ducks

Super beautiful October afternoon! Time to view some ducks.

 

MJ and Harrison. Buddies in orange for sure!

over 500 views!

Wow! Our blog has over 500 views. Pretty neat-o! Here's a crappy cell phone picture of Harry in celebration.

sick.

Well it happened. We're all sick at the same time. Matt's coughing, Amy's coughing, and little baby Harrison's coughing. Listening to Harrison cough, sneeze, and general feel crappy is hard to watch. For the most part he has a sunny disposition though. MJ and I have raided our pseudofed supply. We're a house o' snot.

Over the weekend Randy stopped by to visit, and was persuaded to come back on Sunday to help us finish painting the west side of the house. He was a trooper, knowing all to well that he too will probably catch our sinus colds. The house is now ready for winter, but will need two more coats this spring...not looking forward to that. 

If any of you are not afraid of heights and want to help us paint the second story eve this spring let us know. We'll buy you something awesome.....or give you money :)

Tea Party

Grandpa Distad came up with the idea to have the Himphill cousins over for a tea party on Sept 29. We enjoyed each others company over Orange Blossom tea, ham & spinach quiche, salad, pumpkin cupcakes, along with little cookie treats. Cousin Jon rode baby Harrison's radio flyer trike, Ashley colored in the Garfield coloring book, and Aunt Julianne played with Harry. A good time was had by all! Thanks Grandpa Distad

three months three weeks

Little baby Harry enjoying a soak and some playmat time. Oh! and Little baby Jonas too.

 

forgot to mention camping!

August 26, 2012: We took Harrison on his first camping trip! Three months old and already an Oregon outdoors men.  Thank you Schulbergs for inviting us to stay with you in Fisherman's Bend, Oregon.

summer 2012 wrap-up

Harrison's 2012 Summer Wrap-Up

AUGUST 11, 2012: Matt and I attended (worked) our friends mom's wedding in August. It was a themed affair. A pirate themed wedding! Both Matt and I thought maybe twenty percent of guests would dress up, but we were mistaken. Since we assumed so few would dress up we worn summer wedding attire, and hince...looked like fools. On the bright side not all of the Distads looked out of place. While Harrison was being babysat by Aunt Julianne, he was having loads of fun. Not only did he hangout with his cousins he left with a new hand made outfit. 

 

 Unckie Griff, MJ and HD

AUGUST 31, 2012:  MJ & AK celebrated our four year anniversary cleaning our house, attempted to take photos of Harry (see images below), and a lovely dinner at Nostrana in SE Portland. Uncle Randy came over and babysat (by babysat he sat in the living room ate pizza and watched Netflix while Harry slept. Love restaurants with 930pm reservations :) ). Nostrana was soooo tasty! Want to go back soon and eat this: 

Sweet corn & green chili sformato ricotta, cherry tomatoes, arugula. One of the best things I have ever eaten.

  

SEPT 6-10, 2012: For our anniversary we rented a Beach House in Lincoln City, Oregon to relax. We were planning on heading to Hawaii to celebrate, but with HD we thought it'd be a waste of a trip. We'll go in a few years and have a blast! We enjoyed our stay at the beach very much. The Schulbergs even stayed the night one night. Secretly wish that house was ours (well...not really a secret anymore) and not whoever it belonged too.  

 

 

 

 

   starfish in the tide-pool                                beach access ten story staircase

 

watched the DNC national convention while on vacation. Harrison love Barack!

SEPT 10, 2012: Our drive home to Hillsboro.

 

 

SEPT 22, 2012: While painting the house I decided it was time for a photo break. (oh yeah! forgot to mention we're repainting our house. It sucks.)

 

SEPT 23, 2012: While mowing the backyard Matt found not one, not two, but three Four Leaf clovers!