Pumpkin Times!

We met grandpa and grandma Sager the the Sauvie Island pumpkin patch on Sat. Oct. 20th.

What a bad idea! It was the end of the nasty weather and poured the whole time. We didn't do much as far as pumpkin hunting. Madeline picked out a pumpkin for us and a couple for g & g out of a pile and we were off to find cover! Madeline got her face painted in the red barn while we were waiting for a break in from the rain. It never actually stopped, but it let up enough for her to take a ride on the cow train! Take a look at that!

Madelin spent the rest of the weekend at g & g's house and carved their pumpkins and went to OMSI. We finally had a chance last night to carve ours. Good times! Madeline has decided that pumpkin's need ears too so we cut moon shapes out and stuck them to the side of his face! We're heading to picture people tomorrow for pics of Madeline and Lucy in costume. Madeline is going to be a caterpillar and Lucy a butterfly! Oh, I know! It'll be cute! I probably won't post until after Halloween so I can put trick-or-treating pics up at the same time.

Junior Dance Team Member

Yesterday was my dance team's first junior dance clinic for the k-8th graders here in St. Helens. I was a little scared at the turn out because of the details I didn't know going into it. The kids didn't get the registration fliers until Tuesday. But we had 38 girls come and it was just enough for the first clinic. Now that I've done one, I know what to expect and how to plan better for the next one! Anywho... Of course Madeline participated. And did she have a blast!! It was such a wonderful feeling watching her enjoy dancing and actually being pretty good at it too! The team just loves her and some of the older kids that came thought she was quite the doll also. How cute are this pictures!?!





The clinic lasted all day.... 1:15-8:30. We fed everyone sandwiches for dinner and they got to perform during half time at the football game. It was so funny listening to the girls and how excited they were to just be at the football game! They were just pumped to be able to be in front of the crowd. I must say though, I think half the crowd were the parents because after they performed the stands were pretty bare. :) It was a great day all in all and I'm so happy it turned out the way it did. Madeline had a fantastic time and didn't want to leave. Needness to say, she crashed when she hit the bed and it's now 9:10 the next day and she's still sleeping!


We're headed to the pumpkin patch next weekend! We're hoping to go to Roloff Farms in Hillsboro. Madeline LOVES the show The Little People on TLC and really wants to see their farm "in this world." lol I'll be sure to post all the cute pictures from that!

Life can be so busy!

It's been a couple weeks since posting and there's been a lot going on! School is going great for Madeline. She loves it! I'm finally able to just pull up and drop her off and she walks into school without me! I really didn't know when this day would come. lol And she's learning so much. She's excited about school and what they do each day. She says math is boring, but I told her it gets pretty fun after your basic equations. We went to a class play date at Campbell Park last week and it was a joy watching her play and interact with all her school friends.

Well we drove to Missoula, Montana the weekend of the 28th for a wedding. Jeromy's cousin, Nicole, got married and Madeline and I finally got to meet his dad's side of the family. There are a ton of them... His dad has 8 brothers and sisters!! It was a long drive but a fun weekend. Madeline tore up the dance floor. She dance for about 2 1/2 hours! (She's the tiny one in white and pink.) Here are a few pics from the wedding...

Our drive home was awful! The weather wouldn't stop. We hit Spokane and it started raining... by the time we hit Oregon it was a torrential down pour! I was driving and we had taken the camping trailer with us so there were heart stopping moments during that stretch of rain and stupid drivers all around me! lol After leaving Biggs for dinner the rain held up and I caught this beautiful shot of the sun amongst the rain clouds.

Well, it's now Oct. 7th... My grandfather has been very ill and in the hospital. As of Friday we aren't sure how long he has. We were able to take him home yesterday and hospis is coming in tomorrow to take over care. He so badly wants to just fall asleep and go to see my grandmother. She passed away almost 10 years ago and he's never been the same. He's hangin' on to life, but I know he just wants to go. I'll be sure to keep everyone posted.

For now... We've got the pumpkin patch coming up, a jr. dance clinic, birthday parties and who knows what else!