Our little Pumpkin turned 4!

We have been enjoying the fall days of October!! (We love sunny fall days the most!)

We went to Sauvie Island (Kreger's Farm) Pumpkin Patch. It has become a family tradition. We have gone every year since Zoe was born.

Daddy, Pres and Zoe waiting for the tractor (hayride) to bring us back.

Pumpkin, Pumpkins everywhere!!!

Zoe clebrated her 4th birthday at Rotary Park. (I can't believe she is 4!)

Zoe blowing out her princess cake. All the girls were dressed up as princesses and

Presley was a wizard.


Thank you to everyone for Zoe's birthday wishes... she had a great birthday!

September ~

In September Zoe started Pre-Kindergarten at Rose Valley Friends Child Development Center. She loves it! (And she already has a boy friend.)

I celebrated my 29th birthday with my great hubby and my best of friends at the White Eagle McMenamins in Portland. It was a lot of fun!

(Britt and I)

The next morning we woke up bright and early and walked for the Race for the Cure. We had a great turn out. We had beautiful weather too!!

Team Myrtle's Turtles

August ~ Zoe was a Flower Girl

It has been a long time since I updated my blog... in August Zoe was in Shay and Cameron's wedding with Kiya. She was beautiful!

Cowlitz County Fair

We went to the fair yesterday... the weather was perfect after having so many hot days in a row. We looked at all the animals and had lunch. Zoe's favorite animal was the bunnies. Presley liked the chickens... he was so funny laughing at them. It was a fun morning.

The kids posing with the Obama's!!

Presley signing PEACE!

Looking at the bunnies!

Zoe loved the bunnies!

The pigs were cute too!

Water Fun!

The kids have been having fun in the sun playing in their pool and sprinkler. Zoe has a nice golden tan which mommy is a little jealous of. Since all I do is burn then go back to pale white. I have noticed Presley is more like his mommy ... poor guy. It's hot so back in the pool we go!

Steve Saved a Baby Bunny

Steve saved a baby bunny from a neighbor cat. We kept it over night fed it and made sure his cuts stopped bleeding. He was doing just fine so we had to let him go.

It was so cute... it was hard saying goodbye!

Sweat Test

Presley went to OHSU for a sweat test that tested for cystic fibrosis on Tuesday. He was so brave. The results came back negative. Yahoo! Thanks for everyones thoughts and prayers. We are headed to Interstate Kaiser in Portland tomorrow to meet with a gentic specialist.

4th of July Weekend

We headed camping on the 3rd... kids excited and the truck packed full of stuff (more stuff then we needed for sure). We got to Coyotee Rock and set up camp we were the first ones there. Later John and Nikki and their kids showed up as well as the Mortenson family. We had dinner and ate yummy s'mores... Pres wasn't too sure about the stickiness. Our little guy wasn't feeling well during the day with a running nose and stuff. He woke up in the middle of the night screaming like he was in pain. (I just wanted to take him home right then.) So on Friday I did just that. We stayed and visited for a bit but I took the kids home early. (Steve stayed because he needed to help his mom load the u-haul and drive it home.) This is not the way it was suppose to turn out so it's a bummer but we learned that it is just too hard on our kids especially when they aren't feeling good.

On Sat (the 4th) the kids and my mom and I went to the lake to walk around. We ate lunch there, watched the cardboard boat races, and went in the petting zoo. When Steve got home I (yes I) BBQ'd burgers put the kids to bed and watched like 10 fireworks shows just from the view in our yard. We could even see the lake fireworks. It was an interesting 4th, but it turned out to be just right... with the ones I love!!

More Pictures from our play dates!

See the blog below... I had too many cute pictures!!

Caiden and Presley!

Iris with Presley! Whenever Presley got a boo-boo, he ran to Iris for a kiss.

Iris and her sweet daughter Mercy!

Presley probably checking out the girls... he is a little flirt!

Zoe and Pria were so cute together.

Play Dates!!!

On Monday, I met up with Iris Wellcome and her beautiful girls... Justice, Pria, and Mercy. We walked to the park and played. It was a lot of fun to watch the kids play and to visit too! The kids favorite toy at the park was the water fountain... go figure.

Afterwards Zoe, Pres, and I went up to my friend Joni's house for a playdate with her kids; Brianne and Caiden. My friend Brittany that I hadn't visited with since junior high was there to with her to kids also. The kids dressed up as princess and ran around inside and out. Lets just say the kids were exhausted.

Today the kids and I met Erica and her son Jack at the Portland Children's Museum. We had never been there before. It was fun. I recommend it for little ones.

Here are some pictures from our play dates. :)

Riding the Poser Wheels at Joni's House!

Presley brushing the crocodile's teeth at the museum.

Zoe shopping at the museum.

So cute!

Presley and Jack driving the bus!

Presley Scared Mommy and Daddy Again

On Thursday morning Steve was getting ready for work (at 6:30) and the kids woke up so he was getting them a snack so I could rest a few more minutes. Presley laid on the floor near the kitchen whimpering and holding his tummy. Steve picked him up and noticed his face was very pale and his lips were purple. I flew out of bed to see what was the matter. I had flashbacks to when he was 9 months old. He did the same thing... that time they diagnosed it as kiotic hypoglycemia (sp). We jumped in the car without thinking and rushed to the hospital. Steve grabbed some pedialyte as we left and Pres drank it on the way. His color started coming back into his face. They ran blood and urine tests on him. (He even went pee in the cup like a big boy!!) The tests showed ketones in his urine just like last time. The frustrated part is no one knows why this is happening. Ketones in your urine which means your body is starving and it is using up the good fats. The last time this happened he wasn't feeling real well the day before so he didn't eat very much, but this time he had a really big dinner the night before, so that wasn't the case. Today I took him to a new pediatrician for a follow up appointment, she still wasn't sure why this was happening. She ordered an EKG and an EEG to monitor his heart and his brain. He did the EKG today and did really good. He didn't even cry ... he was so brave! We don't know the results yet. The doctor also referred his case to a endocrinologist to see if he has any input on what is going on with our little guy. When I get the results or know more I will keep everyone updated. Thank you for every ones thoughts and prayers!

Enjoying Summer Vacation with My Kids!!!

I have had one full week of summer vacation with my kids so far. I could get us to this. I love spending time with them. Zoe says the funniest things. Presley is silly too. His new thing is licking, so watch out. They make me laugh everyday. We got a library card so we have been taking advantage of that. We have already been to the library 3 times in a week. We have also been to the park a few times. Today we had a picnic at the park with Grandma Betsy. I am looking forward to many more fun day with my kiddos this summer.

Zoe and Presley playing in the new sand box.
Going for a ride in daddy's purple car... I mean hot rod!

Going for a walk at the lake... we had to stop to feed the duckies!

Daddy stopping by in his big truck to say "Hi"!

Having fun at the park!!

Zoe even learned to ride on her new big girl bike!

Zoe went fishing with her daddy for the first time.

She had fun even though she didn't catch anything.