Bye Uncle James!

James (Erin's brother) just left today for Ban Phe, Thailand! He is taking a course to learn to teach English as a foreign language.

Quote from a website:
Ban Phe is a sleepy and quaint fishing village 180 km south of Bangkok, and perfectly situated along the beautiful beaches of the Gulf of Thailand. This coastal village is a friendly one, and offers a direct view into the daily life of the local Thai people. Several excellent Thai and seafood restaurants and many great shopping venues can be found throughout Ban Phe.

And Ban Phe's close proximity to Bangkok allows for easy weekend trips for job interviews, apartment hunting, or simply a fun weekend in a thrilling city! Immerse yourself completely into the daily life of Thai culture.

We know he will be gone anywhere from 6 months to a year or two.. or three?
We will miss him alot!! Dorian and him love playing and joking around. But, we know he will have a wonderful time traveling and seeing the world.

Halloween at the Zoo!

It was our first year going to Halloween at the Zoo. It was so much fun. They had it set up like a scavenger hunt and you ran around getting stamps on your "passport" then at the end you turned it in for a goodie bag. It was a beautiful Autumn day and not too cold, it was wonderful.

Power Ranger on a mission!
Looks like they could take down the sun bear and Black bear...
other than that they are in BIG trouble!
On a mission to find candy.
Even the Amur Tiger get a pumpkin. Only around 250 left of these guys in the wild. :(
Going home!

Trick or Treating at Great Grandpa Coburn's!

We went to the trick or treat and chili feed at Great Grandpa Coburn's place last Friday.
It was alot of fun and Dorian got some goodies!


Power Ranger Dorian
Dorian and Mummy
Haunted Hall
Ash, Dorian and Grandma
Dorian and cousin Shelby

Pumpkin Patch!

We went to the pumpkin patch on Sunday and it was alot of fun!
We went with mom, Aunt Jamie, Uncle Matt, Shelby and Meagan.
The kids had so much fun, Dorian was alittle unsure about all of it at first but then came around and had a blast! Here are the photos, click HERE!

Fun in the hot tub!

Here is Ashar and Dorian at mom and Buds house in the hot tub!

Dorian's new dentist!

We found a wonderful dentist for Dorian to go to. They have therapy dogs which is great for Dorian and even gerbils to feed! This is Madison and Dorian was laying down right there with her for his exam!
And the sleeping gerbils!

Jeff's Birthday Party!

It was Jeff's (Erin's brothers) birthday party on Oct 8th. The party was at mom ad Bud's house.

“Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable” ~ Plato

Had to post that quote, sooo true!

Trip to the zoo!

Look at these two, could not be any cuter!
As you can see the leaves are changing and its cold.

This bear is never out and we finally saw him!

We went last Sunday and had a really good time. It was members day so we got 3 free little reusable lunch sacks that are actually really nice. We also did a zoo passport which was you got a zoo passport and went to different "stations" around the zoo to get stamps. Dorian was on a mission and we went and did them all, there was no time for even looking at the animals!
He got a tattoo at the exit of the zoo for getting it all stamped.

Skeletons!

Here are Dorian and Ashar in there new pajamas! Dorian being cheeky as always.

Garden

We have not posted anything about our garden this year. But, we did have one.
We had 2 pumpkins, but one of them disappeared some how. It was ripped out from the root about 4 weeks ago. Dorian says that it must have been a raccoon that took it and hung it above his door to use as a bell... and he really knows what he is talking about!
Then our next door neighbors had a teenage boy doing there yard work with a weed whacker and somehow he chopped about half of our tomatoes down!?!
We did get 1 small pumpkin and still quite a bit of our cherry tomatoes.
We also had a beautiful sunflower. Maybe next year we will have a better harvest.

All you need is love.....

I just had to post this picture of Dorian and I.
We were outside reading books and I had the camera and we took this picture together.

The love of our life has turned 5!

Here is a montage I made for Dorian's 5th birthday! I had so much fun making it. We hope you enjoy it! Click here!!! Warning: It will take awhile to load if you are on dial up.

Fun at the zoo!

We went to the zoo on Labor day. We had 2 days off and it was very nice!
The zoo was PACKED! But, it was alot of fun. They had a bird show and we saw the Harry Potter type of owl, they even played the Harry Potter theme song when he came out! Dorian liked that.
Here are the photos, click here!

Swing time!

This is what happens when a mosquito bites your eye!

They say there is a first time for everything, and Dorian had his first mosquito bite on the eye!
It bite him right under the eye, his poor eye and nose have been swollen going on 3 days now.
The first night it got swollen almost completely shut, Dorian was of course scared when that happened but we gave him some antihistamine medication and it went down after about 10-15 mins after that to just a swollen eye. He is still sleeping now, but I can see its still swollen (day 3) but getting better. His pediatrian said it could take awhile and that bites around the eyes get very swollen.. yep, they sure do. So now you have heard the newest news from us!

Canby Fair!

We went to the fair last night and had a wonderful time!
We went with Erin's mom, Bud, Jamie, Shelby, Matt and his girlfriend Lisa.
The kids had a great time, minus the ride Dorian went on and figured out rides are not his thing, that OK Ash does not like them either! They loved watching the rodeo and looking at all the animals. Click here for the photos from our night at the fair!

Two days off!

We took Saturday off and we always have Sunday off! We went to Erin's cousins wedding on Saturday and had a good time and then there was a small get together at Erin's parents house after. Then today we relaxed and slept in and then went down to Wilsonville park were they have walking trails along the water and walked those for a few hours, we had a really great time! Then went and got smoothies and headed home. Now we have been just relaxing more and watching movies. Good weekend! Click here for photos of us on our walk!

Dorian is 5!

August 3rd has come and gone, we have a 5 year old!
He had such a wonderful birthday and birthday party! When he woke up on his birthday we went down to the coffee shop to open gifts and then we all came back and he got his "big present" from mum and dad, a ride on 4 wheeler or as he calls it a "ninja bike".
Then we went over and had pizza at Erin's parents house and grandpa and grandma from Arizona (Dorian's great grandparents) came down for Dorian's birthday and also Uncle James and Uncle Matt were there. Then after dinner we headed off to the movies to see Ratatouille!

Then on Sunday the 5th was his birthday party and we had a wonderful time.
All the kids and adults had alot of fun. Click here are the photos from his birthday and birthday party.

18 days...

Until Dorian is 5!! Oh my gosh, how has time gone by so fast?!?!