On Thursday, August 19th, we visited the Hill Aerospace Museum while Nana Lee stayed with a napping Cedar.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
utah: thanksgiving point
After Cabela's & a quick picnic lunch, we went to the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point. We had looked up this museum before leaving for Utah & were all very excited to see life size dinosaur bones!
utah: cabela's
We drove overnight on Sunday, August 15th, to Ogden, Utah to visit Kenton's grandparents. The kids did pretty well & slept for the majority of the drive. Kenton drove most of the way & I look a short turn right before sunrise Monday morning.
We didn't do much the day we arrived, but we were off & running on Tuesday. Our first stop was Cabela's, where they have amazing displays of real/no longer alive wild animals. :)
They also had a big aquarium filled with cool fish!
They also had a big aquarium filled with cool fish!
we have eggs!
We soon discovered that Dorothy was the one laying eggs. She has laid an egg everyday since! Black Australorps are excellent layers & Dorothy has definitely proven herself. :)
Unfortunately, we are pretty certain that Brunhilde is a rooster. We're bummed. We don't want a rooster but we really like Brunhilde...or, perhaps we should refer to him as Bruno. :\
Opal (the white one in the back) started laying 4 days later. We were excited to see what color her eggs would be because she's an Araucana & could potentially lay green, blue or pink eggs. Turns out her eggs are light brown or beige. Not as exciting as we hoped, but still fun. Fern (the black & white one) started laying while we were in Utah. We're still waiting for Hazel to lay...not sure what's taking her so long & really hoping we're not in for more bad news...
Friday, August 13, 2010
eep graduation
On Wednesday, August 11th, we held a graduation ceremony for my 6th Early Education Program graduating class.
Due to confidentiality, I can't share photos of my adorable preschoolers. But trust me, they're super cute! :)
Kenton watched the boys during the event. I love that they come. I know they could just as easily stay home, but I love to show off my lovely family. :)
eight years
On Tuesday, August 10th, Kenton & I celebrated 8 years of marriage!
Since we got married before digital cameras were the norm, I only have film photos of our wedding. So, I had Kenton scan some of our wedding photos to share with the internet world. :)
Since we got married before digital cameras were the norm, I only have film photos of our wedding. So, I had Kenton scan some of our wedding photos to share with the internet world. :)
We should scan more, but this is it for now.
Eight years ago, we were 21. Kenton had just graduated from OSU & I had one year left. Neither of us had jobs. Not sure what made us think it would be a good time to get married, but I'm so glad we did. We found out the Kenton got a job while we were on our honeymoon on Maui! What a blessing. Since then, we've moved to Seattle, spent a year, then moved to Eugene where we've settled for the last 6 years. We added two kids to the mix & couldn't imagine anything differently. I'm so thankful to have married my best friend & that we remain best friends 8 years later. I love you, Kenton. Thanks for choosing me!
Eight years ago, we were 21. Kenton had just graduated from OSU & I had one year left. Neither of us had jobs. Not sure what made us think it would be a good time to get married, but I'm so glad we did. We found out the Kenton got a job while we were on our honeymoon on Maui! What a blessing. Since then, we've moved to Seattle, spent a year, then moved to Eugene where we've settled for the last 6 years. We added two kids to the mix & couldn't imagine anything differently. I'm so thankful to have married my best friend & that we remain best friends 8 years later. I love you, Kenton. Thanks for choosing me!
the finished wall
Long ago, before Cedar joined our family, I hung some photo art of our little family above our bed. I always had the intention of adding photos of Cedar once he arrived & had been with us for long enough for us to capture some great photos...
Last week, I finally finished up the project. I ended up replacing 3 of the original prints (because Finn has grown up a lot since then) & adding 3 more. So, 6 updated photos of the family.
I got the idea from here & a tutorial of the photo editing process was included (I believe the tutorial link is no longer working but was able to complete the process from memory this time around). I love the way it turned out. Thank you to Marylee & Lew for the craft store gift card that allowed me to pick up some more frames! :)
becca's birthday
On Friday, August 6th, we celebrated Becca's 35th birthday. And I believe that wraps up our Summer Birthday Extravaganza! ;) The Chases hosted a dessert in the birthday girl's honor.