Armstrong Field Trip

Monday the 19th of May was Shad's special Fun Day. Instead of going on a Canoe field trip, we studied the rivers of Oregon on Google and then checked the closest ones out ourselves! It was
so much fun, we paused to get Aidan after school and headed back out. We saw the Clackamas river all swollen with mountain runoff. We found Eagle Creek and Deep Creek that flow into it. We collected rocks and brought home 3 pet snails. Shad learned how to read the Thomas Guide road map so he could follow our winding drive and give me directions!

The Park

One of the funnest things we do is go to the Fairview Library and play at the cute playground a block away. We try to coordinate with Becca and Hannah as often as possible. She showed me how to order books online, which is super easy. We usually borrow 20 at a time and read all the way home. (Well, each kid has 3-6 each plus one for Mom, so sometimes it's only 15, but that's a lot of books!)

Just like Dad

Camten likes to pretend to work on cars. When we're volunteering at Deep Creek, he'll scootch under the lunchroom tables on his back and ask Trinity to pass him tools like he's under a car. She thinks it's great fun.
Cam was excited to help Daddy on a real car out in the shop! This is an old truck Jeremy's doing some body and paint work on for friends he met at the Swap Meet.









I can hardly believe our big boys don't fit in these toy cars anymore. Just last summer they became Cam and Trin's officially, and now they're getting big for them, too! Of course, Shad and Aidan think ramming into each other while balancing on top is great fun.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a day for... lots of creations... notes left where Mom would find them... flowers, real and painted ("like Van Gogh, Mom")... poems and recipes... songs sung in programs just especially for Moms... a fun baseball game... and seeing Moms and Grandmas and Nanas. Mother's Day is actually sorta exhausting, really. I know I wasn't the only Mom that had a very relaxing and enjoyable weekend AFTER Mother's Day! Hahahaha... but I'll treasure every moment (and handprint).

Celebratin' our 10 Year Anniversary!!!

We've come a long ways in 10 years!! We've both grown and changed a lot... and had four wonderful kids. We couldn't have done it without our family and friends, so we thought it would be fun to celebrate with them. We had a private section at the Spaghetti Factory looking out over the river. The kids could play freely, which was important to us, 'cause kids are a big part of our lives. We were so grateful so many people could come out, too... despite naptimes and busy Saturdays! We've been so blessed. What a great way to remember such a great Anniversary!