. Being the day after Thanksgiving, we decided to get started today!

Halloween at school

Naomi and her school friend Sonia.
The costume parade in the school gym.
Spell time, flick and swish.
Remember how great the Halloween parties used to be? They are better now, you should have seen the snacks that the kids had....

Halloween preview

Chloe at preschool with buddies Helene, DJ and Maria
Could somebody tell me how to rotate photos? Please? Oh and I cut off all my hair again....
Olivia aka Hermione Granger plays the violin in preparation for her Halloween recital
This is Chloe completely asleep on the stool in the office, in her Lion costume, in footies and gloves (she wears this almost every day!)
Chloe and her friend Carter played a little dress up while the mamas chatted last Friday.

Nanna comes to town

Nanna came to visit this weekend and we celebrated her 60th birthday a little early with a cake on Saturday.

Chris took care of our fire starting needs
Chloe is wearing her Halloween costume every day now, just to make sure she is still happy with it!

Olivia's Soccer team

Chris coached both girls' soccer teams this year and they had a lot of fun together.
Olivia loved playing defense and forward.
Chris rallying the team. They only lost one game and tied one, all the rest they won. We are having an ice cream social tonight to celebrate such a victorious season.

Baby Olive

We have been watching a baby once a week for a friend from church. The girls love to hold her!

Chloe tries her hand at feeding.

Naomi's First Lost Tooth!

Naomi lost her first tooth yesterday, pulling it out herself after eating a wild apple. She surprised herself and her mother! What a brave girl
The tooth fairy brought Naomi a note of greeting and a dollar bill. She was showing our ants in the ant farm her new gap
Good morning Jack o' lantern girl

Chloe's first day of Preschool

Chloe and Carter try out the rocker
Chloe and Mom snuggle on the glider, this is Mom's sixth year of MTU Preschool
Pop! Goes the Weasel
Big joy on a big day!
She looks like Daddy, do I get anything for my efforts??

First day of school

Today, Olivia started 3rd grade and Naomi, 1st.
The girls pose on the porch, as it is raining hard!
Olivia will be nine in November
Nervous, excited, we can't decide how we feel
Here's a shot our new house, as well

Nature preserve II

This is the first pic we've taken together in years!
Chloe's stoplight maple leaf
Tamaraks and blueberries
Chloe's prettiest leaf find
More pitcher plant, apparently there are tons of sundews as well, but their season has peaked