Halloween 2010

Todd had lead poisoning, Christine was a Zombie, & Luke was a killer bee.
This picture was taken with Todd's dad at his house.
My mom came over & we trick or treated in town then had dinner together. No broken arm this year.

Pumpkin Carving with Friends

We went to the pumpkin patch a second time with our friends & their son Last weekend. The weather wasn't as nice but we can do anything in the rain. Afterwards we came home ate pizza & carved our pumpkins.







Luke though it was a snack. I washed it off & it turned into a great teething toy.

Pumpkin carving is so fun. We had a really good day!

Cheer Camp 2010

Our Friend Andrea is the new Cheerleading coach at North Valley High School & she did a kids cheeer camp. Christine went and had a great time yelling for the Knight. All week she practiced her dance & her cheer it was really cute.

As soon as she was done off came the skirt & she was playing football in the end zone with the boys.

Luke 10 months old

Luke is walking around. We have a little kitty he likes to play with between the window.


Just silly stuff

Nice smile.

We were just having fun with the camera while he was sitting in my lap.

Luke is Mobil

Luke is totally mobile. He is not only walking but he is climbing & do some tricks on his Kiddie bike.

This little wagon was Jaren's (his 10 year old cousin) and he loves to pull it around. Luke also climbs in it & wants to be pulled by Christine. He will sit in there a long time and wait.

This is the other favorite toy. This was Christine's. He pushes this all over the yard & house. He is starting to do tricks. SCARY!!

Luke climbed on this & then Todd & Mark grabbed him. Crazy!!! Boys are so different! He is a mover & a shaker!

The Pumpkin Patch

A Couple of weeks ago we decided to go to the Pumpkin Patch at Fort Vannoy Farms. My sister & her Husband Noah & their daughter Jewel went with us. We had so much fun going Thur the corn maze & picking pumpkins. The day was absolutely beautiful. We were actually hot.

What a good looking family.

Daddy's Girl. Getting ready to ride the tractor.

Is Christine getting big or What is in a ladies size 7 & 1/2 shoe. She is going to be tall. We had a fun Day.

Birthday Traditions- # 8

It is a tradition that you get breakfast in bed. I have been doing pancakes in the shape of numbers for the last few years. I was so tired but got it done. Christine was so funny she was like get that bright light out of my face.

Eight with hearts. Showing all the love.

Dinner with Family.

We always have dinner at the birthday person choice. Christine loves Mexican & her favorite restaurant closed this last year. So we went to a different restaurant. My Mom & her husband, Noah & Jaren, Todd, Myself & Luke were also present.

The waiter gave her some whip cream on the nose after they sang to her. So we had a good day!!

Birthdays are special & are one of my favorite thing to celebrate.

This is the pillow pet she really wanted. Nana got it for her. Good Job Nana!!

Christine Turns 8 with her friends

Christine had a nice group of Friends & family to help celebrate her 8th Birthday. We love our local bowling alley who makes the parties so fun and easy for Mom. Boys in the back Ben, Joe, Jaren, Kamryn, Jadyn, Christine, Alex, Jewel, and Kylie.









We had a great time!!














Christine loves these ladies, Auntie Sarah & Korene




Blowing out the Candles is so fun when your BFF's are by your side. On left is Cousin Jadyn & on right Alex

The Greatful Bread

When In Tillamook we had breakfast at the Greatful Bread a bakery & resturant.
Jesse, Kylie & Morgan, Kathy, & Luke & my self.
It was fun & then we went off shopping.
Yummy breakfast!!

Luke & Jens Trip to the North

Luke, Kathy & I made our way to East Portland Visited my cousin Corey & his family. It was great to see them & their new Little one. He was so cute. Then we made our way to my other cousin in Forest Grove. Staid there a night. Then Saturday went to Vernoia & got these great pics of Luke & his Cousin. Kylie's mother in law Donna provided us a meal fit for a king and this great basket of apples that Luke really enjoyed. Donna has a great set up & her toy box was wonderful. Luke loved that little car thing he pushed that thing around for a long time.

Luke Really liked Jackson & we had a good time staying with them. It is always nice to stay in a house that is kid proofed.

Luke 9 months old

He Loves to chew, on anything from your toes to toys

Typical man has to have the remote. You can see the bottom teeth & he has 4 on top.

This is his new fun thing to do. He like to open and crawl in and out of the TV cabinet in our bed room. Yes that is a baby he takes in there with him. He likes to chew on her hand.

Luke is all over the place. He has 6 teeth & 2 more on the way. He will be walking very soon as he walks along things & has taken a few steps from one thing to another. He is a wonderful baby & we are so blessed. He is a good sleeper & is very inquisitive about everything from the vacuum to the dog food bowl. He keeps me on my toes, He is so fast one minute on this side of the house the next in his bed room. He loves our dogs 7 like the occasional ride on them.

Life is just racing by & I am just trying to hang on and enjoy the race.

Summer fun with Black Berries

Christine sits with Luke while he eats his Black berries. She is growning up so fast! She will be 8 in 2 weeks.



We were on the boat one day picking black berries & gave him one. He has been hooked ever since.

Look at that smile. I swear he does get some in his mouth.

This was so Funny! Luke was trying to drink out of the hose. It was so stinking cute!!

Luke & the Kitten

Luke loves this kitten. When he is out it always comes up and plays with him.
It is so funny. He was watching his sister & would not look at me. What a turkey, but a cute turkey. He is 9 months in this picture. It goes by so fast!

Frist day of School - Second Grade

Christine & Todd as they get ready to leave for their first day of school.

She had the outfit picked out for a week. She was so excited to start a new year. I took her that day to get her settled & she has been doing great ever since. What a difference a good teacher makes. I tell ya.

First Home Football Game of 2010

Christine at end of the game drinking some hot coco. She is tired out after playing with all here friends. She were her Knight Football shirt every Friday for support. She even tells kids in her class what high school they will be in & that her dad will be their PE teacher. She is too funny!
She loves her Daddy & the Knights!!


The knights were not victorious. Can you tell....Nice smile Todd.
Luke slept for the second half & woke up at the end.


Grandpa Dick & Grandma Jo were in attendance. As you can see little mister was asleep.






Luke is on our blanket playing with Mazie Deforest. She is about a month older than Luke & they are so funny together. It's neat to have other babies to play with, especially at football games. It is funny, because they is a bunch of coaches kids that all play together. We have a great group of coaching families.

Todd's Big Fish

Todd & his friends did some serious Salmon fishing this year & he got a really nice Salmon. I was so glad when he finally smoked it all. Our house smelt like salmon for like 2 weeks.

August 2010 Trip to Portland

Luke & Christine at the new Lion exbit at the Portland Zoo.

Train ride means nap time for little brother. That kid can sleep anywhere. We are so lucky!!

Christine Dancing in our friends yard as we get ready to go to dinner at PF Changs. Oh so good!

Luke loves to play in the grass

August 2010- My birthday weekend

For my birthday we went on a Air plane ride all over the valley & over our house it was really neat.

The plane was really small but so cool. Christine & Luke got to see us up in the air as we flew over our house.