Got Bees??

Apparently one of our neighbors does....ugh! Thank heavens its on the other side of the neighborhood!

Bowling Anyone???

We decided to have my family down for dinner tonight since my brother and sister in law are here for a visit and it is Memorial Day. After a fabulous dinner of burgers, hot dogs, and corn on the cob we decided to bust out the "We" for a little "We" Bowling. After creating "Me's" of everyone we got started! It was a blast watching every one's technique on throwing the ball. Lots of laughter and fun! Here are pictures of each person bowling next to their "Me".

Also here is the DNDA Crew!

(Another) Day at the Beach!

Today we decided to head on down to Newport for the day. Finally we were on our way at 9:30. We twisted and wound our way down the road to Newport. Finally the ocean is in view! That is probably one of our favorite moments, when you can finally see the ocean! We made our way through town down to South Beach State Park. After parking we loaded ourselves up with all the trappings of a fun beach day and headed onto the beach. Not only was it windy it was blustery, gusty, and brisk! We got the kite up for a little bit

and managed to make it through most of a quick lunch before decided to pack it in and head over the the Hatfield Marine Science Center for a while. With the thought that we would head back to the beach in a couple hours, when it, hopefully, warmed up some. So we walked around the Science Center checking out the octopus, fish,

and various other displays.

There is this one tank that has a "cave" on the backside where you can peek through the fish tank, I was able to snap a picture of each kid peeking through the fish tank at me!

We also spent a little time watching part of a documentary on Blue Whales. We visited the Bullfrog and Turtle again, finishing up by browsing the gift shop. We found each kid a small little marine animal to take home. Dylan got a shark and Ally got a Seahorse. We had finally exhausted Hatfield and decided to try and give the back another go. This time we wrapped ourselves up in layers of sweatshirts and coats and headed down again. It was definitely warmer and so we crashed into the sand and let the kids go nuts building,

digging,

and getting buried!

Wow were they sandy! While they were playing we got to see some horses go by

and also a couple of guys kite-boarding!

We played for about an hour the decided it was time to head on back. After changing into less sandy clothes we got settled and heading back to reality.

Riding in a "Cherriot"

Today we went down to Keizer to ride in the Cherriot's bus that Poppa Mike was driving in the Iris Festival Parade. The kids were REALLY excited we got to Poppa and Grandma's then walked the rest of the way down to where the bus was parked. We got there and the kids went crazy running around the bus and practicing their parade waves. We got pictures of them posed in the drivers seat (and me too!!)

and being silly running around the bus.

Then we sat...

and waited.....

and waited.....

and waited some more.

Finally after sitting on an inanimate bus for almost an hour and a half we got to get moving! The kids were so excited to get to wave to people and were constantly moving to different seats for a different view and to wave to different people!

The parade lasted about 45 minutes or so, then Poppa expertly maneuvered us back to the corner across from their apartment so we could head back and out to get some lunch. It was such a fun day and the kids had a blast. Plus in a few weeks they will get to be in another parade...stay tuned for the fun!

Shaggy goes Short!

Today I chopped Dylan's hair. I was a nervous wreck....I have never in the past had a problem cutting his hair but about 8 months or so ago he decided he wanted to grow it longer. So I have been taking him in to get it cut. Well I think he was fed up with it and didn't want to deal with it anymore and he REALLY wanted Mommy to cut it. So I got out the clippers....I cut off about 2.5 inches.....but it turned out cute on him....he is so versatile. And its a great cut for the summer! Before

What 2.5 inches of hair looks like in a pile!

After