PIZZA PARTY

Our new favorite thing to do as a family is make our own pizza's. You can see who really gets into it! Trader Joe's has really tasty pizza dough, garlic herb is our favorite, but the original is delicious too! It is fun for the kids to get there hands dirty and create their dinner. We usually make a night of it and end up eating on a blanket in the living room and watching a movie. Bon Apetite

Waterfall Weekend

Last weekend we went and saw waterfalls near the Columbia River. We drove the historic Hwy 17 "King of Roads" as it is called. It is a scenic route along the river, with breathtaking vistas and of course waterfalls. I think there was 5 or 6 along the highway. We were all excited to see them. I don't think any of us have seen them in person before. We hiked trails and Keelyn collected leaves along the way. She has begun classifying them at home (with the help of Northwest Tree Guide for children) and told us she wants to be a "Nature Girl". We had a picnic and enjoyed a beautiful day.

First Day O' School

We were so thrilled to find out the John & Millie were coming to visit us the week the kids started school. (To those of you I made bets with I would like to change my time to 1 year). It has always been a tradition for Millie to go with the kids to the first day of school and this year was no exception! They are attending Nancy Ryles Elementary School in Beaverton. It is a beautiful facility with exceptional teachers and staff. Aidan & Keelyn were both looking forward to making new friends and meeting their teachers. Although the night before school Keelyn thought she was going to be sick, when I went in to pray with her she told me not to worry she was just "nervous and had a little anxiety"! The first day went awesome, they both made friends and Aidan met a fellow student who just moved from Dublin, CA and he is our next door neighbor too! Johnathan and I feel so blessed to have them going to such an awesome school.

Oregon Zoo

Many of you might not know that I have a cousin who lives in Oregon. His name is Eric, his wife Jennifer and two children Seth (10) and little Zach (2). They live on the coast in Coquille. We were able to connect with them the week after we moved and they invited us to the Oregon Zoo. It was a much needed excursion as unpacking and organizing were becoming quite tedious. We haven't spent any time with them since their wedding, 3 years ago! The kids were so excited to hang out with their cousins while Johnathan and I were able to catch up with Eric, Jen and Grandma (Jen's mom!) The zoo was gorgeous and there was so many beautiful animals. There was a baby elephant and funny cape monkeys. My favorite was watching the 2 polar bears swim and play, it was absolutely amazing.

This was a perfect end to summer and we are looking forward to catching up with Eric and Jen next month (Roloff Farm?!).