Cali Continued

We spent the next week doing an array of fun activities and really relaxing. We we to Huntington Beach to hang out with Justins brother, James.

The shooting range with my brothers.


Got pedicures with the girls.

Went to the movies and shopping.

And had a lot of cousin time.

Lets meet Santa

Beckham met Santa for the first time. Didn't think much of it.

Rhys wouldn't get anywhere near him. And used me as a human shield when I got close with Beckham.

I love fall

So I guess Oregon has a few redeeming qualities. Its Fall is one of them. I have been in heaven with all the crisp air and lack of rain. And the crunchy bright leaves are a favorite, unfortunately mostly with my phone.

Summer Recap- September 24th

We went for a last beautiful day at the coast. We knew this would be one of our last warm days of the year, so we went to Ecola state park. It was a bit chilly, but gorgeous! We even walked over to check out the tide pools.

Summer Recap- Raspberry picking

We met up with our friends and went to our first ever raspberry picking experience. I cant believe we had never gone in all our years living here. Its so cheap. We had so much to eat, make into freezer jam and cobblers for weeks. Delicious. We will definitely be doing this again next year, maybe more than once!

temple

My friend and I took our kids to the temple. It was much better than I thought it was going to go. We had a gorgeous day to walk around the grounds, sing "I love to see the temple" and sit in the atrium for the longest 2 minutes ever. The boys did an amazing job, but trying to keep a three, two and 9mo old quiet is tricky. So we continued back outside.

tupil festival

This year we made it down to the Woodburn tulip festival. It turned out to be a gorgeous day. There is a great kid area to play, complete with pony rides and duckie races. Rhys was able to run free with his friends Sadie and Quinn.Rhys with his friends. Nearly impossible to get them to all look at the same time!
and the tulips were so pretty!! I love these flowers!

taken on April 12th