3rd Birthday
6th Birthday 
If you read my blog a few weeks ago, I wrote about Adrienne and I beginning our "month long" birthday celebration! Well, we continued last night, again at DaVinci's, with some of our best gal pals. We had a GREAT time. 
We also really enjoyed spending time with the whole family, and doing "cheers" with Rowan. He is so cute and SUCH a good "Big Brother".
It was a really fun evening. We ALWAYS enjoy family time!
John convinced Mom and Dad to go on several fast, and stomach upsetting rides. When he connected with his friend, Aaron, Mom and Dad snuck away to ride the Ferris Wheel! Ah! That was WAY more our speed!
John and Aaron went on "The Inverter" and this CRAZY ride... the "Super Loop".
We had a quick bite of food before proceeding to the Weird Al concert. He was REALLY amazing. Richard and Cindy were quite surprised at how good the concert was. He does total costume changes for almost every song. In between the songs, there are comical interviews (albeit bogus) with music stars, like Mariah Carey, Jessica Simpson, Eminem, Kevin Federline, and Celine Dion. They were HYSTERICAL! Here is a photo and video from his song, "I'm Fat" which is a parody of the Michael Jackson song, "I'm Bad".
And last, but not least, here is a photo from his specatacular number, "The Saga Begins", which is a parody about Star Wars.
It was SUCH a great evening at the fair. This was John's first official concert. I'm so glad we were able to get tickets and enjoy this evening with him. What a fun evening, and a wonderful memory!
Yesterday was opening day for the Oregon State Fair! 
We went to the fair in the late afternoon. 
Cindy really enjoyed seeing the baby chicks being born. She and John got to hold some that had just been born the night before. These are chickens for meat. They grow full size in just 42 days! Cindy's not too sure that chicken will be on the menu at home any time in the near future!
We'll be back at the fair on Monday evening. John is WAY excited about that. We will be seeing Weird Al Yankovic in concert. Should be another fun time!
This morning we welcomed another addition to the family. Our beautiful new Grand Niece, Finley Rose. She was born to our nephew David, and his beautiful wife Sara! 
Here's the new family. We are already Great Uncle and Aunt (or is it Grand Uncle and Aunt???) to Dave and Sara's fantastic son, Rowan - who will be 2 years old next week! We are so happy and excited for our newest baby to love!
Today is the letter "E"! I'm going with "E is for Echinacea". This photo of a faded Echinacea Cone Flower was taken on our recent trip to Wings of Wonder in Independence Oregon. Click here to link to their website.
...at 11:05 pm - we became Great Grandparents!!!
...the world lost Elvis. Cindy got to see Elvis for her 15th birthday in Las Vegas. It was an exciting night... one that she will NEVER forget. One that she shared with many she loved, who are now also gone.
What a beautiful morning we had. Richard and John have enjoyed several fishing trips to the Santiam River this summer. Unfortunately, Cindy has not been able to join them - until today. We ventured out to the river this morning. It was predicted to be quite hot today, fortunately it was cooler sitting by the rivers edge, enjoying a lovely light breeze. 
I enjoyed relaxing and reading, and wiggling my toes in the water.
A man showed up and played "fetch" with his dogs for awhile. So much for peace and quiet and fishing. But, I have to say the dogs were cute!
Eventually the area we were relaxing in was "invaded" by others looking to cool off in this hot weather. So, we decided it was time to pack up and head for home. This was a really nice way to spend part of a Saturday! 
