Mother's Day at Church

Today, on Mother's Day, was Little Bird's first day at church. She  got all dressed up and was looking cute with her little headband. She did great and slept most of the time. We sat in the hall during Sunday School and during Relief Society she ate and was back to sleep. She likes to stay awake at home and sleep on the few outings she has been on.

A Busy Start

Our little bird has been busy. She has got to spend lots of cuddly time with her grandmas when they came to visit over the past couple weeks. It was so nice to have them here. She also got to take her first bath and did great. She wasn't quite sure what to think of it but didn't cry (mostly looked surprised.)

 She has also been for several walks--including one to Highland Park to check out the flowers and lilacs. She seems to like rides in the stroller, even around our neighborhood sidewalks with all their bumps.

She is keeping us very busy and we are all pretty tired from the odd hours. Even Sadie and Sylvester are wiped out. But we sure are glad to have her in the family, even if that means no more sleeping in.

Hello World

Happy Easter

We had a nice relaxing Easter. Some new felted eggs (courtesy of the trip to Portland) to decorate the table. There was a nice program at church. Then the delicious lamb dinner (the tradition that started last year). This year we tried roasted fingerling potatoes. It was all quite tasty.

Waterfalls and Chicken Feet (Day 1)

On Wednesday we went to see the waterfalls. We started at Multnomah Fall, the 3rd tallest year round waterfall. We also saw Bridal Veil, Horsetail, Shepards Dell, Latourell, and Wahkeena.

Everything was so green and mossy. A very different kind of green than we have in Rochester. It was kind of misty and rainy when we first arrived but it didn't rain very hard so were were still able to take tons of pictures.

That night we went to dinner with Michel (someone who Dale works with from Taiwan). It was at a real Chinese restaurant. There was so much food. Caleb was brave and tried the chicken feet.

Back to Basketball (Day 4)

The day started out with the guys heading to Fry's electronic store and REI (where Caleb got a great deal on a insulated raincoat). The girls checked out a quilting shop and each came home with a couple projects to try out.

In the afternoon we headed back into Portland to watch our last two games. Very fun. They guys behind us asked where our matching shirts were. This time when the games was over we had a schedule for the MAX. We didn't want to wait another 30 minutes so we (along with tons of other people) squeezed ourselves on board.

When we got home Caleb and Dale hung up the quilt above the doorway. We made cake pops and got packed to leave early the next morning. It was such a fun trip.

Oregon Coast (Day 3)

Friday we headed west to the coast. We weren't sure what type of weather we would end up but it wasn't bad--overcast but not raining for most of the trip. We walked along the shore and found a tunnel to go through to the other side.

Caleb had fun skipping rocks between waves and I took tons of pictures.

We went to the Tillamook Cheese factory and got to see them making cheese--huge blocks being cut down, measured, and packaged. Then we got to sample many different flavors.

We went to Cannon Beach which was less rocky and more sandy. There we had dinner at a little restaurant before heading home.

As we were driving we listened to some basketball games. We turned the radio on just in time to listen to the end of the three games that were big upsets. It was pretty exciting. 

 That night was watching more basketball on TV (KU) and we tried out felting Easter eggs.