Lincoln City getaway

Beach combing in Lincoln City!  Chris found lots of sea glass....a new favorite!

  

The boys spent lots of time in the pool, and I was able to sit poolside and read my first e-book, 50 Shades of Grey. Was it really hot and steamy in the pool area, or was it just the book I was reading??

 We went to the Oregon Coast Aquarium.  The boys looking dead from the shark attack.

 Look at that face.  Love.

 Family photo taken at arms length.

 A highlight of the trip was our visit to the Candyland store in Lincoln City.  Such a great variety of fun candy!  The boys bought (with their own money) a piece of taffy for each friend in their class.

 We  played a round of putt-putt golf  at the Putt n' Bat on Hwy. 101. 

 Totally cheezy, totally homemade, and totally awesome!  Dan whipped the 3 of us.  A little slice of Americana for sure.

Nate acting dramatic because he was (for once in his life) "TOO BIG" to play the basketball shot game!  Only for children 48" and under.  He has waited for this day to come, since he has many times been just a smidge too short to participate.  This sign made his day!

Mothers Day & Sunday Parkways

Ah, hammock time. Nothing beats snuggle time with each boy, as well as making goofy faces to the camera overhead.

Today was Mothers Day and Sunday Parkways. To top it off, Portland's temperature reached 90 degrees, so we acted like it was Summertime...with the hammock, grilled Gartners ribs for dinner, and lots of outside time.  It was perfect!

Sunday Parkways was in our neighborhood this weekend.  It is an annual event in Portland neighborhoods where streets are shut down to car traffic, and it's all about bikes, scootin' walking, and getting out in the community.  It's awesome.  The boys and I went on a ride when it started at 11:00, but then it was time to get to work.

This year, they wanted to sell water and try to earn some money.  They had the perfect product, on the hottest day of the year.  The crowds went wild and they sold out of 120 bottles of ice cold water!  Of course, there was time between sales to cruise around on bikes.

  Oh, and it wasn't like they were all greedy with their earnings.  They told their customers that 10% of their proceeds would be donated to charity.  They chose Safe Routes to School, since it's an organization that promotes bike riding, and getting kids to and from school safely.  Seemed fitting for today's event.  I'm sure that the CEO over at Safe Routes will be thrilled when they present them with their $6.00 donation.  :)

Where it all happened....on the corner of 23rd and Ainsworth.

Good times.  I'm lucky to be their mama.

Sometimes it's the little things in life....

 ...like this little green worm.

I was at my mom's house this week and we were cleaning out a room and going through old stuff, and you can't imagine my surprise and delight when I came across this little fellow, stashed in the bottom of an empty flower pot on the top shelf. 

 This little green worm spent his entire life sitting in my Granny's kitchen window plant. He was always there, peeking over the edge with that silly grin. 

 How could you not love this quiet and unassuming little worm?

Now he's mine, and I couldn't be more thrilled to have him. 

 I know that Granny would be thrilled, too.