Florence, OR Sand Dunes - May 2012

Shannon had a couple days off from work so we packed up and headed to the Florence Sand Dunes in Oregon.  Griff was a trooper on the ride there since we got caught in a bit of traffic.  But boy was it worth the wait - he had so much fun.  Playing in the sand with his friends, riding the 4 wheeler, camp fires and staying up late.  What more could a kid ask for.

Griffs 1st Horseback Ride

With the sun finally shining thru we took the day to visit Long Beach, WA and had a fantastic brunch, horseback riding on the beach, beautiful scenery and an ice cream sundae to finish it all off.  

Mommy's B-Day Weekend

We had lots of fun over mommy's birthday weekend.
We headed up to Mt. Hood for some fun in the snow.  Then Grammie made a surprise visit to see us and take Griff to the Zoo while Shannon and I got to see Cirque de Soleil - Ovo.  Amazing!   What a great weekend!!!

Dirt Biking Boys

Daddy took Griff on a little ride on his dirt bike,  Griff LOVES going and mommy is a bit nervous.

Easter 2012

We headed up to Bellingham for Easter this year and had a great time seeing the family.  Griff is loving seeing all his cousins!!

 Griff and Jasper cruisin on the bikes

Griff and Cohen hanging out

 Grif with Grandma Janis and Grandpa Dan - getting spoiled as usual.

 Griff and mommy on the easter egg hunt

Griff with Madesyn, Kyla and Cohen before easter brunch.

St Paddy's Day in Boston

What a way to celebrate St. Paddy's Day!!! Shannon and I took off (without Griff for my 1st time - thanks Grandma Janis for taking such good care of him while we were gone) to Boston for the weekend and had a great time!  Food, Music, Friends, Site Seeing, Shopping....what more could we ask for (maybe some relaxation....ha ha)

Ever wanted to race the IDITAROD...

...well Shannon got to do just that - well maybe not the hard core Alaskan one but he joined up with some friends to race in the Keep Portland Weird - Shopping Cart Iditarod. What a hoot.

His team was dressed up like the TV Show BMS (football team) and the cruised thru Portland for 4 miles of running across 2 bridges while stopping at several watering holes. Here are some fun pics - on of Shannons friends had a fishing cart as well - you can see Shannon trying to catch one!! Griff and I went to send them off at the start and see them race across the finish line.

Fun with the cousins...

We were so lucky to get a visit from Brandon, Tanya, Madesyn & Kyla...we got to see the OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry), have an awesome B Day Steak dinner for Tanya, go bowling and check out where parts of Twilight was filmed. Griff loved hanging with the cousins and was so sad to see them go.

Happy Valentines Day

Mr Griffith had so much fun making valentines this year, he loved helping put the suckers in the pictures. But he couldn't figure out why we had to give all those suckers away!!! He'd much rather try to eat them all I am sure.

Happy Valentines Day to all!!!

California Dreamin'

Griff and Mommy got to take a weekend to visit The Leni's/Gand's in Granite Bay, CA. We were lucky enough to be joined to Allie & Adeline as well so it made for a festivus!! From the awesome breakfast, to the DDD dining adventure, to Pop Pop's BB Game and thru the Jelly Belly Factory!!! What a great time we had.

From the Coast to the Mountains

Jade came to visit so we of course had to hit the coast (Seaside) and then venture up to Multnomah Falls for some adventure. We got some wonderful sunshine at the coast and couldnt keep Griff out of the water he was soaked head to toe in a matter of minutes.

Then it was off to hiking the falls just over a mile up with 11 switchbacks (I wanted to call it a day at switchback 2) and I wasn't even packing Griff in the back pack (thanks auntie Jade). It was well worth the hike for sure.

Vrrrrooooommmm - off to sleep I go

Griff passed a major milestone by learning how to jump out of the crib, so we upgraded to a big boy bed. And what big boy wouldn't love a car bed outfitted with wheels and all. Thanks to Auntie Jade for her help lugging it up stairs and putting it together :-) He loves it and so far he is great at going to bed in it - that is until about 1 AM when he somehow makes it into our bed every night.

Rocking Griff

Griff was fascinated by this chair when we visiting Brandon, Tanya, Madesyn and Kyla over Christmas time in Bellingham. He loved it so much that uncle Brandon let him take it home. It is now his new favorite place to sit.

Also check out his adorable shirt, our friend Ronda who lives in Colorado made this for him. What a tough guy already!!!

Time for a snowman

We woke up to about 1 foot of snow in our little town of Saint Helens, OR and what else are we to do but bundle up and head outside for some fun and snowman building.

I'd say we did a pretty good job, but daddy says that mommy needs a bit of help on the next one. Apparently they need to be much bigger and use carrots and things like that. I guess I am a snowman builder in training.

Enjoy the snow!!!

2012 Here We Come!!!

We spent New Years weekend at a cabin up near Mt. Hood, Oregon with some friends that Shannon works with. We had a great time playing games, eating, snowboarding and keeping warm. Perfect way to start off 2012!!!