P.J. turns the BIG 1️⃣0️⃣!!!
This was Preston’s first birthday party with friends. He had a blast and so did everyone else. He celebrated at the Trampoline Zone with some of his buddies.
Preston is so easy going, sensitive loving and makes everyone laugh. We love having him around, he just makes life better!
Abbie joined American Heritage Girls this fall. It is similar to Girl Scouts. Abbie had her joining ceremony today and she helped out in the flag ceremony. This has been really wonderful for Abbie to meet some sweet girls and to be a part of a great community.
Abbie out on a trail ride with Kirra. Living the good life!
Noah had a great cross country season. His last meet was districts where all the top runners competed. There were 10 schools and 145 8th grade boy runners. Noah placed 7th. We are so proud of him! He ran really hard and got his best time yet. We think it might have something to do with the cool sunglasses he always wears. Noah will continue to run with the Central Oregon Running Klub to train and keep in shape before track and field starts.
Here is Noah crossing the finish line.
A restaurant we enjoy in Sisters called the Open Door has as outdoor greenhouse you can eat in. I booked it and we went with some friends to enjoy a meal with some of our close friends.
This year’s trip will be long remembered by the boys. We went to the Alvord desert in far southeastern Oregon to ride motorcycles. 3 dads and 9 boys!
For mid-late October the weather was spectacular. Cold night down to freezing but warm days in the 60’s.
It’s about a 4 hour drive from Bend. Just as we got to the edge of the desert one of the rigs got a flat so we did a fix on that hoping it wasn’t an omen for the weekend:).
While we fixed the flat Noah started running across the desert. Our destination was likely about 6 miles across to the other side! We actually passed him on the way over but I got a video of him running into our camp spot.
Shots of the boys riding. My favorite is the picture I captured of Hunter pulling a wheely at sunset.
Pictures from around camp.
Couple shots of the desert at sunrise. Peaceful and beautiful.
Previous years:
Dinner out to celebrate 19 wonderful years
Abbie really wanted to do a canoe camping trip this year so this weekend I took her to Waldo lake. We have camped there a few years back but there are some dispersed wilderness sites on the other side of the lake that you have to search to find.
The weather was spectacular this weekend, especially given it was the last weekend in September
We launched from Islet boat ramp. The water was like glass most of trip across the lake
We found a great spot on a point on the far western side of the lake with the tent spot hidden up in the trees but still with a view of the lake and lots of rocky beach to explore. Waldo does not allow any gas engines and with no people anywhere near us to was amazingly quiet. It actually sounds strange to hear no humam-made noises.
We had a great time sitting around the fire and making dinner together. We made pizza and salad for dinner with campfire cones for desert!
We rose when the sun got up- had coffee and hot chocolate followed by a breakfast of egg burritos using eggs from Abbie’s chickens!
Our trip back across was not quite as calm once we got out on the open water so it was good practice for abbie.
This year the kids are all studying US history. We’ve had fun learning about Columbus and mapping out his voyage routes. We have also been learning about many different explorers. The year is off to a great start!
Hunter got promoted to Lead Lifeguard. That means more hours and more pay. We are proud of him!
