Ok, ok, I know it's been a long time since I put up a post. We've been a little busy. (*wink*)
Anne started 3 year old preschool at 2, Nathan is in 4 year old preschool, I am in graduate school and Mark, well we're in enough school for him too, ha! So far I love my program (School Counseling) and am managing wife, mom, teacher and student fairly well. Mark has totally stepped up and made me going to school possible. I am blessed to have him as my biggest supporter!
Mark is doing great! He has been in to the doctor and asthma/allergist to find out what is going on with his asthma and other symptoms. Turns out he is extremely allergic to mold, allergic to tree pollen, grasses and weeds... just about all allergens out here! We are looking into getting allergy shots for him. In the meantime, he is feeling MUCH better!!!
Hobie, our dog, is up to about 38 pounds and doing great. He is a sweet puppy and has added so much to our lives.
Here are some shots of what we have been up to lately, however in REVERSE chronological order!!
Portland Trail Blazers 10/18/09
Beautiful fall colors in the city of Portland near the Rose Garden.
Dinner at Widmer Brewery.
Pumpkin Patch 10/11/09
Hanging around 10/5/09
Making cupcakes!!! 10/4/09
Annie's first day of school!!! 9/15/09
Nathan's first day of school! 9/14/09
Puppy Park, last few days of summer... probably late August.
Hillsboro Saturday Market 8/29/09
The rain is here, although we see the sun just about every other day. Colder weather is on the way. This past weekend Mark's brother Dan & his wife Shannon came out for a weekend visit. We had great weather, WAY FUN! (Thanks for coming out guys!) We went to the Roloff Farm to get more pumpkins, HUB in Portland, did some shopping and carved pumpkins this afternoon. Nathan was a super star this weekend. He rode a pony all by himself AND wrote his name, completely unprompted! We had no idea, until he did it, that he could! Annie was a great cheerleader for all of us, carving pumpkins, Nathan on the pony and so on. She's such an encourager and has a great ability empower others!!
Ready for another week, almost... laundry is not done yet!
Thanks for checking in on us!
Love Mark, Joy, Nathan & Anne.
