That's gonna leave a mark

Annie came for a visit in April bringing my neice Rachel along to help drive and see her cousins.  As always Annie comes ready to clean and  play with the kids.  My aunt Janet flew in for two days.  We went shopping one day and the next day she, Annie, Rachel and Griffin walked all over downtown Portland, the Pearl, Saturday market and a few key antique stores.  Janet even mended curtains for me and played dodge ball on the trampoline with the kids well into the evening.  It was great having them all here.

Griffin has friends over on several occasions to join in his new hobby..... Paint balling and Air Soft Wars in the forest behind the house.  Those boys will stay out there for hours!  I'll beckon them down with pizza, otherwise I can hear their distant crys an acre or two away as they are welted by a ball.  Last week he and two friends had Air Soft and a sleep over in the bonus room.  I barely saw or heard them all night.  It was lovely! 

Spring Break Traditions

Spring Break at Cannon Beach has been our tradition now for many years.  It's just too cool to venture out anywhere in hopes of good weather and we love the beach even when it's stormy.  This Spring Break was very wet and windy.  We were lucky to get two beautiful days, although a bit breezy at times.  The kids enjoyed having their own "spending money" from Todd.  I brought some delicious meals to cook up in our cottage that had two separte bedrooms, full kitchen, hide a bed and washer n dryer.  This is my new hot spot!  The kids loved the scavenger hunt I made up of 22 questions scattered up and down Cannon's main street.  The winners got a Tillamook ice cream cone.  We dined on Doogers clam chowder, Pizza a feta and of course saltwater taffy from Bruces.  Rented Twilight, New Moon and The BlindSide to watch at night after Brody was all tucked in.  Camdyn and Kennedy are now BIG Edward fans.  I'm liking Jacob now that his hair is short.

Some Sundays I make them stay dressed after church so I can grab a shot or two of them looking spiffed up.