Three Cheers For Jude! (pun intended)

(forgot I had started this before I went to Norway)


Jude came to spend the night All By Himself  for his 3rd birthday. He brought his brand new "bike" and accessories that he got from Papa and Grandma and Mommy and Daddy. Grandma came over for supper, and we all had fun outside until Jude got tired and it was a bit cold. I taught Jude how to shoot the foam dart gun, and how to aim at the target instead of wildly shooting wherever the gun happened to be pointed at the time he manage to pull the trigger. We must have shot a hundred + shots. Once he got the hang of it, he was a crack shot! We were aiming at the side lites on my door. He hit them or very close tons of times. We read books, watched some Looney Tunes, had snacks, and an all around good time. We love you Jude!

The grin says it all...

Stop!!!

It Snowed! (it did, it did! a tiny bit)

"Manna" From Heaven This Morning

Psalms 45

7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions. 8 All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad. 9 Kings' daughters are among Your honorable women; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir. 10 Listen, O daughter, Consider and incline your ear; Forget your own people also, and your father's house; 11 So the King will greatly desire your beauty; Because He is your Lord, worship Him. 12 And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; The rich among the people will seek your favor. 13 The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace.

Very thankful to be spending the weekend with those who are "all glorious within the palace." Looking forward to an awesome weekend!

"Post Failed"

This is the response I get when I try to post something from my phone via the Blogger App I downloaded if I try to include a picture. Trying once more with out it. Then again... if posts with pics fail, what was the point???

I Saw "Real" Mountains...

While I didn't get to climb the "real" mountains, I did get to see them and take a few pictures from both the plane and the ground. They are quite amazing! Love, love, loved my time in Salem! Saw some old friends, made some new ones, and got the grand tour of Macleay from Esther Martin. Thanks to all the friends who made my time super special. (super... hehe, think that is a West Coast word Here's a few pics to prove I was there. : ) Went to Silver Falls on Friday afternoon. It was FREEZING, but beautiful! There was steam coming up off the waterfall.

All the trees were covered in moss.

Some of those good friends I was talking about : ) 

We stopped at a lookout in the park just at sunset. It was amazing!

My little Buddy, Miles. (making faces with apple slices in our mouth) : D

I miss Eileen...

Mt. Hood - Quite amazing that something could be so large as to stick up into the clouds like that. 

The Rocky Mountains 

Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!

The theme of our fall party was "The Circus", not The Wizard of Oz. We did however, have a few of the characters to go with it. : ) Here is a glimpse of the fantastic people I get to be with every week. The more often the better. : ) 

Forgot to mention, most of these pictures were taken by Verba. Maybe some by Ang? Not sure... We were all in it together : )

 What is a circus with out pop corn?!?

I think she had quite a few disappointed kids that her snacks were all props and GLUED into the box! LOL 

Madison was "The Dog Lady"  

Three Musketeers 

 Sisters : ) 

 

Friends after all...  : ) Love you guys!