Saturday, April 7, 2012

Easter Egg Hunt 2012--Willamette Fruit Company

When we lived in Arizona it was easy to decide where we hunt eggs on the Saturday before Easter.  Here in Salem, there are a lot of choices, but not eggcellent ones like AJ Parks and Rec.  Today, on a Facebook whim (saw where someone else was going) we went to Willamette Valley Fruit Company's Easter Egg Hunt.  
Beaver Boys before the hunt

look at all those eggs

Will would take the balloon and be happy

Willamette Valley Fruit Company was not stingy with the eggs let me tell you

see what I am saying

why have we never been here before?

Here Will Goes!

all by himself


he is so sweet

way to go Will

Henry patiently waiting for his turn.
He is in the 4-6 year old heat

Go get 'em buddy
look at the tongue

Mom, are you getting this.

way to hang with the big boys

I know this is kinda weird, but I had to give a cameo to my friend who is the team leader for Young Lives (Young Life teen parent ministry).  You cannot tell from the back, but she is actually full term (37+ weeks).  She thought she was going into labor last night, but ended up not being far enough along and was sent home.  One of the teen moms she gets to hang out with responded to this news by saying to her on Facebook,
"Are they still going to let you go to camp :0?"  Bottom line for her.
 I love that with all my heart.  Heidi and the other Young Lives leaders are doing big things, HUGE.
(let me know if you want to be involved)

Can you believe these cherry blossoms?

Okay, this is worth the long, rainy winter.
Willamette Valley Fruit Company, we will be back next Easter Saturday.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

That's the Pits

Who gets to do things like this?

Exploring this new world


Pretty in Pink

I'd rather play with this sword

Henry-boy going for it again...gotta love Young Life Properties







 Good times.  I am still pulling foam out of their socks.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

SLIDE PARK

Come on this way Henry...it is incredible 
whoa

SLIDE!



Henry and his sliding sister

Will taking it all in
(College Work Week in the background)


Taking this big of risks is not always Henry's cup of tea, but with Lily by his side--he could do anything

Slide race

love them

mom, help

Here I go mom

so thankful for these kids
The skate park at in the Canyon's Sports Center is every skaters DREAM 
and every child's SLIDE HEAVEN.  
We went back the next day...major score!
Although, I have had a love/hate relationship with these bronze people, Henry and Will LOVED them. I wish I had a video camera.  It was hilarious.  I think Will may have thought they were real people.  Henry had a conversation with the boy holding the book and when Henry spoke for the statue it sounded like, "Welllcome to Wiiiildhorse," said in a horse voice.
Henry being a statue

he did this all on his own

so serious

Will meeting the statue for the first time

look at Henry's proud face

I really do think he thought they were real


Henry said, "I am a frog statue"  okay son

see what I am saying

he kept saying, "hi, hi"

"pound...pound"
These things always happen to me.