Mary's wedding day has finally arrived! And it couldn't be a more picture perfect wedding day. Not a cloud in the sky and the gorgous fall colors are alive here in the Gorge! Skamania Lodge is the perfect setting for these two love birds! I posted a bunch of pictures below but I have to laugh as I have none of Doug really! But he is a really cute guy!!
Our neighbor's Bruce and Katie planted an amazing garden last spring and it is growing like crazy! And lucky for us, we get to reap the benefits! They have been back east for the last two weeks and so we have been watering the garden for them. Each night while Don gets Kellen ready for bed, Connor and I head over to the Flaker's to do some watering. Connor loves it because there are two hoses. I turn on the water and he gets to water one side of the garden while I get to water the other. Tonight as we were finishing up I heard this while I was putting the hoses away. "Mm, MMMM, MMMMM. This is yummy. Staaaaberries. Mm. MMMMM. Okay! Okay I eat. Yummy" This little rant went on for quite a bit and when I was done putting the hoses away, this is what I found my little toddler doing......I can't tell you how many strawberries he plucked from the vine and ate, but he was a berry mess.
Then, on the way home we were walking down the street and he looked up at the night sky, gasped, let go of my hand and pointed to the cresent moon and exclaimed, "MOMMY! THE MOON IS BROKEN!!!!" I was just dying. So funny! He made me laugh so hard. I love this little boy and all these fun stages. I love seeing the world from his view. Puts things back into perspective!!
My darling dear friend Mary is getting married next month. I can hardly wait. Mary has been my bestest friend from my very first day on the bluff back in August of 1994. Our first day off college met Mary in her dorm room and we hit it off were friends for life after that! We have been through everything together from surviving college away from home, traveling the world together, boys, our crazy Ireland adventures (and I do mean crazy!) jobs, moves, etc. Mary is one fearless and headstrong gal and I have always watched her navigate through everything life offers her with elegance and grace. She can pull anything off. And now to see her Mary her best friend - and to see the way he loves her so, seriously I get teary eyed when I think of it. There is something to be said about seeing two people who are so in love get married! Sooooo, in prep, here are some pictures from the shower my sister Sarah and I threw for her. This was post her bachelorette party in which I will NOT be including pictures. I just won't. I don't even have any. But I do have mental pictures, and I won't share those either....
No summer is complete without a visit to one of the many splash parks. Our favorite is Tanner Creek in West Linn. However, due to the Juneuary we experienced this year, we only made it once!!!! But it was a good one! Jeannie and Tyler were rafting for a week so we got to play with Ellie and Sam! We took a family field trip to Tanner Park! Oh what fun!
Snack Time!
