Tuesday, June 16, 2009



THELMA KNIEP
Kristopher's grandmother went to be with Jesus a few weeks back. we we were able to attend the funeral and spend some time at her farm before we went on the our time planned with my family in oregon and all the graduations.

grandma kniep was a wonderful woman. she loved me just like a grandchild right from the get go.I always felt welcomed when we visited and when she hugged me it was like my grandmas hugs. i hope my grandparents who are also in heaven can say hi in heaven.
this window you see it at the kitchen table she would sit at every day especially in the morning with her coffee. I can see her sitting there...

our grand adventure to the coast







we had a blast at nana's house one our way through sisters oregon we stopped and shopped well Elijah found this fun balloon set you pump them up and then they squeal the air out. it took up lots of time and energy because the balloons would fly around everywhere and the boys would chase after them. so fun Elijah tried to blow them up on his own (he couldnt wait his turn) let say that it took many turns to blow them up i think that they are special balloons. we also went camping on the coast. winchester bay oregon we had all kinds of fun exploring the guys enjoyed the putting green that was at the rv park. we went to a wonderful garden with a very special cove at the bottom of a path the boys were excited about it and so were we -until liam fell in and got soaked - so then we had to get moving because it was in the 50s at the coast and the oregon coast water is not warm...

aubrey graduated

so aunt aubrey graduated from Eugene Bible college we are all proud of her and hope we will see more of her but we have our doubts...

Monday, June 8, 2009

spokane river bike ride



we drove down to the spokane river campground -bowl and pitcher- were we had a bike ride before school. it was fun.. it is so strange having my little guy riding his own bike and mostly keeping up.

the deck



kristopher got a bee in his bonnet to make us some shade in the back yard. well, i did not discourage that idea. so now we have a 12 by 12 deck with a simple pergola, it is so nice to have a smidge of shade in our very hot backyard. the sun sets on the yard so all day we are getting full sun. great for gardens hard for people... i wish i took some finished pictures of it. but i was forgetful - i guess i was probably tired from all the trips to the hardware store and helping him with this and that. so in one weekend (memorial day weekend) he finished the deck. yippeee....

we havent actually gotten to enjoy it much. we soon after got bad news that kris' grandmother passed away and needed to travel to southern idaho. so we were busy with this and that preparing for our long trip to southern idaho and then off the creswell ( a previously planned trip) so it has become a LONG trip . Aubrey kris' sister graduates from eugene bible college.