Happy Halloween Matey - 2011

Happy Halloween 2011 - We decided on the family Pirate Theme. It was lots of fun to get dressed up and Griff totally loved wearing his outfit.  

Mommy and Griff

 Daddy and Griff

 Griff and his friend Evan - the Radio Flyer Wagon was a hit!!!

Daddy cruising the streets of Columbia City, OR with the kids.  Griff thought it was so much fun to ride in the wagon and was smiling at everyone. 

And boy did he think the end result - a TWIX candy bar was great!!!!  ARGH Matey!!!

Happy 90th B Day - Granny

We headed up to Bellingham for a weekend of fun to see family and friends and to celebrate Granny's 90th B Day and Auntie Bridget's Baby Shower.

Griff loved visiting the cousins and and getting to eat all the yummy treats...

My buddy and me

Griff has grown fond of the doggies - he waves goodnight to them when he goes down for a nap or for the night and gives them pets.  He even knows how to tell them to sit.  But I caught a special moment where he crawled up to scruffy and gave him a kiss on the head.  Good to see he loves them as much as mommy and daddy do.

Flag Football Anyone???

Daddy is a football star playing full contact flag football here in Portland every week. We love to go watch the games and cheer his team on.

Out of this WORLD - Playland

We found a very fun playland for Griff and decided on a Friday Night adventure...

Weekend Getaway to Mt. Hood

We headed out of St. Helens for a scenic drive along the river to Mt. Hood.  

It was a beautiful drive.

 Along the way we found a cool, old train bridge.

Here is the bridge again and you can also see some of the leaves starting to change color.
 We found the Harvest Festival in Hood River and had to stop for some fun, food and music.
Griff loved the kids play land.

 

 And daddy loved the food.

We made it up to Cooper Spur where we spent the night in a cool hotel cabin.

What an adventure.

Portland Adventures

We decided to head into the big city and see what kind of fun things we could find.  And we were not disappointed.
First stop the Grilled Cheese Bus - There is a food truck craze going on here these days and we had to get in on the action.  Griff loved the bus the most.  We went with our new friends Brooke and Avi - (Avi's dad works with Shannon)

 Next stop the infamous - VOODOO Doughnuts - Yes that is the line to get in the door.  It wraps around the building but didn't take more than 30 mins and the pregnant lady was happy to wait to try the maple/bacon bar...I also loved the apple fritter.  The logo around town is Keep Portland Weird so I am always trying to capture the Weird stuff....more to come I am sure.

 Then it was off to the children's museum - which was fantastic.

Bicycling Boys

Daddy found a new addition for his bicycle so that Griff could come along for a ride - needless to say Griff LOVES it!! He doesn't want to get out of it even if it is pouring rain.