It's Been Awhile

How do you catch up after so much time has passed? Since February we have celebrated birthday, holidays and SUMMER! We went camping along the Oregon coast. The weather was wonderful and we felt rugged as we biked, kayaked and crabbed. Unfortunately we did not catch a crab that we could eat. We decided next time we want crab, we will go to the store, it is cheaper. We had so much fun getting out in nature. We were also able to catch a Scandinavian Festival and I tried to feel closer to my roots. We decided that we could eat Swedish meatballs anytime. A highlight was going to the Maritime Museum in Astoria. It was amazing to learn how about ships and the culture of Astoria. It was a wonderful trip.


Also we were visited by a dear friend from Utah, VIM! It was so wonderful to have her here.

We celebrated the fourth with family from Arizona as well as took in classic car show. Brayden and I decided ( mostly me ) that I will bring the Woody back in to style. Couldn't you see this driving down the road with kids piled in back? I think so.
Finally, Brayden celebrated his birthday. It was fun to make him feel so special. It started with waffles in the morning and cake at night. Brayden's theme for gifts entailed many recipes and food supplies. He now has a tortilla press, bread book and waffle maker to supply us with many goodies!

Valentine's Day

We had a very very nice Valentine's weekend. It all started Friday night when we decided we were very hungry and did not want to cook. We ended up celebrating our Valentine's dinner at Evergreen, an Indian food restaurant. It hit the spot.

I decided to do a repeat of last Valentine's day and made breakfast for Brayden. This was a gift from me because 1.) I do not like breakfast food in the morning, 2.) Because we both have different tastes, I do not make breakfast for Brayden in the morning normally and 3.) We normally do not eat breakfast in the morning together. I actually pulled off a meal and we had a lot of fun talking and starting our day off together. I made a yummy recipe of German pancakes with Sweet Syrup and died the scrambled eggs pink! I also coated our water glasses with sugar died pink. I also scattered little hearts with reasons I loved Brayden all over the house and in his things. It was fun to hear his reaction to when he would find another one.

I thought I was going to be in charge of our lesson for FHE and in charge of dinner because that was my other gift to Brayden. However, he "kidnapped" me after work and we went to pick up a lovely heart shaped pizza that he ordered (in all reality it was more like a triangle shape) and we ended up doing my favorite thing, eating pizza, drinking root beer and watching a movie. It was so fun and relaxing. Brayden even surprised me with an adorable card and drawing set. I had decided a while ago that a new talent I wanted to have was to take up drawing, I am trying to find new hobbies. He was so perceptive and remembered that comment. He wrapped it in a cute package. Needless to say after that exciting weekend, we ended up falling asleep at 8:30 after the movie. However, we had a wonderful weekend! We didn't want the fun to end so we have designated everyday day as Valentine's day. I guess we are still newlyweds..

February 8

Today was a great day. Brayden fixed a Ford truck all by himself. It was a victory for our small family since now we can add mechanics to Brayden's list of growing talents. It was fun to celebrate with him. Over the weekend we were able to go to Living Legends. They are a Polynesian/Native American/South American group who sing and dance. It was so fun to have them in Portland. It was exciting to feel the BYU spirit again. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
We decided to snag a picture with one of the Polynesians. We really enjoyed their dances. I was not quite sure where to put my hand though (hopefully you can not read that on my face!)