Southern Oregon

Fall Creek Falls
I love Taylor's expression!

This was our attempt to hike up to Toketee falls, I guess its closed in the spring. We tried for a little while but the snow was too deep. We tried to explain to Sheldon that we stopped because it was dangerous, not because we were 'quitting'... he couldn't see the difference.

Susan Falls....Sheldon really wanted me to fall down at Susan Falls...funny kid.

We drove down to Southern Oregon to visit Becky and Mike for a couple of days. We did three hikes near the beautiful Umpqua River. This last picture is to show how cute Becky looks ~5 months pregnant. It was fun to see their new house, do some hiking, and get some quality sister time in.

President's Day in Preston

We went to Preston for the four day weekend. This is Sheldon's favorite place to meet up with his cousin and cause trouble. We really enjoyed a break from the rain...the snow and blue skies were amazing. The last picture is of Sheldon's cousin Brock, I love this picture and not just because he crashed into a fence a few seconds after it was taken.

Clam Digging

Sheldon & Taylor
Cache & Taylor....Sheldon & Mike
Brett & Kitt
We went clam digging at Ocean Shores this weekend with Brett, Kathy, Becky, Mike, Emma, Nancy and the kids. Very cold but lots of fun.

Christmas in Manhattan

We had a really fun Christmas in Kansas this year. We said goodbye to our childhood home and to Manhattan. My parents had a full house, their were 15 of us for about two weeks. It was so much fun, and it took me several days of going to bed early to recover from all of the late nights.
Each present Taylor opened she said, "I've been dreaming of this my whole life!"


Last year after the presents were opened Sheldon said, "I'm really grateful for all of the presents I got, maybe next year I will get a remote control airplane." For some reason Santa wasn't in a big hurry to buy a gift that could easily be slammed into the ground and destroyed by a six year old. He asked for the same gift again this year and hopefully he will get to enjoy it before gravity gets a hold of it.

Taylor Turns 4

We celebrated with cake, presents and a Trail Blazers game. Sheldon cheered loudly for the Jazz, and didn't seem to mind that he was the only one not cheering for the home team.

Happy Halloween

Preschool Pumpkin Patch

Anakin & Alice in Wonderland

We had a great Halloween and the kids got lots of candy...I guess their is one good thing about living in a neighborhood with houses close together. I tried to get Taylor to do a Star Wars Theme with Sheldon, but she wouldn't go for it.

First Day of School

Sheldon was a little embarrassed to have his Mom taking pictures in his classroom, Taylor didn't seem to mind.