First day of school pics

My girl.... is growing up so fast!!

Latest Knitting projects!

Knit boots!! Grey...

Blue grey

(Had to make Seahawks colors)

And the owl hats are back too!!!

Keep on knitting!!!

Paint Night!!

Painted at my friends birthday party. A private class !!! 

Thanks Michelle for the fun party!! Happy Birthday Stacie!!!

Out with the old ... In with the NEW!

It's been a long time coming..... Those old gates were old and rickety and very heavy.... 

Time for something NEW!!!

I can finally open with out breaking my back!!

horses!!!

I think I have started something here.....

 She is really liking riding horses.... so earning the GS outdoor HORSE badge was quite fun!

on Cowboy at Sunriver Stables

Getty UP!!

Homemade garden recipe

Nothing taste better than homemade !!!

I found a recipe on Pinterest for crockpot marinara!! So easy and so fun!!

Then I added some of my own items, all things from my garden , basil, chives, onion, tomatoes, garlic and lots of oregano and seasonings.  

Put everyone thing in skins and all and let cook on high for 6-8 hours stirring every hour or so... Then once all cooked down you can run through the food processor.

Yum! happy creating!!

Summer travels

First stop... Sunriver OR

Bike rides, Nature Center and Observatory!!!

Next... Horse riding!!

The girls were so excited to get to ride all on Their own!!

Last and most beautiful stop.... Crater Lake OR!!

The first day we took in a few hikes and a ranger talk to make or own postcards!!

Last day ... Crater Lake boat tour!!!

Amazing trip and amazing friends!! ;)

Opal creek!!

Spent the day in gorgeous country and company!! 

💕💕Thanks so much for girlfriends and summer time fun!!💕💕

Kitchen updates!!!

It has been a slow go but we are slowly upgrading our kitchen. I resurfaced out cupboards last year and we also upgraded our appliances. 

This is so you remember those dark counters we USED to have. 

Today is the day !!! We are finally at the stage of new counters!!! 

And a new under mount sink. 

Still have some more work to go but wow!!, looking good so far!!!

And finally the backsplash tile is installed. 

And only the grout and finishing touches are left!!

Finished! 💕💕💙👍🏻

The Beachside experience!!

We went camping at a great campground!! The beach is RIGHT out your door!! 

And we were blessed with amazing weather and camping at the same time as some friends!! 

We had such a great time at the beach!!

The first day was allot of sand time!! So relaxing!!!

The kids ride scooters and played for hours!!!

Then it was S'mores!!!

We also went to Newport...

And finished the day with ice cream...

Yum!!

Next up was a trip to Florence!!! On the way down the coast we did some geocaching!!

And in Florence we stopped for chowder at Mo's!!

Next up... Dunes ride!!!!

Lots of fun!!! 

Next stop sea lion caves and Hecata Head  Lighthouse!!

Another great summer trip!!

Ashlee was super excited to find some great travel patches for her Girl Scouts vest too!!

Oh and on the way home we finally got to check out the rooftop bar at Mcmennamins!!

Great fun!!!