Fall 2019

And just like that, one of my very favorite times of the year approaches; pumpkin patch season:)! We started off with a visit to Papa Bill's pumpkin patch!  Then off to the corn maze at

The Pumpkin Patch. Then back again to The Pumpkin Patch when Grandma and Grandpa were visiting for a hayride with Grandma!

Usually Maureen is in our pic, too, but she just had knee surgery! 

CORN MAZE!!

Grace and Pat did two sides of the maze!

Pumpkin Patch with Grandma!

The kids entered a coloring contest that our water company put on, and Annie won for her age group! And we were invited to a dinner where she was awarded a prize! Which was a giant candy bar:).  It was really fun!

The winners up on stage! 

Back to School. . . .

 Every year I think I'm going to get the cute back to school pics with the signs saying what grade the kids are going to be in, but by the time that first day comes, I'm super grateful to get them out the door and to school on time with their lunches and a smile on their faces:).  I did want to include a picture of everyone at the beginning of the year, though! Kate, 2nd grade, Will, 5th, Grace, 4th, and Annie and Leo home with me!

 

First week of school Blizzards, Grace bought one for Annie for her birthday! 

Sunriver

We had a great week in Sunriver! It was really fun to stay with my parents and have Karen's family and then Eric's family come, as well!

SHARC!

Birthday bikeride! 

I love this pic with our biking crew with Mt. Bachelor in the background!! 

Hanging out around the house:). 

Fun playing games. . . .  Life and Foosball were a hit!

One of my favorite walks is at the lodge at sunset toward the airport! It's so pretty! 

Look who I ran into on my time off at the mall:).  It was so fun! 

The Wedding. . . .
I wish I would have gotten more pics with my cousins, because that was one of the highlights of the night was seeing/catching up with them!

Crater Lake

We stopped at Crater Lake on our way to Sunriver.  Neither Pat nor I had been there, and we were excited to go! The kids weren't excited for the long road trip, but we all thought it was pretty cool when we got there! And Will was able to get us in free since he was in 4th grade last year!

Kate is 8!

We had a park party with her friends and cousins to celebrate in Scappoose, and then it was super fun to celebrate her actual birthday with cousins and Grandparents in Sunriver!

 

  

Birthday dinner at BBQ for the wedding! Looking at ducks with Leo!