Krueger's Farm Pumpkin Patch with the Kids

Not being on the Facebook, I am catching up on some blogs I didn't do. I was using Facebook as my blog, of sorts. I like the blog better and am glad to put Facebook on hold for awhile. (:

Anyway, the boys & I went to the pumpkin patch with Lisa and her girls and Cade & Tucker in October. We rode the hayride and picked out pumpkins, gourds & apples. The pumpkins were quite picked over, as it was a Monday after a busy, sunny weekend in the Pacific Northwest. The weekend had miles of cars backup to actually reach the pumpkin patch so I still think we made the better choice. We got the experience and all teased that we could get pumpkins at Safeway. Love these pictures of all the kids!!

Thanksgiving Weekend 2010

Thanksgiving was a blast this year. Caver and her boys were out of the country. That would have made it perfect, if they were there...but, other than that, it was wonderful.

Lisa, Andy, Gray, & Ella came over. Uncle Sean came for awhile, at dessert time. He spent it with some friends, since his family was out of town. Yvette made an appearance as well. It was so great to see everyone.

Lisa brought her niece, Selena, who's the cutest thing ever. She's smart as she can be too!!

It was a lot of fun.

On Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, Ashe, Finn, & I went to the St. Johns Bridge, in North Portland. Finn's been fascinated by it for awhile and has been asking to go "check it out". Funny, because he was just there in October when we went over it on our way to the Pumpkin Patch. Anyway, I humored him and took them over it. We got out at the park underneath - Cathedral Park - and took a few pics. The boys wanted to hang out there, but it was wet and cold. I forced them to go home. God, it's a beautiful bridge, though...

Ashe and Finn's Summer 2010, Volume II

CONTINUED FROM PRIOR...

7. Ashe, Cade, and Dennis see Justin Bieber. Finn, Loghan, Tuck and I go out to dinner and then have a sleepover with the Ealy boys.

8. Alex (Erin's son, my nephew, boys' cousin) and Megan (sister-in-law, boys' aunt) visit for a week. We take Alex downtown for a walk on the waterfront and dinner.

Ashe has been having bloody noses this summer...

Aunt Megan with the boys. We all love her!!

9. Ashe and Finn and I go swimming and spend the day at the Sewell's new place, with Drew and Emmy and Ms. Shannon.

10. Ashe, Finn, and I have a night at Holiday Inn Portland for swimming. Finn's friend, Nico, joins us for a bit.

11. Ashe participates in Summer League basketball, along with the 3-on-3 tournament as the culmination of the league.

molly & bernadette (right with mic) did an awesome job with the league and the tournament. amazing.

BASKETBALL CAMPS.

--Finn attended basketball camp, run by LeRoy Ellis Jr., at the end of June.

--Ashe went to Michael Holton's Basketball Camp.

--Ashe attended Rip City Basketball Camp (at Concordia University) at the end of July. He won the free throw competition award for his group.
--Ashe went to one of Coach Kenny's Sunday bball clinics.

Ashe and Finn's Summer 2010, Volume I

I haven't been keeping up lately, so I thought I'd do this and summarize the summer in one fell swoop!!

Here's a list of our fun activities, and related pictures.

1. Last day of School, June 15

2. Trip to Mt. Hood's Resort at the Mtn., with Ealys and Sorensens.

3. Dennis takes the boys to Spokane for Hoopfest (Dennis' team takes 2nd place!!).
4. Finn and I go to a Portland Timbers soccer game.

5. All of us with Dennis' mom, Janet, + Elaine go to Timberline Lodge for Holly's (Aunt/sister-in-law) 50th birthday dinner.

6. Fourth of July at the Residence Inn on the Columbia River, for viewing the Ft. Vancouver fireworks.

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR BLOG #2, WHERE I GIVE YOU THE GLORIOUS PICTURES TO GO WITH THE REST OF THEIR FUN SUMMER ACTIVITIES, LISTED BELOW.

7. Ashe, Cade, and Dennis see Justin Bieber/Finn, Loghan, Tuck and I go out to dinner and then have a sleepover with the Ealy boys.
8. Alex (Erin's son, my nephew, boys' cousin) and Megan (sister-in-law, boys' aunt) visit for a week. We take Alex downtown for a walk on the waterfront and dinner.
9. Ashe and Finn go swimming and spend the day at the Sewell's new place, with Drew and Emmy.
10. Ashe, Finn, and I have a night at Holiday Inn Portland for swimming. Finn's friend, Nico, joins us for a bit.
11. Ashe participates in Laurelhurst Summer League basketball, along with the 3-on-3 tournament as the culmination of the league.
12. Finn attended Laurelhurst basketball camp, put on by LeRoy Ellis Jr., at the end of June at the boys' school.
13. Ashe went to Michael Holton's Basketball Camp.
14. Ashe attended Rip City Basketball Camp (at Concordia University) at the end of July.