A Visit from Melissa & Soren

We were so excited to have Melissa and Soren come stay 2 weeks with us.

Soren's Nana is very fond of him.

Playing in Nana's kitchen with the bottle tops.

Sliding down the slide with Mommy.

He's not quite sure about this swinging thing.

Puttering around in the kitchen.

Sometimes getting into a bit of mischief.

Playing at the park.

Eating his first ice cream cone.

Playing with the trucks outside.

Playing basketball with Grandpa.

Blowing bubbles with Nana.

Watching the long horn steer and the mule.

Fascinated with the animals.

Pretending the duster is a vacuum.

The joys of watermelon.

Looking at Andrea's chickens with Nadia.

Eating strawberries out of our garden.

Helping his Mommy pick strawberries.

Helping Grandpa in the yard.

Always following Molly and saying "Meow".

He loves trucks and was excited to stand on the tailgate.

Playing in Grandpa's truck.

Sitting in Grandpa's yellow lawn mower.

Checking out Grandpa's red lawn mower. Oh, these big boy toys are fun!

Eating strawberries with Nana.

Playing with his truck in the dirt and rocks.

Helping Nana weed.

Climbing over the rocks.

Loving the outdoors.

Life couldn't get any better. We love you Soren and Melissa and we will miss having you around!

Wedding Shoot in Portland

We went down to Portland this weekend for our son-in-law Ryan's sisters wedding. They asked Paul to be their photographer. It was rainy, but finally gave us a little break to be able to take some nice pictures outside the Portland temple. Here is Paul visiting with the couple at the end of the shoot at the temple.

We were so excited to get to see Nicole and Ryan. They flew into Portland for the wedding from Dallas, Texas.

It was special to get to see Nicole just three weeks away from having her baby. I will go down to Dallas the end of June to be with her and the baby.

The baby, Jett, is an active little guy inside his Mommy's womb.

That evening there was a reception in Salem at the Grand Ballroom. Here Nicole is helping out Paul as he takes some outside pictures of the wedding party.

I'm so glad we had the one day to see Nicole and Ryan.

Having fun posing by something musical.

Nicole got some nice baby gifts at the reception from Ryan's relatives. I thought this onesie with a tie sewed on it, was adorable.

As we headed back home, we stopped off at Tualitan to visit my brother and his wife and their youngest daughter Amy. They feed us a wonderful lunch and made us feel so welcomed into their home. We live fairly close, but we don't make it down to Portland often to visit with them. It was great to catch up on what was happening with their lives.