My favorite photo of the two of US

Keeli "Catchin' Air"

"taking a bow"

ooops...that one got by me

"Catchin' Air"

Todd was playing "catch" with Keeli and I was able to get some great photos of her leaping for her toy

Our 10th Anniversary Plans

"Vacation Village @ Weston"

We have finalized our plans for our 10th Anniversary : We'll be on an Eastern Caribbean Cruise out of Miami the first week of March and then we booked a resort the following week near Ft. Lauderdale. Our flight will fly into/out of Ft. Lauderdale. (The airfare was cheaper) We plan to rent a convertable & drive from Miami to our resort. Todd has a friend in Ft. Lauderdale and I have cousins in Lakeland, FL that we would love to hook up with while were there.

Jackson's 1st Haircut

Here are a couple of pictures of Jackson getting his 1st haircut back in July, when he was 15 months old. I saw Matt & Heather's BLOG, which reminded me about Jackson. He got his haircut @ Pigtales & Crewcuts located in Tannasborne.
Jackson's New Haircut

Nana's Little Sweetheart

* * * * * Jackson's 1st trip to Emergency * * * * * * * * * * * Stacie's New Haircut * * * * * * * *

Jackson is 17 months old

Last weekend, Jackson was running, fell & hit a lamp. He put two teeth through his bottom lip and needed stitches. They were in Sunriver at the time and had to rush him to Bend Memorial Hospital. The hospital staff needed to put him in a straight-jacket in order to put two stitches in. You would never be able to tell that this is what Jackson went through 4 days ago...full of energy and it doesn't seem to bother him at all (The stitches are under his bottom lip...see photo)

This is Stacie's new haircut! She is now 33 weeks along...only 47 days to go. I can't wait to welcome this little one and find out if we will have a new granddaughter or grandson.

Camping @ Cove Palisades State Park

We were camping @ Cove Palisades State Park with Dale & Dale and their kids, Aslynn & Erica; and Shawn & Cindi w/ their kids, Loran, Clare, Luke, & John. Lake Billy Chinook is formed by the Deschutes, Metolius, & Crooked Rivers. We enjoyed water activities at the "Cove", canooing, hiking, & roasting marshmellows by the campfire

Our Upcoming Eastern Caribbean Cruise

We will be visiting the ports of:
San Juan, PR

St. Thomas, VI
St Maarten, NA
March 1-8, 2009

The Hillsboro Air Show

Todd & I went to the Hillsboro Air Show on Sunday & had a great time. Todd got in free because he's a veteran and we decided to get seats in the reserved section. It unbelievable how much more you see. The weather was mostly cloudy and the mid 70's...actually perfect weather to watch an event outside. The clouds provided a nice backdrop to see everything without having the glare of the sun and you could actually take some great pictures!

Notice that there are 2 parachutes-two guys

The "Patriots"

Fun Time @ Beaverton Park Fountain

We all went to the Beaverton Water Park Fountain. As you can see Jackson had a great time. The Ice Cream Man showed up...Todd treated us to some yummy treats & Jackson made his rounds getting "big" bites of each of our treats. The water was on the chilly side and you can see this in Jackson's face in one of the pics.

Rest in Peace RANDY PAUSCH

'Last Lecture' Professor Randy Pausch Dies at 47

I first saw Randy on the "Oprah Show" where he gave an abbreviated version of the 'Last Lecture'. The full presentation was shown on cable sometime later(a little over an hour long)...both Todd & I watched it together. He will INSPIRE you! I also have his book 'The Last Lecture', that was published this past April if anyone would like to borrow it. This is the version shown on Oprah (~10 min.) and you can see the full version on UTUBE.

Christian the Lion Reunited with Men That Rescued Him

This is a UTUBE video...It will bring tears to your eyes and give you goosebumps. This is just incrediable! May the best of our friendships be just like this. The power of love knows no bounds.

Pictures of "Ace" Berg & John Rendall who raised Christian through his first year in their flat in London in 1969.

Pics from wedding...& cute pics of Jackson

Stacie is 26 weeks pregnant /Jackson is 15 months old
and due Oct. 22

Splish, Splash...Pool fun

Stacie and Jackson traveled to Bend, OR the

first week of July to help her sister, Lesa with

her wedding plans. Jake joined them that

weekend for the wedding on July 5th. They

went to a small water-park where Jackson

enjoyed the pool and waterspout fountain.

"Wicking" PJs

Well...I finally decided to splurge and purchase these

"wicking" pj's and nightgown (the nightgown is actually

tea length). I have been experiencing hot flashes, and

would wake up hot and then get chilled which resulted

in interrupted sleep and take sometimes along time

before I could go back to sleep because of chills.

The benefits of this sleepwear are:
*superior wicking keeps you dry
*rapid evaporation so the fabric stays dry too
*soft cotton feel so it's always cozy
They are on the expensive side, but made very well, with

no tags. I definitely have been getting better nights of

sleep...usually sleeping right through the night.

Our New Hammock-new pics

Last evening, I was relaxing in the hammock reading a

magazine. Somehow, Todd was able to sneak up on me and get

these photos. I must have been involved in some exciting story!

Todd dug the new hole for the post on Saturday. We hung the hammock on Sunday, but need to wait 3 days for the concrete to cure before we use it.

The reason why we had new set a new post:While we were on vacation in Palm Springs, we had a neighbor boy watch our pets. He and his older brother used our old hammock as a swing. Who knows how high they were able to get the hammock to go, but a some point one of the posts snapped, and down came the youngest one...luckily no one was hurt.

(It would have been fun to have a video of this!)