Christmas Tree Searching

 A few days ago we went to find a Christmas tree at Zurbrugg Farms. In the end we picked a beautiful tree with a little person on top:)

It's the most wonderful time of the year🎶🎶🎶

Halloween

Who: Cindy (witch) , Olivia (vampires), and I (black cat)

What: trick or treating, dressing up, and having a great Halloween! 

When: October 31st

Where: Bethany area in Portland

Why: For the fun of it!....And the candy🍬🍬🍬

Random Pics

Here are some random pictures that I found from April 2015. 

 Snowball bush!! It only blooms these "snowballs" for about a week in the spring, so we definitely enjoy them while we can!

My cute kitty!!!

Interesting Skies

The other day Zachary and I went for a walk around the block. As we started there was a vibrant and beautiful rainbow. 

 Then we turned the corner... and there were orange, fiery skies. We looked behind us, and there was a rainbow. Then we looked forward again, and the sky was bright orange. The difference was so intriguing!

Camp Magruder

This year my family and I went to Camp Magruder with our church. It was such an amazing experience: on the beach, spending time with friends, going to the beach in the dark, eating great food, going on walks, making sandcastles, eating LOTS of junk food, talking, etc. I could keep on naming great parts of this place. It was so amazing, and I can't wait until next year!

When you have sour candy.... and somehow get a picture of your reaction;D

                                                   ~She sells CRAB shells by the seashore~

Lakeview Farms

 A few days ago we went to the Lakeview Farms pumpkin patch with the Edwards's. With mud, rain, and a piles of pumpkins, I would call this trip to the pumpkin patch a success.

Camp Magruder, Rockaway Beach

 This past weekend we went on our church's "camping trip" to Camp Magruder. I had such a wonderful time playing in the water, hanging out on the beach, having fun with friends, etc.

A group of us went pretty far into the water and got soaking wet! It was so much fun.:)

 My all time favorite part of this trip was doing something called Sparkie in the Darkie. You go out to the beach with the group in the dark, and crunch on Life savers, and see sparks. You also rub your feet in the sand and see little lights. In the midst of all of this there are beautiful stars shining in the sky.

This was such a wonderful and amazing trip!!! I cannot wait until next year:).

Noelle

Hi guys! Sorry that I have been inactive on here, I'll try to post more often!!!

Well here are some pictures of my cute kitty, Noelle.

 A few days ago we went to the park. Noelle followed us all of the way up. Turns out she stayed with me for half an hour up there, and then came back home with me:)

 About two weeks ago my dad caught Noelle chasing a racoon that was over double her size. At least we know that she's gutsy!

 My professional picture with her😄 Taken by moi'

 One more story!!!!- So we have a neighborhood tabby cat that it very friendly to everybody around. He is also the size of a racoon, or over double Noelle's size. Whenever he comes up to me and rolls at my feet, Noelle will show up and chase him away. Apparently I am taken by my own cat!

Thinking putty

 The other day I made thinking putty! It was based on an original recipe, which turned out more as Mars Mud, (from OMSI). I guess the best way to describe was 'very loose'. I then just added more borax and cornstarch, which sort of worked. Turns out, the secret ingredient was flour! As you can tell, it is very stretchy and fun to play with. And for kicks, it is mint scented!

Presidential Videos

Here are the presidential videos of Zachary, Bea, and Seth. Who would you choose for president?
By the way, these were taken in October of last year.

flowers

 I have recently been taking many pictures of flowers. Whether it is up close, or with a cousin photobomb, it is always amazing to see all of the details and dimensions.

 Odd one out! In addition to flowers, I am also taking many pictures of water drops.
Unfortunately, the weather does not agree with me:)
This picture is from earlier this month, when it was pouring here in Beaverton.

Mount St. Helens

 For Father's Day 2016 we went up to Mt. St. Helens.

On Saturday, the day we drove up, we explored the Ape Caves, which was much fun, but very treacherous! We stayed at Beaver Bay campground, where we close access to a lake like river, and a pretty big campground!

Sunday we went to Lava Canyon, explored more, and went on a very high suspension bridge! It is so pretty there!

Monday we packed up, explored more of the campground, and then drove home.  While playing hide and seek Seth and I hid, and ended up staying in our hiding spot for about half an hour. I guess we found a good spot;)

 At the view of Mt. St. Helens, I took many close-ups of the many rocks at our feet. Here are two of the many.

 The beautiful Mt. St. Helens! Hard to imagine that it erupted less than 40 years ago!

 Had a wonderful time exploring, taking pictures, and making smores this past Father's Day weekend.

Presidential Photos

 A couple of months ago we all made presidential photos, (or at least Zachary, Seth, and Bea did). I took mine the other day in the car. The three of them also made videos of what they would do when they were president. Those might get posted later:).

 Zachary decided to tag along on my photo, bonuses of sitting in the back seat taking photos;D

Clouds

 Something that has recently been a real wonder and fascination to me is clouds. Think about it. They are as light as air, yet still have the dimensions of things that weigh so much more.
 Clouds come in all shapes and sizes, all you have to do is imagine it.