Teddy Bear Parade

We marched in the Teddy Bear Parade in downtown Gresham on Saturday with Ellie's Preschool Scribbles. We decorated the kids bikes with teddy bear families (could not just have one) and all wore yellow to match Ellie in her t-shirt that Teacher Jill gave the kids to wear. The sad part was that I FORGOT MY CAMERA AGAIN! I have missed so many things in the past month or so...grrrrr! However, Aunt Lisa got a few on her phone and was kind enough to send them to me. Ellie was just too fast on her little bike to get a shot of her in the parade. Blake was so confused when he realized the whole family (including Charlie in his adorable lion costume) was sitting on the sidewalk cheering for us. He drove right over to them and after a short hello I ran him back into the parade where he burst into tears because we were leaving everyone behind! By the time we caught back up to everyone Ellie was pooped!

Silly Faces
Sunday afternoon Ellie had the giggles so we ended up having a silly face competition.

Our last splash of the summer at Mike's company picnic.

It's a problem! So we need to get some boy dress up clothes. Andrea, I remember you posting something similar thinking we just didn't have that issue...well it's here. I guess that's what you get for having a loving sister who includes you in EVERYTHING!

Couple more cute pics of the kids.

Fall is here

Today was Ellie’s preschool orientation. We woke up and it was business as usual until about 8:15 then we had to get dressed, brush our hair, teeth, and we were off to meet Daddy at Scribbles PreSchool. I got more and more nervous as the morning went on however, Ellie was calm and collect. We walked into her classroom to meet the other parents, kids and Teacher Jill. Mike and I kept saying to each other, “I can’t believe it’s here.” Now you might be thinking its preschool not kindergarten, but for some reason it’s a BIG deal. Ellie is so excited and I am trying my best to not freak out. This is good. It will be great for her and good for Blake and me to practice having her away at school before kindergarten is here 5 days a week. Auntie Marlene came to stay with Blake and baby Viola. When I got home with Ellie he ran to the door still in his pajamas with shoes in hand thinking it was his turn now for me to take him to class. It was a rather sad moment when he realized that he would not be going this year. Tonight we talked about making green slime like Joel did when Kari went to preschool (I will have to get the recipe from you Andrea) and he liked that idea! So starting next Thursday we will start our new morning routine twice a week getting to and from preschool on time. Ellie told be she is looking forward to eating lunch there, playing with her friend Tyson, and doing crafts.

When Ellie got home (it had only been an hour) Blake and her played like it had been days since they had seen each other last.

I started watching my 5 month old nieces Viola or “Baby Ola” this past week. Michael’s sister is a 5th grade teacher at HOI. We have been talking about taking care of Baby Viola this fall for quite some time and it’s finally here. I am so happy to say it’s going absolutely great. The kids love her, I love her to death, she is a very happy baby, and she has decided to take a bottle with no problem. So with cousin Viola and Preschool this is defiantly going to be an exciting and fun school year. I think this is when life seems to fly by a lot faster!

Happy Happy Birthday

So it's a little late but HAPPY BIRTHDAY Michael! I don't have any great pictures of him when he was a baby but I do have some awesome footage of us playing with Micheal's birthday present. Check out these ROCK STARS...


This is the hardest I have laughed in a very long time! Thanks for letting us all enjoy your gift with you Michael. Happy 29th Bud!