love of tunnel

Lately, Orson constantly requests to "play tunnel!"
He fills the tunnel with toys and then insists we sit with him.
As you can see there isn't a lot of room for an adult...

happy birthday grandma judy!

Happy Birthday to Grandma Judy!  We love & miss you!!!

plums and airplanes

Orson likes to wait on the front porch
for Daddio to return home from school.
Every few minutes he'll yell "Daddy! Where are you?"
and scan the street with pretend binoculars...

We had a long wait last night so we decided to check out the plum trees...

Success! Orson enjoyed his first plum of the year.

After Daddio returned home 

we had a milkshake at The Bomber Cafe.

Orson was excited to see The Bomber (a WWII B-17G).

Love the summer evenings!

summer weather

Hot weather has finally come to Oregon.

Orson was insistent on wearing snow boots on our walk 

but willingly changed footwear when we got home.

muffin man

Orson helped me make muffins (aka party cakes) this morning.

Before they could cool,

 Orson & T-Rex decided to sneak in a little tasting...

movie madness

Orson invited Micah to a matinee on Tuesday.
They shared popcorn and giggles...

Thanks for joining us Micah & Naomi!

movie night with ryan!

Orson went to a movie (toy story 3) in the park with Cousin Ryan!
This was Orson's first excursion without
Mommy or Daddio...
they had a great time!

summer barbecue

We had a evening filled with food and fun
when Natalie & Aaron came over to barbecue...

babysitter leah!

Leah (or as Orson says "LEE!") came over Thursday evening to babysit 

while Daddio's band played downtown...

Thank you Leah!

county fair

Today we ended up here...

The Clark County Fair called to us from the highway

 so we stopped and enjoyed the sights, rides, & food...

dinosaurs!

Orson got a package of dinosaurs
from the Farm today. (thank you!)
They love to roar and hug,
and were well-behaved at our neighborhood picnic tonight.   

foodcarts with ryan

On Thursday we enjoyed a beautiful summer evening with Cousin Ryan
 and ate at some yummy food carts in Portland...

summer evening