The Heathman for pre-Christmas work party drinks with the Moehls (yes it's fur, but mostly faux)


what a handsome couple!

Jack absolutely adores Elmo. Barb D. sent Jack not one, but two Elmos--tickle me and hokey pokey. He is in love and constantly asks for El-mo-mo.

Elmo #1

Elmo #2

So happy!

The Columbia River, Stevenson, WA

Jack's favorite Saturday morning outfit

I know, I know. It's been a while...

Pizza with Addie on a chilly October night at H.U.B.

Jack's Halloween costume.

testing out toys at Pottery Barn Kids

Just a typical Saturday morning

Jack's big-boy back to school outfit

Majestic Mt. Hood, on our way back from CO

Dad!

Mom and dad cuttin' a rug at Kendall's wedding. Our third in the month of September.

oh, booze.

Rockin' my Oregon tan next to my golden mother.

Mr. and Mrs. Trent Bakich

Kendall and LoAnn

Swim lessons at the M.A.C.

Wedding #2, Robert and Adrienne, Willamette Valley Vineyards. Wish I had taken more pictures...

Mom's first day back to school, Sept 8

Dinner at the Pardini's, Labor Day weekend, Bend

Wedding #1, Matt and Shannon Daley, Sunriver, dear God...

My dad cut all of my hair off with a beard trimmer. My mom balled. I somehow came out of the experience unscathed.

Long, beautiful locks, that my mom creepily has saved in a ziplock.

diggin' for gold

August has been great so far...

Jack invented a new game today...


It's called, "climbin' into my mom's boat bag"

Oh my gosh, I love this kid!

Justin and I got away for our 5th anniversary. We stayed at Skamania Lodge and enjoyed wine tasting in Hood River. We did some "research" for our annual Wine Tasting Trip.

Daytime view from the front porch of the lodge overlooking the mighty Columbia River.

A late lunch at our favorite restaurant in Hood River...Three Rivers Grill

Several hundred wind and kite surfers in the distance---from Hood River all the way to The Dalles.

Pheasant Valley tasting room

Orchard crates

Ah, Oregon. I love this picture, especially since I took it out of a moving vehicle.

Mt. Hood Vineyard--Carra's uncle's place. Drinking my first Pinot Noir Saignee. Delish.

Mt. Hood Vineyard

We escaped the heat and headed to the Freeman's Cabin in Tierra Del Mar. We raced right back again the next day because Jack came down with a double ear infection.

Baby mullet. When his hair gets wet it goes past his shoulders...

Typical meal face on any given day

Cape Kiwanda, Pelican Pub