Family Portraits

We just got our all our portraits back from a our photo shoot we did a few weeks ago. I love them all...and WOW- I have 217 photos total. I am going to have a very tough time picking out some to put up on our walls!

I HIGHLY recommend this photographer to all of you! Her name is Sarah Mueller and she will meet you anywhere you'd like to take pictures. She gives you lots of great ideas for photo props and is great with kids! She chased Griff all over that park to get snapshots of him. They are priceless and all turned out amazing. I love that she gives you all the pictures on a disk and you can print them anywhere that you want! Her number is (503) 929-2588.

First Week of the New School Year!

It's official- Mac is a 5th grader and Lilly is a 1st grader. YIKES is all I can say!
Our first week of school is really just one big blur...we were and are so busy. I was barely keeping up last week. The kids are both loving it. No complaining yet, not even in the mornings when they are still tired and shoveling breakfast down in order to be ready on time. They both have been getting up so well and getting themselves ready all on their own! It's amazing and makes things a lot easier for everyone. I was more stressed than they were (:
I helped all week with our new drop-off and pick-up procedures at school. It was a bit CRAZY and stressful for the first few days, but I think everyone is figuring out what to do now, so it's going a bit more smoothly. We do not have buses, so it's a lot of cars, people, traffic to coordinate! I am hoping it all works out sooner, rather than later.
This week seems way more calm because my carpool schedule has started and I am not driving this week. (so nice!)
I feel like I have a lot more time to prep for the day, etc. Our evenings are a bit hectic, but with practices, school meetings, Girl Scouts, etc...we do the best we can. The kids seem to be adjusting to it all so I am not going to worry about it or drop any extracurricular activities until they become an issue. I know both of them will start coming home with homework soon and that may cause a ripple, but we will deal with it.
Griff definitely misses both kids. He gets up and plays with them each morning and cries when it's time for them to go. It doesn't last long because he seems to be enjoying our one-on-one time a lot. I am thinking about signing up for a Mommy and Me play-time class at the Recreation Center. I thought about Story Time at the library, but he is way to WILD for that still. It would be a disaster for sure (:
All in all, we are getting in a groove. I think it's going to be a fun school year!

Warrior Dash 2011

Wanna- Be Warriors Before...
...True Warriors After!!

We rocked this race! Everyone kicked some major Bootie! I had such a great time and what an awesome group of people to race with!

Pat couldn't run this year due to an injury, but he did it last year and I cheered him on...he was my cheer-leader this time around!

For those of you that don't know what the Warrior Dash is- here's a quick update...
It an Insane 3.18 race where 14 crazy and daring obstacles await each true Warrior to tackle and defeat them! It was mostly all up-hill and pretty darn challenging! I had a blast on all the obstacles, but definitely cursed a few of the hills...all with my broken toe! We had a few members of our group with injuries that decided to just brave the race anyway...so we are truly WARRIORS!
I am ready for next year baby!

I was nicknamed "Dash Warrior" because I put my eye blacks on the wrong way...oh well! I kind of like the name Dash anyhow!

After we all finished, it was time to chill and enjoy the music and festivities all around us. I managed to get my shoes off and let me toe breathe a bit. I had not had a shoe on since the day I broke/smashed it, so I was ready to get them off (:
Hoping next year I will be injury free and can beat my time of 45 minutes. I also hope Pat can do it with me!