GIRLS WEEKEND- (Feb. 21-24)
Do I have a great family, or am I just a great manipulator? Well a few weeks ago I saw flights to Portland for $59 each way. I immediately called Mom to let her know and then told her to let the other gals in the family know about this opportunity they couldn't miss out on. I mean they got to share bunk beds (courtesy of Jonah and Savannah) and even got a blow up mattress. Am I nice or what? Anyhow they somehow found it in their busy schedules to come see a lost and lonely sister. (Unfortunately Jen and Angie couldn't make it and were missed. Next time guys.)

We had a great time shopping and hanging out till early in the morning. In fact, we all bought some beautiful Japanese river rocks for about $5 . The thing is that you can probably only find these kinds of rocks at the Portland Crate and Barrel. Right Mom?

Well I can't thank my sisters and Mom enough and I couldn't love them anymore. I just wish they would all like to move here and then everything would be great.

So heads up to anyone wanting to come visit. We have deluxe accommodations at our always open home. So start looking for great flights and come see us.

Dad and Jonah went tubing at Snowbunny on Mt. Hood with the Young Men and Young Women on Presidents' Day.

Drive to Hagg Lake-
We consider it a miracle when Dustin gets home from church before dark, so today was a miracle and we took advantage of it. We went on a drive to a beautiful lake in Forest Grove and the kids had a great time playing on the steep hill by the waterside. Seems simple but it was fun to have a family sunday.

Camie and Sophie came to visit.

It is not very often that family (or anyone) comes to visit, so we were all so excited to have Camie and Sophie come stay with us for a couple of days. We can't say we did a whole lot but it was really fun hanging out, shopping, and eating.

Portland Children's Museum


One of the kids favorite places to hang out is at the Children's Museum. There is so much for them to do (rubber pit, construction, grocery store, library and clay just to name a few).

When we are there, Savannah likes to pace herself with the hope that we will be able to do everything. Unfortunatly this never happens. As for Jonah, well he would probably just stay in the "water" zone the whole time if he chose. And Jacob just loves to be with everyone doing whatever. It is only when we have to go that we run into any problems.

Anyhow, here are a few pictures of the kids with their friends Jack, Lily and Taylor, getting wet, drying off and getting ready for the theater.

Two Years Later. . .

After receiving plenty of requests from friends and family to update our blog, we are officially going to try to communicate with the outside world again (two years later).

Our family moved to Oregon in June of 2006. We live in the Rock Creek area (about 10 minutes West of Portland). Since then we opened a Costa Vida restaurant about 5 minutes away from our home.

Savannah is now 7 and is in first grade. She enjoys playing soccer, dress-ups, dolls and especially Cat. Jonah is 4 1/2, goes to preschool and loves to ride his bike, scooter, skateboard and anything else that moves. Jacob is 2 and is the smiliest boy we know (other than when he is throwing a tantrum).

Here is a picture of our family in Sun River, Oregon over the Thanksgiving Holiday 2007. Stay tuned for more. . . just in case we post something new in the next two years.

Jacob's First Birthday



Here is a (post dated) video post of Jacob's first birthday. As you can here, Savannah likes to call hime "Cubby", which is short for Jacob (just the second syllable instead of the first).