Our First Visitors to Oregon

So many things to do, but just so glad to see you!

Something for everyone!

 

excited! Can't take the beach out of my girls!

Sea Urchins or something like that!

Meme and Addie found star fish as big as a plate!

Girls picked Lavendar

Girls saw waterfalls!
Boys went Salmon fishing and didn't take pictures! Imagine that!  Love em though!

Soon after Annie, Chad, Henry and Emalyn visited!

Florida Visitors

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannon Beach!

 

 

 

That is a star fish under that rock!

 

 

After picking Lavender! Our first time

 

 

 

 

 

Multnomah Falls in the Fall

Friends

Silly, but NOT.  God sent me this humming bird friend to visit almost as soon as the feeder was hung.

A new family of friends!

Exploring is more fun with friends!

Forest Park, largest city forest.

First Day of School (in Oregon)

I can hardly believe it!  Esther is starting Kindergarten and Adeline is starting 2nd grade.  

Do you notice something other than Esther being silly….?
Yes, no uniforms!  Adeline sure was happy about that.

 

 

Adeline is 7

I can hardly believe it!  My sweet Adeline is 7!  She is now going by Addie out in Oregon.  She decided she like the old-time way of spelling Addy.  Fine with me.  I am so impressed by her character.  God is amazing and she is letting Him work in her - double amazing.  This last year she has gone crazy reading.  She reads with such expression and huge words easily.  She has made moving to Oregon look easy.  I can no longer say she is shy.  She might be slow to warm up, but we got a report back from h Sunday School teacher that she was volunteering to read Bible verses and lead singing songs in front of the class the very first time she visited!  Love it!  She has been talking to the kids at her Camp this summer about Jesus and finding out if they go to church and have Bibles or  believe in Jesus.  She did this all on her own.  Partly I wonder if to her it is asking them their favorite color because that is just how Jesus fits in her life.  She found it interesting that not everyone had a Bible much less one for every room as we do she told me!  We do have too many I guess we need to get sharing them. This morning she wanted to share the

Multnomah 2

Come join us on a trip!