My first trip to the pumpkin patch

Yesterday mom and dad took me to the pumpkin patch for the first time.  It was SO FUN!  I got really dirty and played with the pumpkins and grass and dirt and loved it.  We went to Lakeview Farms in North Plains and took a train ride and a boat ride - both my first.  The train was fun but the boat was a little scary.  Here are some photos:

Pumpkin patch!

National Brain Tumor Society Angel Adventure Walk 2008

Saturday was the 3rd Annual National Brain Tumor Society's Angel Adventure Walk in Portland.  I participated with some dear friends and received many generous donations from others close to my family.  I set a $1,000 goal for myself and was surprised to beat it!

Thank you to my friends who made up our team!  I am touched that each of you was able and willing to help support my cause.

April & Kevin Reeves

Clark & Peggy Williams

Pauline Edwards

Angela Edwards

Marv & Pat Yoshinaka

Brian Yoshinaka

and of course, Marina!!  

And of course, thank you so much to those of you who donated!  You were all very generous and I couldn't have made my goal without each of you.  

Joyce Scharbrough

Todd Call

Marv & Pat Yoshinaka

Jared & Emma Jane McArthur

Colleen & Troy Humphrey

Ed & Janet Fitzgerald

Jason & Susan Milliren

Pam Hutcheson

Cathy Hyde

Tilaura Rackley

Janice Bredahl

Cindy Hilligoss

Josette Parker & Brian Riley

Phil Sneed of Sneed's Interiors

Tom Jackson

T.J. & Kelly O'Connor

Becky Stardig of Metzger Tax Service

  

My real birthday - October 1st

On my actual birthday, I had a long but fun day!  Mom and dad took me to the zoo and we had a picnic lunch.  I also met Sam, the new baby elephant at the zoo.  The monkeys and sea lions were cool too!  Later that day, we went to the Spaghetti Factory with Grandma.  I had my own plate of spaghetti and ICE CREAM!!  Yay for dairy products!!!  Here are some photos from the big day:

More Birthday Party photos

Marina's First Birthday Party!!

Today was Marina's first birthday party and she had so much fun!!!  Thank you to everyone who came!  She loves all of her presents and can't wait to play with them more.  Here are a couple of  good photos from the preparations and the actual party.

Here is Marina being nosy about the cupcakes I made for the party.  Can you see the expression on her face?

Here is Brian installing our new area rug before the party:  Marina was suspicious...

Latest events...

The past few weeks have been pretty busy!  We had a get together with other babies from childbirth class.  Ronan, Ronan, Hope and I were there.  We hung out at Sip n Kranz for a while and played really hard!  Here we are in a tub together!  

I also made a new friend from swimming.  His name is Judah and I went to his house.  He is super fun also.  What is it with all these boys?!  

Today we went to my friend Haylee's birthday party.  It was really fun.  More in a later post.  Here is a picture of Haylee and her grandma and me and my grandma.  And one of Haylee and Peggy helping me to walk!