Tag: wild cherry tree

time to catch up

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It’s time to catch up a bit, don’t you think?

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{first}earthquake

City map

YES.

There was an earthquake here last night…and we slept through it.

I guess a lot of people in our area felt it. So crazy.

{second}spring break

The day after we went skiing we drove 90 minutes from home in the opposite direction…

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We stopped at Camp 18 for breakfast.

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Then we hit Cannon Beach.

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It’s been YEARS since we had been to the coast. Ridiculous, right?

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It’s only 90 minutes away!

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Lorelai was really too young to remember the last time we were at the coast.

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She loved it!

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We spent less than an hour on the beach, but the trip was well worth it. I love that we were skiing on Mt. Hood one day and running from the waves the next. So blessed to call Oregon home.

{third}at home

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The tulips are in full bloom in our front yard. I am pretty sure that I want to add a bunch more colors for next year. I just love tulips.

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We are starting to spend a lot more time outside. It’s awesome.

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We started seeds for our vegetable garden. Giving it a try this year instead of buying already started plants. The kids love squirting the dirt with the water bottle each day. I am hoping we will see green sprouts sometime this week!

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Speaking of green, there’s a lot of it sprouting all around the neighborhood. The grass in the backyard needs a little help (always a battle with the shade, the acidic soil from all the pine needles, and the dogs and kids on the grass in the muddy winter). The white on the ground is wild cherry blossom petals that snow down from a huge wild cherry tree in our neighbors yard.

{fourth}out and about

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We took Ben for a walk at the dog park near our house yesterday.

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The trillium are blooming throughout the forest floor.

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The kids love exploring and I can’t wait to more of this with them over the summer!

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{fifth}adventure

Yesterday evening was beautiful. We should have been upstairs doing a bath and a shower, but we played outside for a while longer.

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They are so silly together. They really bonded over Spring Break. It’s pretty amazing to watch them together. They have their moments of nastiness, but they really are great friends. I am so thankful that they have eachother.

It’s supposed to be mostly sunny and 73 degrees today, so I’m planning to take the little guy out of school early so the three of us can go on an adventure.

home is…spring in the beautiful pacific northwest.

 

 

 

{hello friday} 4.5.2013

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Just a quick hello to you on this Friday afternoon.

This weekend I will recap our Spring Break visit with Ryan’s mom.

Until then, here a few photos from the week from {m}iphone.

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This little lady landed on my chair when we were sitting outside enjoying our beautiful spring break weather.

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Odyssey and I have started sharing coffee outside when it is warm and dry enough.

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We also shared a great run down to the river on Wednesday morning. I can’t wait to do it again!

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Lorelai has figured out that she can do just about anything her brother can do and has started to write her name, ride a bike, run after the dogs on our walks, and make her own puddles to splash in when it is not raining.

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Her brother taught her how to climb this pallet to talk to the boys next door.

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She also loves to paint and draw.

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This was her drawing and imitation of a butterfly.

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The wild cherry tree that hangs over our yard from our neighbors yard is full of white flowers.

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Yesterday, after enjoying a cozy rainy afternoon in front of the fire, the kids yelled, “Mom! It’s sunny and it’s snowing!”

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We went outside to dance in the snow and enjoy the brief sunbreak.

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The kids also go dive bombed by a hummingbird when they were up on their pallet perch looking into the neighbors yard.

Happy weekend eve, ya’ll!

home is…spring in the pacific northwest.