Summertime

If anyone at all has been wondering what the Macy's have been up to this summer, the answer is A WHOLE LOT!

We moved!

Our new home. We packed it in tight.

Kids asleep in the car on the road.

In transit!

J-P drove the big truck towing that little trailer and I drove the suburban towing our little green trailer. We barely fit. Thanks to everyone who helped us!

Saying good-bye to our Lady Lu.....we took care of her and she loved us so.

Enjoying the Oregon country side

Sun on the face and wind blowing through his hair

Not a care in the world

Building a tree fort! It was officially name Fort Caliver.

Their grandpa built this fort entirely on his own. He's amazing. The kids are so proud of this fort and especially their grandpa! More pics to come.

 

This lawn mower help raise the platform. Handy in more ways than one.

 

J-P went Grizzly Adams for awhile. Some say it could have been landscape inspired. That inner mountain man is always trying to break out.......and it did all over his face!

 

There she is! 10 months already!

 

Bury the baby. Past-time fav!

 

Cosette's first swim experience

 

Drinking a lot of Orange Julius! A Macy Favorite!

 

Before Oregon, the kids begged me to make my fresh squeezed lemonade.....so they could sell it!

 

They think they made out like band-its! For one hour the made $7. Thats almost minimum wage. They got a lot of charity.

OREGON!

This was our visit before we officially moved to Oregon.

Shot pistols and rifles. I even went a few rounds. I don't know much about guns, but I think they are a bit over-rated. But, shhh you didn't hear that from me!

 

The boys widdling wood

 

My dancing boys

 

Honda 110 ride through the enchanted forest

 

I rode Doc. He is five and still very green. Gary who is the owner of this fine animal was coaching me. It was nice to be in the saddle again.

 

Calvin impressed us all, even Gary. He is a natural and took to Nine like he had ridden him for years. Nine is 27 and is a babysitter. He is the best horse for beginners!

 

Gary giving Cal a few pointers

 

You can see how Nine is responding to Cal.....look at his ears. SO proud of you Cal!

 

Oilver on the other hand was out for a nature walk with no agenda. Nine took him for ride.

 

It's as if Oliver is thinking.......is this where I wanted to go?

 

Cosette eating a graham cracker on the veranda

 

All smiles even when........

 

what you ate leaks out the back. It was a glorious morning!

 

Soon after cleaning up one mess, I had another one to tend to. Do you see my life? It's full of POOP!

 

Calvin got bored and decided he had a brilliant idea! Digging a hole in the back yard at the Thompsons. Tanya insisted that I let him. Apparently it looked like so much fun that the other little people wanted to help. I couldn't help but feeling like Glen and Doty from Raising Arizona. When they visited "HI", Glen and Doty's kids destroyed their house. If you've seen the movie, I'm sure one of the images in your head would be of the kids writing FART on "HI's" wall. Yes folks, I feel like white trash. Tanya reassures me that it's a perfect hole for a fruit tree.

 

Jane not wanting a picture taken of her. Strange, but I did this as a kid? Go figure.

 

Jack

Tanya has mad skills in the kitchen. She is always whipping something up tasty and healthy to eat! Thanks Tanya! You are a great hostess!

 

We had such a great time!

Becoming a Oregonian will be a challenge!

Wish us the best of luck!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you see?

Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?


I see a tall mommy watching over me!


Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?

I see a big black dog staring at me!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?

I see you two silly brothers playing with me!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?

I see a proud Daddy kissing on me!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?

I see a family as happy as can be!

New Developments

Grandpa came to visit! His beard is bigger than ever, he's been growing the hairy thing for a contest. Good luck Big Beard!

  Grandpa is so manly......he has no problem riding my pink cruiser!

  Calvin just accomplished tying his own shoes. He is on top of the world with confidence, he thought it could never be done!

  Happy campers! We love when Grandpa comes to visit!

 

Oliver and Calvin are now helping mow the lawns......look familiar Daniel?

Ilene and Morgan spent the night when J-P was in Oregon the first time. Some parolee who had a warrant out for his arrest was driving down the freeway the wrong way. Decided to pull-off, leave his girlfriend in the car, and scale the retaining wall into my neighborhood! We had a Cop-Choppper circling our house, yelling "Get in your house, lock your windows and doors. There is an armed and dangerous man on the loose!!" Yes! I was freaking out!!!!!! Being a mother with three small children with no man around! The cops were searching my neighbors back yards with the drug dogs. They even came into our front yard that sent me spinning! So I had Ilene and Morgan come packin' with guns! They were troopers and in the morning they got a little taste of parenthood. A bed full of kids..... isn't that wonderful?

  My side kick and a good one at that. She is so happy all the time! Oliver picked the flower and Calvin snapped the photo!

  Cosette is loving baths. She splashes and squeals, I'm entertained just watching her.

 

Cosette is sitting up, crawling (army style), sits up from a crawl, pulls herself up to a stand and as we say around here, "She's a wild one!" She is everyone's joy.

Happy Birthday Ryan!

Happy birthday brotha! We love you so much. Glad to have you apart of our lives.

Thanks for the memories.