hey there! Halloween is upon us. We have taken the kids to a few different fall fest/Halloween events. Ara has been inviting her friends to them – and they all have wanted to go. Good thing my parents are visiting this week so they could take them in their car as well. We have gone...

hey again, What better way to ring in fall with going to see the leaves change? Checking out the fall/Halloween events that are around the area? We took a trip to Sherwood to go see the Pirates of Pinehurst. We found this event a few years ago and for some reason we haven’t stopped going....

hey there It has been a mostly quiet month so far. We took Ezra to an eye clinic and they’ve encouraged us to encourage him to wear glasses. That’s not a fun fight with a 10 to 11 month old. Alas, apparently we like a good fight. NOAA has been forecasting the Northern Lights to...

hey again! It seems to be a season of change this month. Not only because of the weather and moving into fall. No, it could never be quite that simple. At work they announced that they were having to make some cuts due to funding. Due to this, 3 people were laid off (direct employees)...

hey there, We started off this month by going to a nearby hotel for the Holiday weekend. We found a place that was nearby and that had good reviews (and a pool, this was the main thing we looked for) so that the kids could go swimming. We ended up finding a hotel and they...

It is amazing that August is finishing up! We spent the last few weeks of August keeping busy partly with Church activities. VBS! The kids couldn’t go to more than one this year as they kept finding other things to do. While they would go to VBS, the parents (us, my parents, and Luca and...

Hey there, It was recently our anniversary! Its been 12 years since we tied the knot, and even longer (15) since we had planned to get hitched. We got engaged in 09, wanted to get married right away, but in 10, and 11 kept putting it off for my brother who said he wanted to...

Hey So its been really quiet around the house. Why? Arabella has been gone. She left to go to her friends house for a sleepover for something like 9 days. Nuts, but she really wanted to. We have been cleaning which ironically has been a little easier to do. Here are some random photos for...

Hey there, We started off August without being sick. That was a nice accomplishment. Since we were all feeling better, we took the kids to go see “Twisters” in the theater. We all enjoyed the movie as a family. Plus side, we now know of a cheap theater in the Portland area (sub $6 for...

So The kids have been wanting to get out of the house a bit more and we don’t mind going for drives. We planned a weekend at the coast. First stop was the Oregon Coast Aquarium. I’m always surprised when I return because in my mind I always imagine it being much bigger and grander...