19 April 2010

Yesterday's drive up the Gorge

Here are some pictures from our drive up the Columbia River Gorge yesterday. We went along the Washington side. It was a warm, sunny day and all the wildflowers were in bloom. So beautiful.
We got out to stretch our legs and blow some bubbles. The kids also had fun throwing rocks into the water. I had fun finding two ticks on me. Anyway, here are the pictures...











It was a really neat place to stop. The kids loved having an "adventure" climbing around on the rocks and exploring the area. Then we moved further east where the scenery began to change, but still, it was beautiful.





It was a fun trip! It makes us excited for summer when we'll be able to do this sort of thing more often. It rains a lot during the year here, but when the sun comes out it all makes up for it. :)

battle of the dandelions

we've declared war against the dandelions in our yard. dame sprayed them the other evening and shortly after he did, they sprouted up their seeds (maddie said, "ooh! look at all the wishes!") in one last defense. so i teased dame about it (lovingly, of course) and suggested that he get a plastic bag and carefully pick off the heads so the seeds don't scatter. and that's what he did! i'm sure the neighbors think we're crazy with damian picking the heads off our dandelions while i'm laughing and taking pictures. and, well, they would be right.


Noel's new look

Noel got his hair cut professionally for the first time last week. The gal put some gel in his hair to spike it a bit and he looked like such a little man. Ha. He did well, only shedding a few tears, but I think we'll buzz him next time. Easier maintenance. :)

10 April 2010

Emma @ 4 months

Emma is now 4 months old! I can hardly believe it --where has the time gone? She's getting so big. Here's a picture and video I took of her today.
We love you, happy Emma-bean!

evidence of fun

On Thursday, Nana (Damian's mom) took Maddie and Noel to the Children's Museum. I sent them off looking like two normal kids, and got them back looking like this! They got to paint their own faces. I like how Noel painted bigger eyebrows and a full beard for himself. Maddie looks like one of the Na'vi. They had a great time --Maddie was disappointed that she didn't get to go again the next day. :)

Easter!

Happy Easter!
Here are some pictures from our time at my parent's house. The kids got to do an egg hunt, which they'd been looking forward to. I think Grandpa was having just as much fun as the kids. He was the one up past midnight dying them for the big day.
Noel squished every egg he found.
Madeline had a really good eye! She found some really tricky ones like the purple egg camouflaged by the purple blanket.
Hmm... those are some nice eggs.
Grandpa and Emma, wearing my first Easter dress (also my mom's Easter dress) with some pants I had to put underneath since it was so chilly that day. So you can't really see the dress too well.
The kid's table. Maddie is not camera shy.
The big kid's table.
And the holiday wouldn't be complete without a picture of Damian, once again, cutting the meat.