Nina

Last Saturday we went to the riverfront in Portland to check out a replica of the ship the Nina....it was pretty neat......

The Niña - Most Historically Accurate Columbus Ship Replica Ever Built The Niña is a replica of the ship on which Columbus sailed across the Atlantic on his three voyages of discovery to the new world beginning in 1492. Columbus sailed the tiny ship over 25,000 miles. That ship was last heard of in 1501, but the new Niña has a different mission. We are a floating museum, and we visit ports all over the United States.

The girls on the Trampoline.....

One of the best things we ever bought is the trampoline.

World War II B-17 Bomber

One of Michaels favorite things are any military type of plane.....The B-17 was at the Hillsboro airport this past weekend....I told him I think we need to save up the $400.00 for a flight for him..... :)

A bird in our bathroom????

This morning I went into our bathroom and a bird started flying around and I thought it was our parakeet.....I couldn't figure out why it kept trying to fly out of the skylight...usually it will land on your shoulder....well.....it wasn't Petey our parakeet...it looked like a chickadee....what....how in the world did it get in the house....I closed the bathroom door so it wouldn't fly out and went around the house to investigate where it could have gotten in....no open windows or doors....it is still a mystery.......I called Michael at work......I told him that he was the "chick"adee magnet....He came home and caught the bird and released the traumatized bird into the "wild".....Petey our parakeet thought that he had a new friend.....

Madison's Special Day....May 3, 2008

Madison was baptized

Saturday, May 3, 2008.

It was a very special day. She is our sweetheart and she was very excited to be baptized. We all had a very great and fun day. After the baptism we went and got Ice Cream, Madison's favorite.... :)

Horse riding lessons

Today Madison had horse riding lessons.....She wasn't nervous at all....She was very excited.....On our way home I asked her if she had fun, she said..."I didn't like it....I LOVED it!!

She is anxious to go again....The horse was named Lady and she was a very gentle quarterhorse...

Happy Birthday Madison!!

Happy Birthday Madison.....

I attempted to make a Horse cake. :)

DEQ (Department of Environmental Quality)

Michael on the live web cam at the DEQ. The kids and I are having fun watching....Today was the last day that we could get the emissions tested (we like to wait until the last minute, makes life more interesting). Now, we won't contribute as much to Global Warming...horray for us....

Playing games

Our family likes to play games (when Michael and I have the patience :) ) Lately we have been playing "Ticket to ride", "Water works" and some matching games that the girls like to play...

Makenna

Makenna sneaking some pickles that we had chopped for our potato salad....

Decorating Easter Eggs

Having some fun coloring Easter eggs.....when the kids were all done with the colors, Landon was being the "mad scientist" and mixing all the colors together and then re-dipping his eggs.....He likes to mix things together....he will sometimes just get some water and mix food coloring to see what colors he can come up with....

Chuck E Cheese

Spending some time at Chuck E Cheese for part of Makennas birthday.....The kids had fun....I think they need better prizes tho'.... :)

Happy Birthday Makenna!!!

Makenna turns the Fabulous Five....

Chef Michael

Monthly Cable Bill so Michael can watch Alton Brown... $40

Date night at Target... $100

Finding a professional style waffle maker on the clearance aisle at Target that looks like the one Alton Brown uses... $10

Making a pile of yummy waffles... Priceless

Link-The Waffle Truth [Recipe]

Madison's 2nd grade play Stone Soup

Last night was Madison's 2nd grade play they did "Stone Soup". She was very nervous to be on the front row, but I'm glad that she was so Landon could take a picture for me (even if this was the only one that was not blury :) )Although, I'm happy for this one and Landon had fun being the photographer. Michael, Landon, Madison, and Makenna went to the play, while Braxton and myself went to the High School for incoming freshman night...It is pretty crazy to realize that Braxton will be in 9th grade next year, he is nervous but after going last night and learning more about the school he is more excited. Landon will be in 6th grade, Madi in 3rd, and Makenna will be starting Kindergarten. They are growing up too fast...but we are loving every minute of it.... :)

Lunar Eclipse

I don't claim to be the best photographer....but it was still fun.... :)

Checking out the Lunar Eclipse

last night we all went for a walk and watched the Lunar Eclipse...we had fun and Braxton gave us all a great science lesson...