Saturday, July 26th, 2014
Fairy Falls was a highlight of the hike Dana went on today with Anton and his friend. They hiked the trail from Wahkeena Falls to Multnomah Falls. There were several other smaller falls along the way. It was very busy and warm, but they had a good time.
Friday, July 25th, 2014
My rollerblades are fixed! The final pieces came in the mail and I think I got them put together right. I have yet to take them out for testing, but Magnus was nice enough to do some preliminary tests for me.
Thursday, July 24th, 2014
Happy Pioneer Day!
Magnus had to go to the dentist today. He had to be put Under while they did a whole bunch of fillings and caps. 
As a treat for the ride home, Dana got him this cool transformer (on the right) that turns from a sauropod into a rescue bot. But it broke within twenty minutes. So when Dana went to work that afternoon, he got it replaced and got him a friend, the pterodactyl on the left.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
Practicing crawling at Farmor’s house. We got him across the living room by tempting him with a Duplo cow. He really loves chewing on that cow.
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
Gideon is really crawling now. He hasn’t made it very far yet. And he keeps one leg kind of tucked underneath while he moves around. And he sometimes falls all the way onto his tummy and can’t get up.
Monday, July 21st, 2014
Happy Birthday, Katie!
Gideon sometimes helps me in the kitchen. He helps by sitting on the floor and gumming various spoons. Today he tried out the potato masher.
Sunday, July 20th, 2014
Church is exhausting for everyone. Sometimes you need a good nap afterwards.
Saturday, July 19th, 2014
We went to the Farmer’s Market this morning. In the park the fire department was having a fund raiser with booths. Home Depot had a booth and Magnus got to build a little boat. Maybe one of these days we’ll get to painting it.
Also, Gideon likes pulling hair.
Friday, July 18th, 2014
We went to Oak’s Park today. They have a skating rink with a pro shop and I was hoping to be able to get something to fix my inline skates. While we waited for the rink to open, Magnus got to ride a couple of rides.
The shop ended up not having what I needed (they mostly supply for roller skates for roller derby) so I ordered what I needed online.
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
Gideon can scoot around a little bit on his bum when he’s motivated. My knitting basket is good motivation, it seems.
Wednesday, July 16th, 2014
Our Young Men’s president has a boat and we went to Lake Merwin tonight for mutual. Everybody had a great time swimming and riding the tube.
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
We went to the mall today. Magnus got to play in the play area where they had a tiny Mt. Saint Helens to climb. We liked being in the air conditioning and Magnus liked climbing up and sliding down (and running around). We also got some See’s candy and Dana found a pair of pants.
Monday, July 14th, 2014
We went to Dog Creek Falls today to try and keep cool. It has been hot here and we’ve been trying to find places to get our feet wet. This creek was nice because people have put up rock shelves that made little wading pools, perfect for little swimmers. Brian met us there and then we went out to dinner. Thanks for the good times, Brian!
Sunday, July 13th, 2014
Anton has been playing Memory with Magnus. Magnus claps and hops when he makes a match. He gets just as excited when his opponent gets a match.
Saturday, July 12th, 2014
Dana got me this book for our anniversary. I’ve been having fun finding items in the book. Thanks, Dana!
Friday, 7-11, 2014
Free Slurpee Day!
Magnus was invited to a birthday party at Esther Short Park to play in the fountain there. It was a very hot day, so the water was nice.
Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
Happy Birthday, Kate!
Magnus earned back his LEGO privileges today. He was very excited. And he is much better with his bathroom usage. So, he is doing pretty well.
Tuesday, July 8th, 2014
Happy Anniversary, DinoRobot!
Today celebrated 8 years of marriage for us and we only took one picture at the end of the day. This was a gift from Ruth and it is awesome. We did go out for dinner while Farmor watched the kids. We ate at The Rock Pizza and it was delicious. It has been a great eight years and we look forward to many more.
Monday, July 7th, 2014
We found an amazing burger place just down the road from us called Igloo. The burgers were yummy and the ice cream was great. Gideon is getting more and more jealous of the the foods we eat and really wishes he could join us. But he still doesn’t have any teeth.
Friday, The 4th of July , 2014
Happy Independence Day!
Ruth and the boys got to go down to the Fort early in the afternoon and see the small parade. In the evening, everyone came over to our place for a sandwich buffet and then we headed down to the Fort for the fireworks. Anton had saved a good viewing spot for us. While we waited for the show, Magnus had fun with glow sticks. The fireworks were great. Afterwards we set of a few of our own that Brian had brought. It was a good celebration of our freedom.
Thursday, July 3rd, 2014
Happy Birthday, Karen!
Magnus had to go to the dentist today. It was not an easy trip. He did get this little airplane, however.
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014
Our Young Women have been working on making pajama pants for girl’s camp. They got mostly done, but I had to finish up a few hems before they left. We had not one but two pairs of pink zebra stripped pants, one is shown here.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014
Happy Birthday, Grandma Rose!
Farmor watched the kids while Dana and Ruth went to see Edge of Tomorrow. It was a pretty good movie.
