We made it

So I went away last week-end and we all survived. Stop reading now if you do not want TMI re: my boobs, and come back in a few sentences. I was going to wean the baby, but MAN! did those things hurt come Saturday afternoon. When I got home on Sunday the baby came snuffling around and I let him have at it. Guess neither of us is ready to let it go yet.


Okay, come on back....

The weather in Manzanita was GORGEOUS! And what a nice, little protected beach they have there with Neah Kah Nie mountain on one side and....whatever on the other. People were out and about enjoying themselves on the Oregon Coast like I hadn't seen in some time. And it was a fruitful time - I completed about 32 album pages in DJ's scrapbook, from 6 months to 9 months old. Yes, that's a lot of pages for 3 months, but hey! My kids will always know what they looked like as babies, unlike their poor parents who have little (Sena) or no (Jimmy) pictures of their babyhood. With the exception of much interrupted sleep, those left back in Sherwood didn't suffer too much. I am always impressed when Jimmy does stuff that I probably wouldn't, like take all 3 children to play at McDonald's. He even got them ready for Sunday school on time!






I tried to take some artsy fartsy pictures of the sunset...














Here is evidence that I do not always sit in front of the computer while my children run amok in the house. We actually get out the art materials every now and again!












Helen had her fun run last Friday. Any of my old 4-H buddies will appreciate this: I sewed on strips of patching material, a bell on the front rim, and two sets of buttons to make a clacking noise when she ran. Yes, I can still wield a needle and thread.

We have some great apples on our tree this year. I love watching the kids eat them (James is screaming, "APPP!" as he sees this picture).