Pumpkin Patch 2008

Here it is a few days before Halloween and we finally made it to the pumpkin patch!
This is in the middle of the corn maze! Sierra had already gone thru it with her YW's group so it wasn't too hard to find our way thru!

The theme this year for the maze is Alice in Wonderland!

A little pre- Halloween dress up fun.. Steven put on his Dad's hair... the kids and I had a good laugh... okay I am lying.. we laughed so hard that there were tears! Thanks for being a good sport!

This was at Cole's game on Saturday.. I thru this in so you could see the resemblence!

Gresham over Sandy 16 to 6!

Gresham took on The Sandy Pioneers Saturday and won 16 to 6!

With another win.. Gresham is in the playoffs!
Uncle Mike came with Deagan and Kira. We were all greatful for another absolutely gorgeous fall day in the mid 60's with sunshine!!!!

Good times With "G-Ma & G-Pa"

Steven and I took my parents out to dinner! You guessed it Mexican! Everyone that came to watch Cole's Football game saturday Oct. 18, 2008

G-ma,G-pa, Grandma Judy, Aunt Julie, Deagan, Kira, Sierra, Maddy,

Sydnee and Presley

Steven helped out on the field with the chains, he enjoyed being soooo close to the action!

Cole with Grandpa Merrill after their 12 to 8 win over Estacada

I insisted on a group picture before Grandma and Grandpa had to leave. It was far more difficult than it should have been. Too many things going on!

On Friday Sierra did not have school so we went to lunch and then bowling.

Here I am with my momy and daddy
Sierra with "G-ma & G-pa"
Bowling is way more fun if you are the one winning!
okay take a look because it will never happen again! I bowled 4 strikes in a row resulting in my highest score ever 153! (notice I threw double gutter balls in the first frame)
Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Merrill for taking the time to come and spend with all of us for 4 whole days we enjoyed all of our time together!

Field Trip to the Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatchery

All of the 5th Grade classes from Highland went to the Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatchery on Tuesday Oct. 14th, 2008

Maddy flattened a penny and engraved The Lewis and Clark Symbol on it!
Here is our "Ride"

the group of girls I had were: Maddy, Bailey, Hannah & Makenna

10 year old girls are sooo sweet! I had a great time!

A bear in the Lobby, they are all along the Columbia River

We walked around the Fish Hatchery and the girls enjoyed getting their picture taken
This is the famous Herman the sturgeon! He is huge!
The girls got to feed the fish too.
Here I am with my Maddy
" Ranger Pat" was our tour guide of the Dam.

It was a very educational feild trip and we had great weather!

Thanks for coming to visit Aunt Rachelle!

Sydnee with her very first Jamba juice!
Aunt Rachelle got to see Maddy's last 2 softball games!
Here's Maddy headed for home!
Sierra actually let me take a picture of her

only because her Dad gave her NO choice!

Maddy in the dugout.. it was a gorgeous fall day!

Girls day out shopping at the Mall!
Jamba juice was a must!
A cool but sunny day in Lake Oswego
Aunt Rachelle got to see Cole's Football game.

Gresham 25 vs Wilson 0

Thanks again for taking the time to come and hang with us for a weekend!

For playing hours and hours of card games.. guitar hero and being a celebrity

in my girls eyes! We all Love you!

Rained Out!

No Softball games this past weekend! Rained out! It was a blessing... Maddy's head Coach, Tom Rombach under went open heart surgery on Friday morning and had a bypass. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and His Wife Stacy and daughters Ally and Emily.
Update... Tom is recovering well from his surgery... he will have the next 6-8 weeks off from work to make sure his heart heals properly.
Next and last games for the fall are this weekend.. Good luck Fury Fastpitch!

Gresham shuts out Mollalla... 10/4/08

Gresham 8th grade Varsity Football Team walking off the field in Mollalla with another win 34-0
Cole's jersey got torn during the first half... caught on a helmet during a tackle. It had rained really hard just prior to the start of the game... the boys were warming up and took the field already covered in mud!
You will have to click on this photo to enlarge it enough to see the score!