Rainy Willie Nelson Concert

Saturday night Grandma, Grandpa, Violet, Wind, and I went to go see Willie Nelson at Edgefield. It had been raining all day and we were really hoping that it would clear up... Sadly, it did not.
We decided to be true to our Oregonian-ness and go anyway. We were prepared and brought tarps, ponchos, jackets, chairs, blankets, umbrellas, etc.

Violet wore Wind's old Marine Corps issue poncho (a little big on her, but worked) and her nylon sun hat. It turns out that it keeps the rain off pretty good. It was VERY wet, but also warm so as long as we kept her fairly dry it was no big deal.

In fact, she slept through almost the entire show... warm and mostly dry. :)

There was a surprising number of people who went and stayed the whole time! It looked a little like a shanty town.

Our tarp blanket... V is under it on her Grandma's lap.

When she woke up (at the end of the show, when I tried to move her) she did not look happy!

Watching Daddy Play Soccer - September 11th

We went to Wind's final futsal game of the season. Violet actually watched some of it! They lost, but played really well. It went into overtime and they lost in sudden death. Sad, but very exciting!

Gonna Pick Me A Lot of Peaches - August 28th

We went out to Sauvie Island to pick a bunch of peaches a few weeks ago so that I could make my peach freezer jam that Wind loves so much.

I carried her in the backpack and tried not to bump her head on the branches...

But she had more fun sitting in the grass when it was over than actually doing the work... but don't we all.

Violet plays XBox

She loves to push the control sticks and buttons and always looks up at the tv afterwards trying to see if she did anything. Pretty smart, I think.

Uncle, Cousin, Aunt.... Oh My - August 20th

Oreon, Kateri, and Lily came to visit last month. They live in DC, so it was a long trip for them and the time difference was a little tough, but it was nice to see them. It was Violet's first time meeting all of them and mine and Wind's first time meeting Lily. Violet thought Lily was really cool and spent a lot of time watching her crawl around and trying to grab her stuff. I think V was much more impressed by Lily then Lily was by her. 

Granny came up to visit too. She was the most excited of all... getting to hang out with both of her granddaughters a once.

 

We hung out in the yard...

in the house...

 and at the rose gardens...

It is hard to believe they are related since they look so different, but there are definitely some similarities when you see them in person together.

Hopefully we will get to see them at least once every couple years, so the girls can hang out a little as they grow up.