Happy 30th Birthday to My Hunny!

Today, the love of my life turned 30.Last night we threw him a party.

Thanks to all that came and helped celebrate his BIG BIRTHDAY
and a BIG THANKS to one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants, OHANA Hawaiian Cafe, who did an amazing job with dinner for our whole group!

Some People Say We're Just Lucky

We KNOW we are!

: Corned beef : Cabbage : Potatoes, carrots, onions :

: Irish cheddar fondue : Chocolate Stout Brownies :

Impish Leprechauns of all shapes and sizes!:: Happy St. Patrick's Day ::

:: Treat others how you want to be treated ::

Wise words by Cameron Z

Timberline (Mt. Hood)

My idea of a mental health day= fire roaring, sipping chai tea, sitting on the couch in my pjs, getting some knitting projects done. . . my hunny had other ideas.
:: Me, Brian and Bradley ::
The threat of rain had us worried, but it was spring conditions up at Timberline!

No wind, soft groomed trails and even a few sun breaks.

:: Photo op with the peak in the background ::

:: Dad, me and Bradley ::

Not too shabby for a Thursday.

A Weekend Romp

Tubbs Romp to Stomp

Mt. Bachelor, Oregon

Stomp Out Breast Cancer!:: TEAM KAREN ::

Jill, Lexy, Jerri, Bethany, Lisa

Mari, Melissa

The shuttle ride - glad we weren't driving in that weather!

Blizzard Conditions on the Mountain!

Let's do this!

Brrrrrrr!

It was cold.

The winds were gusting like crazy.

It was a white-out at times.

But we did it - and we're still smiling! Thanks Bethany and Jill and Mom

for a fun girls weekend that supported a great cause!!

What a Weekend!

You can't tell how much we did this weekend and how much fun we had by the number of pictures we took (or didn't take).

Once again, I'm a picture taking failure.

Friday night: Ducks vs. UCLA @ Nick's house

Saturday: Craig and Laura's baby shower

Sunday: Lunch at the Maloneys

Another fun weekend with friends!

Babysitter's Club

Here are a few of the little rascals that have come over to play at our house lately:

:: Soren G ::

:: Tabor W ::

:: Miss Maizie W ::

We love it when these little ones want to come over and play at Auntie Mari and Uncle Brian's house!

(We pretend it's us they want to see, but we really know it's "Tooper" they want to play with!)

Sauvie Island Pumpkin Patch

On Saturday, I had a date at the pumpkin patch with this cutie and her mom!

** More pics coming soon! **

A Morning on the White Salmon River

White Water Rafting in the October?!?

When our friend Nick suggested it, at first we thought he was crazy.

But the more we talked about it, the more fun it sounded!!

Nick did a great job rounding up a group of us, and Saturday morning, we headed up to the White Salmon River. (Just out of Hood River, on the Washington side.)

Our Group: Guide, Brian, Tony and Nick Wright, Bethany Joyce, Bryan Joyce, Greg Flemming

bottom row: Guide's wife, Me, Hippie Guide, Lisa Joyce

Zoller's was an amazing outfit, and they really made sure we had an awesome (but safe) time!

Not your typical "swim wear!"

Hamming it up before we head out!

The descent down to the river!!

Not gonna lie-some, of the excitement turned to apprehension on the way down those steep stairs!

Once we got into the boats and on the water, we went over some last minute safety instructions, practiced some basic moves and got on our way!

Spelunking - we took the boats into one of the small lava tubes that hadn't collapsed.

The White Salmon river runs through what used to be one giant lava tube!

Boat #1: Hippie Guide, Bryan, Lisa and Bethany Joyce and Greg Flemming

Warming up over a nice little rapid!

And by warming up, I mean their rafting moves, NOT their body temperature!

That water was coooolllllldddd!

Bethany giving the (Hawaiian) thumbs up - all the rafters decided to run the falls!!

VIDEO

Boat #1 takes Husum Falls a 10-15 foot waterfall!

(The falls were at about 14 feet the day we ran it!)

Boat #2 peeps got to watch from the bridge!

Boat #1 zoomed right through the falls!

The guide said it was his smoothest run of the year!

HIGH FIVES all around!

The pressure is on!

Boat #2 coming in to the Falls!

Boat #2: Guide, Guide's Wife, Mari & Brian McDonald, Tony and Nick Wright

Game Faces ON!

This could be THE MOST hilarious succession of photographs EVER.

I'm Just Say'n

GET DOWN AND HOLD ON!

No really, that's the command the guide gives right before you go over the falls!

WOOO-HOOOO!

What, going into the falls sideways isn't normal?!

Completely submerged!

Popping back up. . . um, wait, are we missing someone??

Nick?! Where are you going??

Nick got ejected out of the boat, but managed to hold on by A FINGER!

Nick's dad drug him back in to the boat (I think I was laughing too hard to be of any help)!

What a recovery! It was a miracle we all didn't get tipped over!

ALL SMILES!

Enjoying the beautiful scenery and the gorgeous fall day!

What an awesome time on the river!

Mount Hood - seen from the "backside." Not the angle we're used to viewing the mountain at!

A well deserved lunch at Everybody's Brewery in White Salmon.

Delicious food, I highly recommend eating here if you're in the area!

And some dessert to top it all off!

What an awesome way to spend a Saturday morning!