Caley's Snowboarding Buddies...January 2008

I think this was the picture taken of Caley returning from Mt. Hood after taking a pretty good spill that resulted in a concussion...needless to say, she was out of commission for awhile...

January 2008 Happy 43rd Birthday, Pam!

For some reason it makes it seem so old when I have to type "43". The girls wanted to have a party for me so we invited some friends (Abbeys, Millers, Favilles). Caley also had a swimmeet that evening so I knew it would be a rush getting dinner for such a large crowd. I decided to make quesadillas ahead and warm them in the oven while we were gone....they were warm alright! To the point of being hard and difficult to eat. Maybe it was just me that noticed because everyone was gracious enough to eat without saying anything...Thanks, All!

December 2007 No Furnace Christmas Day...

Decorating the tree...
Annual gift of new pajamas...
My mom and Dad and their babies...

Had a great Christmas with family. Nana and Papa, Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Jeanne and Andrew all came for Christmas dinner. The furnace went out early that morning but with the help of 2 space heaters and the oven we were able to get the house up to about 65 degrees--nice and roasty-toasty!

November 2007 Counting Down the Days until Mt. Hood Meadows Opens...

Caley LOVES snowboarding...more pictures to come!

November 2007 Oh My...

I'm not sure I'll be too popular putting these on but we were laughing so hard at Hannah and Heather. These are great memories. Wish some of you lived here to enjoy our girls like we do...(Nana and Papa :-))

November 2007 Annual Thanksgiving Pictures

Every year on Thanksgiving weekend (if it doesn't rain) one of our traditions is to take either a family photo or a photo of the girls. We are due for a family photo next year I think. We try to be creative with old buildings around the Salem downtown area. Russ just brings the tripod and camera and we save a ton of money by taking them ourselves.

October 2007 A First Time for Everything...

I think this is the first time the girls had ever carved pumpkins and scooped the junk out. They've always painted them or used permanent marker. Can't remember where Caley was...