Happy Fall - It's finally here!

We had the most amazing leaves laying right outside our home this year. Had to take a few pictures of the kids to capture the "fall" moment before the leaves crumble away! Photography by Lydia Hale**

pickles

I canned pickles for the first time this year.
I hope they are good.
I love a good canning day.

my boy at the beach

some of our favorites

One of the contest winners was the hamburger and french fries. This contest was held on a beach in Lincoln City. We had a great time.

sandcastle contest

These pictures are in order from finish to beginning of building our octopus.

Abe the Babe

My brother Abe came out for the weekend and we went on a hike and had a great breakfast prepared by Jared. Miss you already Babe

girls camp crafts

I am our girls camp craft person. this year we made soap, lipgloss and cards. I am using them all for an enrichment coming up so I got some of it home and did it up.

lipgloss, cards and soap

cook it up

rasberry freezer jam, banana bread, and rhubarb buckle.

painting project

neighborhood buds

feed the birds

zoo

The lump has a birthday

best boy in the whole wide world.

eighty everything

For my grandma's birthday we did
80 orange balloons
80 red balloons
80 ruby rings
80 dollars of see's chocolate
and
80 flowers

She loves see's chocolate, flowers and has always worn her ruby ring and painted her fingernails to match it .
Happy birthday Grandma
If you haven't ever filled a room with 160 helium balloons I would like to recommend it.