Kevin & Hannah Come for a Visit!

Adrienne's other baby brother and his beautiful girlfriend came up to Oregon to see us. It was so fun having Kevin and Hannah here for Halloween (see their cute costumes). We went to a party at our friend's house then over to the Haunted House. I of course, did not go in (along with Heather) - too scary for me!

We spent a lovely afternoon at Silver Falls. I don't think I have ever been there in the Fall. It was so beautiful with all the leaves changing colors. I just love showing off this wonderful park that is so close to my house.

Look at this leaf I found! Huge! There were leaves everywhere! So pretty!

Kevin and HannahKevin wanted to take Hannah to Pacific City too. It was surprisingly a nice day over there! Their pictures made me and Alex wish we had gone too! Although I'm probably too lazy to climb all the way up to the top of that dune! If Hannah was pooped I would have never made it!

We had a lot of fun riding the tractor, climbing trees and exploring our property. These pictures are down by the creek and over on to our neighbors. It is just the most beautiful forest down there! I'm reminded how much I love my home and know that I will NEVER leave it! They're going to have to bury me down there next to little Sur :-(

This hollow tree has been a source of enjoyment since before Alex was born. It just looks like a little hobbit's hiding spot to me. Alex always looked in there when he was little to try and find a critter of some sort. Now HE wanted to crawl in there! Hannah got the creeps though (I would have too!)

It has been so fun having my baby brothers up for a visit. We all enjoyed spending time together and getting to know Hannah and Anne better. I sure we wish we all lived closer together....

Syren Update

Joe and David (his new crew mate) are in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. They plan to leave for northern New Zealand, Opua Marina on November 1st. They will then head down to Auckland. I can't wait to get down there!

Click on the image to get a better view. Download Earth to really zoom in. It is SO cool! I just love playing with it. Try it out - it's free. http://earth.google.com/

TKD Tournament

Making new friends...

Alex did really well at his first Taekwondo tournament! I was so proud of him! He got a 2nd in Form, 3rd in Weapons and a 1st in Sparring! All the boys and their parents were so nice. We both made new friends and hope to see them all again at the next tournament.

Alex is a Green Belt!

Alex and his proud mama! He got his green belt today. I can't seem to get my videos uploaded (AHH!) but will keep working on it.

Owen Roe, Yum!

My good buddy, Linda, and I stopped by my sister's new winery to do a little tasting and shopping. I love Owen Roe's wines! Delicious! Of course, we had to snap a few pics for the blog.

Girls Gone Wild - In Maui!

Oh, what a wonderful girl's trip to Maui we had! Tracy, Kristen, myself, Heather and Tina enjoyed the sun, drinks, food and so, so many laughs!
We arrived in Maui early enough to hit the beach and watch the sunset...

We took a drive around the top part of the island. Lot's of great views, yummy banana bread and this wonderful artist. I'm too lazy to go look up the name right now....

We met some of the local characters...

Tracy, Kristin and I went on a very fun snorkel cruise to Honolua Bay. It was a perfect day for sailing. We had a great time!

We had a huge pod of spinner dolphins entertaining us there and back. The babies jumping and flipping in the air were so cute!

Me and my baby sis, Heather, out on the town!

I never get tired of the Maui sunsets...

Ok, so here's the "wild" part of the trip...Kristin and I got tattoos! Kristin already has several so she's a pro. I was a bit nervous (a couple Ativan helped that). My artist was so great, very patient and funny and made my experience a great one! I already want to get another one when we go back to Maui!

Here's Kristin's...

Here's mine...I had a very vague idea of what I wanted and Tony just drew this on and I loved it! Thanks, Tony! Check them out at Skin Deep Tattoo....

Thanks, Betches, for a VERY memorable trip!

Ya Ya Night!

Oh, how I love the first Wednesday of the month! The Ya Ya's got into the Halloween spirit by coming in face paint or a mask. Four of us were kitties! Laura had a beautiful mask and leave it to Brenda to come as a goofy skeleton - too funny with her glasses!

MEOWWWWWW.......

Brenda cracks us up!Gotta get our silly photos!