Mother's Day at the Farm

On Mother's day we went to the farm where the kids got to play a bit.

Mary S. Young Park Trail

There is a park near our house with a trail to the Willamette River. We recently walked it.

Summer is here!

This sunny June weekend we took the kids over to Oliver's school playground for some bike practice. 

Here is Oliver on his first bike ride without training wheels.  Once he realized he knew how to balance, it was just a matter of confidence and he was off.

Zaeda on her new bike. At first she needed lots of help getting started, and then she was off on her own.

Zaeda likes to help with household work.  She wants to be involved with whatever we do. This is not the first time she's helped wash a car. And yes, she does everything in a princess dress.

Popcicles on a hot day

Miss Four Years Old

 

On May 26^th, our Zaeda turned 4. We had some family over, and lots of pink presents were unwrapped to reveal pink girly things adorned with Disney princesses. She couldn’t have been happier.

A few weeks before her birthday, at a nearby park, Zaeda had met a little girl with a bicycle that was frilly and colorful, with a doll seat on the back and a zip up bag at the front. Zaeda was transfixed. She talked about that girls bike for weeks. Meanwhile, she'd been struggling to keep up with Oliver on the little tricycle, so it was clear she needed a bike. And we found one covered with – you guessed it: Disney Princesses.