Exploring PDX / PSU with Grace, Rebecca and Travis

Travis on the roof top

Rebecca looking over the edge

Grace also

in the PSU library

Bamboo

Grace and Abe

Chrsitmas day snow

after opening presents we all went for a hike up to the Zig Zag falls, it was a great day to be out in the snow.

Nikita and Ariel on the trail!

Matt and Ariel at the falls (you can kind of make them out in the back ground)

some of the frozen over falls/ path

Life is a ZOO!

The Jacobson's came to visit so Judy, Lathan, Kathy and i decided to explore the Oregon Zoo, here are some of our findings!

pretty cute Polar bear, lathan said that he didn't think it was bigger than a grizzly:)

Lathan was having a staring contest with one of

the Orangutan's!

We found Joanna, from rescuers down under

It was a great day!

Shooting...

So Sunday we went shooting up Wildcat Mtn. rd. and here's some pictures..

Nikita and I watching the boys!

he stated to get annoyed with my picture taking!

Matt shooting

Matt and Chad loading up,

It was a very beautiful day!!

Nikita decided to lay in Matt's gun case!! that was pretty much my favorite part of the day!! funny dog!!

Hiking Tamanawas Falls

so yesterday matt, nikita and I hiked the tamanawas falls, it was gorgeous!! here are a few pictures!! the really dark one is us standing behind the falls!!

A Nice Sunday Afternoon

today i went out to visit my mom, Nikita and i raided her garden and than we convinced her to go puck blueberries with us, Nikita got to frolic and run free out in the fields which she doesn't get to do to often, so she takes full advantage of her free time let me tell you, anyways she played with my moms two dogs and had a blast, while me and the mother reminisced about old times down at the river and all the hikes we did when i was a kid, so i got her to finally commit to getting back out there and hiking with me! I'm proud to say that next weekend we will being hiking the old salmon river trails and having a great time catching up with old friends!

one great fourth of july weekend!

we went out to pacific city and camped from Thursday till Sunday with some friends it was so much fun!! we drove onto the beach to watch fireworks, got very entertained by people getting mini vans stuck on the beach!! why would you take a mini van on to the beach?? Nikita had a blast finally other dogs for her to play with! the boys went fishing and we took a trip to the Tillamook cheese factory which rocked!!