I'm 34!!!

I had a fabulous birthday.  It was on a Sunday and Richard and the kids spoiled me by getting all ready for church without me, making me the most amazing two layer cake (with three candles and a 4 candle to represent 34,) and being super fun all day.  For dinner we had my favorite, home made pizza which I insisted on helping with to make sure it was just right.  They bought me some really cute shoes which I of course wore to church.  I got lots of fun phone calls from family which kept me happily chatting for hours.

Before my birthday Richard took me out to an awesome Roseburg football game (we won by a lot.)  My friend Leanne took the family out for pizza and got me the fun canoe picture (she and I hang out on the river together) and the super fun chalkboard/coat hanger that we love.  My friend Marci brought me some amazing lemon cranberry scones and some fun kitchen things and another friend, Shirley, brought me a nice accessory for the kitchen.

Overall, a very well celebrated, fun birthday.  Tomorrow the ladies in the cul-de-sac will come for a lunch which will be the last of my birthday celebrations.  Even when you are 34 it can be fun.

  

River Highs and Lows

The dam that is about a mile down the river from us had to have some repairs done so the water was drained out to expose the dam for those repairs.  Here are some picts of the lows and one pict of last year when the river flooded the park (use the green mailbox as a reference.)

Evening at Cooper Creek

Some friends invited us for family night to go out on their boat at Cooper Creek.  We had a ton of fun on their tubes.  The kids had a blast as they went two or three on one tube and would bump into one another.  Richard and I would have contests to see who could stand up on one the longest.  It was a blast.

Haircut...Again

Someone wanted a first day of school chop and she got it.  I think she looks adorable.

Day One of School

Day number one is so much fun!!

Funeral For Summer

This has been the best summer of my life.  I can't remember ever having so much fun, even when I was a kid.  I was so sad to see it come to an end.  My friend Leanne, her daughter Kendall and I were so sad about this blessed season coming to an end that we decided to have a funeral for summer.  We painted rocks that said things like "I love summer", we popped yellow balloons that symbolized the sun, we made rain and stood under it with umbrellas to get ready for the rain, we ate worms in dirt (smashed oreos and gummy worms) and swedish fish in blue jello to symbolize the fun we had at the river, we wrote down our memories of summer and put them in a coffin (black shoe box) then had a ceremony and buried summer in the ground.  It was fun and sad all at the same time.

 Here is the funny poem we all read at the funeral:

We played by the river while the sun did shine

All we can say is that is was sure fine

For those days we will always pine

In our heart the memories will shine

 

Gymnastics Camp

I coached at a week long gymnastics camp this summer.  Tell me what you think is funny about the picture.  Hint: The coaches are in the back row and I am on the far left.