Fall '09 Photos

Calla and Daddy enjoying a hug and a silly mement.
Calla has a silly side. She loves to laugh and be tossed around the house.
Calla also now loves to play with the phone and "pretend" to call people. I say pretend because we have had one 911 incident.

We only have a few more week of being able to walk to the park. Calla loves the slide. We will have to make trips back to the old neighborhood to visit the park and all of our wonderful neighbors!
Calla and Daddy watching football last Sunday while Mommy was napping.
Here is Calla in her short lived Halloween costume. I say short lived because she was really not a fan of it and this was the only time she wore it. There is always next year.
Playing at the park.
Heading off to the park. Calla now loves to take walks so our family walks as a long as they used to eb we just don't cover as much ground.

Day on the Oregon Coast

We had pretty much a perfect day today. We started off by driving out to the coast and playing on the beach for awhile. The weather was amazing (sunny and no wind) and Calla had a great time playing in the sand and laughing at Aspen digging and running around. Then we headed to the Oregon Coast Aquarium and saw lots of fish, jelly fish, seal lions (Calla loved imitating the seal lions call/bark), sharks, and lots more. On the way home we bought some Dungeness Crab and some ice cream cones for the road = A perfect fall day in Oregon!

Calla in awe of the jellyfish

Calla and Daddy watching the Sea Lions

Come on Mom and Dad, let go body surfing!

Let's roll Dad!

Mom says Calla and Daddy have the same walk, what do you think?

Aspen (we do not totally ignore her) enjoying the beach.

Mommy and Calla strolling the beach

Checking out the cool tree on the coast!

Fall Fun!!!

Where do we start in describing our weekend. Friday night we had drinks with friends and agreed to show the house to one more interested couple before officially taking it off the market. Saturday afternoon we showed the house, Saturday night they called and said they would like to meet on Sunday and put in an offical offer.

So today we put in an offer on a house we have been looking at for several weeks, it was accepted, and this evening we accepted an offer on our house. We are so excited. In between we took Calla to a local farm and got pumpkins, apples, pears, and cider. The pictures of our fun with Calla and the house are below!

Calla and daddy climbing on the pumpkins.

We took Calla on a hayride. She loved it!

Calla picked out three pumpkins for us. Look for carving pictures next weekend.

Calla loved looking at all the pumpkins, she loves exploring.

Family photo in the pumpkin patch!

Calla loved the hay maze. She wanted to be like the big kids and climb the hay bales, maybe next year.

The end of a very fun adventure. Pumpkins and pears for our little toddler!

Now on to the adventures of mom and dad. Below are some pictures of our soon to be new house. We will be adding over 700 sq ft, another bathroom, a two car garage and so much more. We are kinda in shock tonight and hope all goes smoothly over the next few weeks.

This is the front of the house, very low maintenance.

This is the family room and dinning room.

This is the front entry room and the wood burning stove. It is so welcoming, we can't wait for visitors!!

Covered back porch.

Hallway that leads to 4 bedrooms!!!

Our new backyard is beautiful, a great sitting area, gardens, and even a red barn!!! We are so excited!!

We just had a great week long family vacation in the NE corner of Oregon, just to the north of the Eagle Cap Wilderness area. An area Courtney and I have backpacked BC (Before Calla). But now we were able to introduce Calla to the area, needless to say she loved it! We went on several hikes, saw Kokanee salmon spawning, played in the lake, threw pine cones into the stream and watched them float away, saw a lot of deer, saw eagles, ate some ice cream, visitied the local brewery (Terminal Gravity), spent a couple of days with our friends from Idaho Steven and Kathy with their two sons (Carson and Tate). What a busy week and lots of fun for an adventerous toddler.

Calla enjoying some ice cream during vacation!

Playing on the beach with Carson and Steven Bekedam.


Hanging out with Dad on the beach.

Fishy! Koknee salmon running up the river to spawn! Pretty amazing sight!

The amazing Eagle Cap Wilderness, one of our favorite places in Oregon.

Dad and Calla checking out a waterfall,

Calla has now mastered the camel pack.

Lovin her PB and J on the hike.

Mom and Calla hangin out next to an Aspen stand,

Dad, let me grab that leaf!

Calla climbed up and down all those steps, TWICE!

Lets roll dad!

Using those teeth.

Wine Tasting at Lumos Winery

Scott, Calla, Joy, Jay and I headed to Lumos Winery for tasting this afternoon. It was cloudy and windy, but the sun came out at the end and it was a beautiful Fall afternoon. Calla loved the flowers and exploring the tasting room. She is such a little adventurer, she keeps us on our toes. We LOVE IT!!!

Calla was meeting and greeting everyone at the door.

Calla and I explored the grape vines, we both agreed it looked like a good year!!

A quick family photo before heading out.



Joy and Jay