Multnomah Falls

Abi could hardly contain her excitement when we arrived at Multnomah Falls. There are so many great places in the Portland area to see but I think since we live here we forget just how beautiful they are. The idea came about when i was driving home from Costco and there was a small water feature in the median. Abi got really excited and started saying, "mommy a waterfall." I smiled and pretended to be excited with her but I was really thinking, "how pathetic." We live 45 min. away from the Gorge which is filled with amazing waterfalls and Abi thinks that water feature is one. So last Friday we had a family day and headed to our old stomping grounds.

Eliana dancing and walking Abi singing

The Latest

She is just such a cutie I had to take a picture!

Abi has so much fun at Church making new crafts every week. This particular Sunday she came home as a Lamb on a sugar high. Abi calls our building the "church house" and every time we pass it she wants to go play with her friends.





















Abi and Elli have so much fun playing together these days and one of the best spots to do that is in the bath-tub. Abi usually dumps water from a cup all over Elli and then Elli takes the cup and drinks out of it. Someday she may realize that she doesn't like Abi dumping water on her but for now its all just part of the experience.
























I am tired of people calling Abi a boy because of her short hair so I am dressing her in as much pink as I can stand.

Sand and Sea

Double trouble X 2

We were blessed to have John's sister come and visit us for 10 days in August. We got to meet Addi for the first time (she is 9 months old) and we got to see Aiden for the first time in a year and a half. Wow it was a crazy, challenging but wonderful time. We had a small taste of what parents of multiples might feel like because Lisa had a two day class in Seattle so John and I watched all 4 kids while she was gone. Addi and Elli are so close in age and accomplishing the same skills so it was fun to watch them play together. Aiden and Abi are two years apart but they had a great time hanging out and watching tons of Little Einsteins together. Here are some highlights of our time together.

We went camping at the beach and were short on sleeping space so thankfully Addi and Elli were accomodating.

Aiden met some new friends and learned all sorts of fun stuff like how much fun climbing trees can be and how cool head-lamps are.

What can I say... they are just so darn cute!!!

Elli and Addi kept us so busy I fell over from exhaustion every night but they are just so much fun. Despite the fact that Addi has bright blue eyes and blonde hair and Elli has dark brown eyes and brown hair every one thought they were twins.

Grandma Lori or Maga as Abi likes to call her came over to help while Lisa was gone, I don't know what I would have done without her.

It takes costco to keep enough supplies for these two around!!!

Nana and Papa's House

All of a sudden I can picture Abi as an old lady taking care of her grandkids. She had a great time dressing up with Nana. Abi has moved into the mothering role since she has discoverd how much fun it is to boss her little sister around. I am constantly saying, "that's mommy and daddy's job," to the point where she will boss Elli around and follow it up with, "that's mommy's job."


A girl after my own heart! Thank you Dad and Peg for the awesome chocolate on chocolate on chocolate cake. I hope you find something to do with it. I would have taken it home but I am pretty sure it wouldn't have made it through security.

There is nothing like some tickles from Papa.

Cape Meres (The Beach)

We were camping so close to the beach we just had to take a detour on the way home. Abi has been asking to go to the beach a lot because one Elmo episode they are at the beach. It was a little chilly but a great experience to take Abi and let her play in the sand and the water. I took her shoes off in the warm loose sand and she said, "ohh that feels nice." She is so funny!!!