Fall Photos & Tyvand update

Here are some photos from the last few months. We had a busy fall; hiking, going to the beach, spending time with our nieces, celebrating our 6th anniversary and spending Thanksgiving with the family. December is turning out to be another busy month; Tim is going on a surfing trip to Mexico with his friends, my parents are coming for Christmas and Kiley turns 6!!

Things on the adoption front are moving forward. Hopefully, we will get our referral in the next 3 to 4 months. As of last month, the CCAA has matched everyone with a LID of 2/17/06 and before.

Tim, Jim, Judy and I attended the annual Apple Festival in September.


We took the girls on a hike around Reed College in Portland.

After our long hike, we needed to regain our strength so, we stopped for lunch.
The girls spent the night. This is them eating their dessert.
The next morning, big sis helped little sis with her breakfast. (We did do more then just eat this weekend but it seems the only pictures I took were when we were eating)
Tim on the jetty at Ft. Stevens in Astoria, OR. (This was our anniversary weekend)
Tim and Resa on the beach in Manzanita, OR. Tim took me to a VERY nice resort for our anniversary, Coastal Cabins. We had our own private cabin with a hot tub and sauna.
The view from Neahkahnie Mt.
Resa hiking up to the view point.
Resa standing at the top of Neahkahnie Mt.
The bridge to Oswald Beach, a very popular surf spot on the OR coast. You have to hike approx a half mile, with your surf board, to this spot - it is worth it.
The turkey on Wed night.
The turkey on Thursday - sorry Mr Turkey. This is the first year I cooked a turkey. The experience makes me want to be a vegetarian again. I almost threw up when I pulled the neck and the other stuff out of the middle!
K boiling the neck for the gravy.
Ellis helping K with the gravy.
Tim carving the turkey.
Judy cleaning up.
Jim Sr. relaxing after dinner.