Sheldon

This is Sheldon's favorite place, Preston Idaho. I asked him if he would rather go to Disney World or Preston...he said Preston.
Sheldon went to the Portland Zoo yesterday, with his 1st grade class and his 6th grade buddy. He just has a few more days of first grade left, which is sad for me. I am not ready for him to grow up so fast. He on the other hand has been counting down the days for some time, and seems a little too excited for summer.

Sheldon is really into basketball right now. His main passion is the NBA playoffs...lately he has been cheering against the LA Laker's because they knocked out his Jazz. He spends every recess at school and every spare minute at home playing basketball.
Right now is baseball season and Sheldon is on a coach pitch team called the bats. He is really competitive and serious out there... and loves every second of it.


This is a picture of Sheldon reading his favorite book, 'The River' by Gary Paulsen. Sheldon told me that he likes to read...once he starts reading...but he doesn't always like to start.

Taylor

Taylor and her dance teacher at class.

She was so excited to put her soccer uniform on. She wanted to do soccer instead of t-ball. After her first soccer practice she told me that she didn't know that girls played sports....somehow I have messed up somewhere.

She is official... she has a soccer card. She asked me if we could change her name to "Soccer Star".
After we got home from church I found her here.
In order to get this picture you have to read the children's book "Owen" by Kevin Henkes. She loves to stuff her blanket in her pajama's. And in case your wondering I would never threaten to take away her blanket...I don't believe in blanket fairies.

Multnomah Falls

This is a view from the top of the falls, they didn't like getting too close to the railing.

This waterfall is just a few miles outside of Portland. We weren't sure what was at the top of the trail, but this view was worth the effort. It was a mile of switch backs all the way to the top, and Taylor even made it to the top on her own... (though she complained most of the way).

Seattle

We went to Seattle this weekend, and watched a Mariners game.
At the bottom of the first inning Taylor loudly said, "I am ready to leave now!" We made it through the seventh inning, and left soon after the Mariner Moose came and danced by Taylor.

Touching a star fish.Feeding time.



Porshky Porshky's Bakery at the Public Market is a must!The fish throwing is our favorite part of the market.

Dave and Marisa Bradshaw

The wedding was amazing, and the Bride was beautiful. We are so happy for both of you, welcome to the family.

One last time

While we were in Utah, Grandpa Rawlings took us up to the mountains for one last snowmobiling trip.

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.