Summer Fun

We just visited the Portland, Oregon Zoo. We went with Rich's Mom, Brother Steve & wife Tara and Baby Taryn. The boys had a lot of fun and saw a lot of cool animals. Noah said his favorite animals were the monkeys, Griffin liked the Giraffe. Sorry we kinda forgot to get pictures of the animals-oops! This waterfall the boys are in front of was on the side of a walking path.
Noah and Griffin just had to sit up on this big tractor. They actually threw a fit when we took them off. It was located right by this cute petting farm barn inside the zoo. So on the way home from the zoo, everyone was tuckered out and hungry. We were driving to meet aunt Karen for dinner and Griffin wanted a snack. I gave him some crackers and as he started eating he was fighting so hard to stay awake, but.....
he managed to finish a couple crackers, with his eyes closed, then he went out. We were laughing at him, poor kid.

June 2008

Koby (my older brother) and Kaden (his oldest son, in the car with Griffin) surprised us and came to visit on my Mom's birthday. They live in Minnesota and we don't get to see them very often. It was a lot of fun and we were sure happy to see them and spend time together. Griffin and Noah loved plaing with their cousin and were really sad that he could not stay longer. We love and miss you all Koby, Anna, Kaden, and Malachi!!!
This was a family reunion up at Camp Elkanah with my Mom's family. It was a blast and fun to see all our relatives that came from far away to camp with us. Camp Elkanah is located about 30 minutes from La Grande in the Blue Mountains. It has many cabins that house anywhere from 4 people, to about 15. Rich, the kids and I got our own little cabin with four beds. The boys did really good camping and we had a very fun experience there. There were many fun things to chose from while we camped. Volleyball, basketball, tiny tee, a rec. room with foosball, ping pong, air hockey, pool, a movie room with a big screen t.v., a huge slip-n-slide that came down a hill, and a swim hole in the river were the main activities we participated in while we were there. I hope we can make this a regular thing, it sure was fun.

Noah's 4th Birthday

July 6, 2008

Noah had a Spiderman b-day party. He had a lot of fun with all his friends. They all did the spidey-man slip-n-slide and had a squirt gun fight. It sure is fun to have a party outside in the warm summer weather. He said he loved his party and wants another Spiderman birthday next year. His cake by the way, I made, and yeah it pretty much took me 2 days to decorate. It was all for my Noah, well worth it!

Ryder is growing like a weed. He has definantly changed since the last post. He is about 5-1/2 months old now and his personality is very sweet. Most of the time he is mellow, but occasionally he will have tummy issues and cry a lot throughout the day. The older he gets the better his days get. He is a very strong boy, he likes to stand on his legs (with help) and he loves watching his older brothers play. We love him very much and I try to cherish this time while he is an infant, I love this stage!