August, the Month of Camps

Wow! August has just flown by, probably because the kids were involved in two fund camp experiences! 

The first was Grandma Camp, hosted by my mom. This was a week of staying overnight with Grandma at the Mountain House, doing lots of fun things. There was swimming, and baking, sewing, feeding chipmunks, decorating hats and shirts, and just lots of fun times going on!  Peter and I drove down to pick them up, and helped Mom, Dad, and Becky hack away underbrush and trees on the property to meet fire code standards.

Then there was Circus Arts Camp in Portland, sponsored by Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Norm. Here they learned to walk on Stilts, ride unicycles, juggle, create clown skits, do mime acts, and have a good time while performing!

This weekend we're going camping, to end the summer off with a bang!  More to come. . .

Marissa's Wedding

Here they are, the Photos from Marissa's Wedding! We had a great time, and were happy to help the new couple get their ceremony off with a bang.  The photos start with the rehearsal (July 10th), where everything wend smoothly, despite the heat of the day. It prompted us to wear extra sunscreen and bring hats for sitting in the audience.

That evening we all went to an excellent dinner in the small town of Carlton. It was worth the wait- Zoe still talks about how awesome that food was!

July 11th was Wedding day. Zoe was a flower girl, scattering lavender blossoms as she went.  Cassie was the ring bearer, and carried the responsibility very well. Peter worked the video camera during the ceremony, and spent some time afterwards filming the cake ceremony and the tossing of the bride's bouquet.

Marissa recruited me to help time the ceremony by playing the music.

I had the instructions and the ipod all ready, but for some reason the PA system refused to broadcast the sound past the first few rows during the ceremony, despite having worked 30 minutes prior when we did the sound test.

I turned the volume up to maximum, on all the knobs I could find, but the folks in the back couldn't hear the music. Oh No!

Fortunately, the couple was beautiful, the vows were amazing, and everything else went off without a hitch! Everyone could hear the pastor and the couple just fine.

Hope you enjoy the photos!

Photos, Photos, Photos!

In my last post, I left out some major events happening in our extended family, such as the birth of my first Grand Nephew, Alexander! Our niece Leesha is a new mom. While Leesha has a lot on her plate, she is studying to become a nurses assistant. Way to go Leesha! Cassie and Zoe are getting their first new baby experience, and are facinated with watching him grow. We have lots of great photos!

The spring term of school presented lots of photo opportunities, such as the Oregon State Scrabble Tournament, the concert for Cassie and Zoe's parks and recs music experience, field trips, and more! Enjoy the Photo album here!

Here are the photos from our 4th of July Pacific City experience. Yesterday I heard a song on the radio about a couple watching the sun rise over the ocean. How strange! I've only ever seen sunsets on the ocean. The one on the 3rd of July was amazing- check it out!

This weekend we're going to a wedding! Marissa, our oldest neice, is getting married to a wonderful guy and making a shindig of it. Zoe and Cassie will be flower girls for the first time, with matching dresses and everything. So watch for those photos in a future post.

Until next time,

Jen ;)