The Grass Family Chronicles

aka "Andy's First Field Trip". We headed out to Lee Farms to experience the farm scene and pick out a little pumpkin. Andy had actually been there the previous two years for Caleb's field trips out there, so he knew the drill. All he wanted was the apple cider donuts and the hayride to the pumpkin patch.





There were lots of kids there, and I think Andy was a little shy without his big brother there. We still had a great time, just Andy and Mommy!

Posted in: on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at at 3:48 PM 3 comments  

aka "Caleb's First Field Trip". I chaperoned this fun field trip that took us to Oregon Heritage Farms. We learned how apples get packed into boxes - did you know they take pictures of every apple so the machine can sort them?! That's a lot apple pictures!




Then we toured the five stations they had set up for kids - a hay maze (Caleb's favorite!), apple tasting/apple bouncer, lunch, hayride, and a mini pumpkin patch with a huge wagon for pictures. Caleb had an awesome time!

Posted in: on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at at 7:55 AM 1 comments  

Took these great pictures of Jakey the other day...




...of course, he got all his hair chopped off yesterday, so stay tuned for an update!

Posted in: on at at 7:53 AM 2 comments  

Things have been super busy, as usual. We've settled into a pretty good routine, though. Miss Karen comes in the morning to watch the boys around their school schedules. Andy loves school and I'm happy to say Caleb is enjoying himself as well! Here's a picture of Andy on his first day:



Caleb got the Eagle Eye at school, which is an award given each day for the child follows the school rules: be safe, be respectful, be responsible. He was so excited and proud of himself!



Paul officiated his first wedding. You can just call him the Reverend Paul Grass! He did an awesome job and we had a great time at Take and Amy's wedding.


Jakey, is, well Jakey. He climbed out of his crib the other day; I think he shocked himself with that one! He's been starting to say all sorts of words, he's quite vocal! He's definitely our most energetic child - always running around and climbing on things!

Posted in: on Friday, October 10, 2008 at at 10:08 AM 1 comments  

Paul and I ran the Portland Marathon on Sunday. We rocked! No injuries, other than really sore muscles. :)

Despite the rain, we had a great time and really enjoyed the spectators and bands that lined the sides. Paul and I ran the first half together, and he ran ahead of me for the last half. His knee started to bother him a bit, so he wasn't able to manage that last burst of speed. He still finished strong, at 3hours, 54minutes. I was feeling really good, so I ran hard and finished at 3hours, 56minutes. I was so excited about that!

Our next one will be in Hawaii, next September!

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Apparently, kindergarten is no big deal. Not to Caleb, anyways. He got ready and we headed off with no problems. When we got to school, he hung up his bag, said bye and went straight to his teacher and sat down with the rest of his class. I guess those two years at preschool paid off!

Posted in: on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at at 10:07 PM 4 comments  

Every year, the Oregon Symphony performs a free concert at Waterfront Park in Portland. I read about it in the newspaper earlier this week and thought it would be a fun thing to check out. We packed up a picnic and headed off with no expectations. It turned out to be a wonderful time! The weather was beautiful and we found a nice spot right across from a little beach access area where the boys played until it was time for the concert to start. They really got into the music! Jakey sat on my lap and listened very intently for a while. Then he got up to dance. Andy got a plastic knife and was using it as his baton. He actually started crying when we said it was time to leave. Caleb sat with Daddy and really enjoyed taking it all in. It's definitely something we'll be doing next year!

Posted in: on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at at 8:50 PM 3 comments