Tim’s parents and sister Julie came to visit us recently, and after they left I realized we didn’t take one picture while they were here.  Bad Laura!  Slacking off on my blog duties…

But here’s Lex enjoying his new spray hose shaped like a fireman’s backpack:

We went berry picking at Sauvie Island the other day, only to find out that the blackberries weren’t quite ripe yet.  But on a positive note, it was a gorgeous day and the flowers in the field were lovely.

Then on Sunday we went to yet another birthday party.  August is a popular month for birthdays in our play group!  This one was held at Pump it Up Jr, with inflatable slides galore.

The group photo:

Lex sitting in Tristan’s “birthday throne,” surrounded by his harem of ladies.

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Here’s a brief glimpse of all the fun things we’ve been doing over the past few weeks.

Swimming in wading pools:

Going to a free outdoor concert at the park:

Playing at the playground:

Splashing at the water park:

Eating blue bubble gum ice cream:

Pooping in the potty for the first time and getting a prize from the toy store:

Posing with dad:

Exploring the Enchanted Forest with good friends (and driving a bumper boat while there):

Riding the train at Enchanted Forest:

Surviving and enjoying a roller coaster ride (my boys are in the first car):

Touring the local fire station:

Going to a carnival-themed birthday party with face painting:  (Yeah, there’s a nose, a dinosaur, and a pink lion on Lex’s cheek.  Don’t ask me why…my son got to choose what he wanted!)

Riding the motorcycle at Oaks Amusement Park:

Going on a roller coaster with Gabby:

Flying an airplane at Oaks Park:

And finally, hugging a good friend goodbye:

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So I had this blog entry nearly completed about a week ago.  And somehow, all my commentary was deleted before I got a chance to post the thing.  Then I was too frustrated to type it all over again.  But here we go for a second try!

My dad and his fiancee Nancy recently came to town.  Dad was invited to sing in the 30th anniversary of the Little Ole Opry show in Coos Bay, and while in the northwest, he took some time to tour the Oregon coast with Nancy. (Dad’s the tall one in the middle wearing a cowboy hat.)

Afterwards the two came to spend a couple nights with us at our house.

The weather was gorgeous, so we took them on a tour of the zoo on Monday morning.  A definite highlight was riding the zoo train through the forest and over to Washington Park and back.

Then later that night, Dad and Nancy and I went to happy hour at the Portland City Grill.  We met up with the Phays, who have been friends of our family for many years.

The view was incredible.  (The restaurant is located on the 30th floor of the US Bank Tower building.)

And finally, here’s just a few funny pictures of Lex.  I accidentally tipped over a bag of fertilizer in our front yard recently, and the pile of pellets started burning the grass after a few days.  So Lex and his dad brought out the shop vac and took care of the pellets for me.  Lex thought the process was so fun that he spent almost an hour vacuuming up other twigs and loose debris in the grass.  Our yard’s never been cleaner!

Then this picture was taken after nap one day.  Lex called us up to his room because he was ready to go downstairs, and by the time we got up to him, he had fallen back asleep on the floor.  Too cute.  We just opened the gate and left him there until he got up on his own a little later.

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