I LOVE my DUCKS!

We have been able to see a number of Duck sports lately. Jack and I have been to a few volleyball games and we all went to see a women's basketball game over New Years. Although I suspect that Jack likes them more for the popcorn he gets...hmmm!

Then of course there was the Rose Bowl that the Ducks played in and WON!
Our friends came over to watch it with us and the boys had a great time playing.

How much can you pack into one weekend???

Happy Tuesday! I can't believe we are already this far in to the week as I'm still catching up after this weekend! Jack and I headed down to Eugene for some fun time with my family and boy did we sure pack it in. From visiting Gigi, to the pumpkin patch, to watching volleyball at the University of Oregon, which we got on the jumbo tron( the huge screen in the middle of the arena), to Jack's cousins birthday, we did it all! Whew! Are you tired yet? Here's the review...

Jack brought Gigi a picture of himself in his pirate costume

Then a nice man named Morty, made Jack a paper hat and gave him a cookie, pretty sure its his first...cookie that is!

Jack loves all "aminals"

This sheep especially liked the food, as he paws at the fence to tell them MORE!

Jack and Nana in a mini hay bale maze

Hahahaha...Jack's signature "cheese" face

Swinging with auntie

Jack's first pumpkin was too lumpy...

...#2 too white...

...#3 was too small...

...#4 was too big...

...man picking the right pumpkin is HARD work!

Catching a ride from Uncle Jesse

Back to the goats one last time...the baby's are just so cute!

Next day off to cousin Maddie's bday party! Jack really enjoyed the cupcake!

Dad was pretty amused

Pretty sure I'm still recovering from our busy weekend, phew!

Jack's New Ride

I'm doing a Monday stand off if anyone wants to join me. I've always thought of the weekend as 3 days, but really anymore we only have one free day all to ourselves. This weekend or "weekend day" was really quite enjoyable. Jack's Nana came by for a visit bringing with her some new toys that Jack just loves and I have to say I'm enjoying them too. The weather was amazing, sunshine in the afternoon, so of course we all took a leisurely walk. Well actually Nana and I walked, Justin and Jack rode their bikes. Jack really likes his in case you were wondering.

Justin and I also watched the Oregon Ducks game. GO DUCKS! In case you are not a crazy Duck fan like myself, they were playing Stanford, who is ranked 9th in the Pac-10. Aren't you impressed with my college football knowledge?? :) That is about the extent of it, but I almost had ya fooled right?

So that was our weekend day, what did you do this weekend?

Yes, I do believe its officially fall

Dear Friends and Family,

We are still alive! The last couple of weeks have been incredibly busy as we moved our store and then our house! If any of you have done the moving thing you understand what a truly huge undertaking it is. This is our 2nd move in the last year and while we purged of un-needed items in our last move we still have quite a few belongings. I don't think our friends will help us move again anytime soon, and if for some reason Justin would mention such a thing I'm sure our belongings would end up "lost" in a ditch somewhere! That being said we are VERY thankful to have such great friends.

The house we just moved back into Justin has owned for some years now and we have been working to rennovate it. It is a great place with plenty of outbuildings and "man caves" for Justin. I'm enjoying the expanded cupboard space and many windows and Henry is loving his larger yard. But the best perk has to be its close proximity to the grandparents!

Little man Jack has had quite the time adjusting to a new home, room and huge expanse of wood flooring. Standing in footed jammies on a wood floor has resulted in a few slips and slides and head bumps, however he has thoroughly enjoyed exploring the new crawling territory. I promise to post some new pics as soon as I find my camera! Jack has been crawling for about a month now and is becoming more and more...confident, dare I say...at pulling himself into a standing postion. He frequently looks at me as he daringly takes his hand off the couch and stands alone for a few seconds, I love that he thinks he is such a daredevil!

Oh, I almost forgot his new thing to do is tilt his head to the side and hold my phone up to his ear. He loves "talking" to his daddy on the phone and gets quite perturbed when I take to long to talk myself. Precious!

Yesterday we went to the Oregon Ducks game. It was classic Oregon fall weather, drizzle and more drizzle! But as all Eugene people know, "It NEVER rains in Autzen Stadium!" This being said, we were in high spirits as we walked the ramp to Autzen stadium.

The U of O has really benefitted from being the starting place of Nike, as Phil Knight who is the co-founder of Nike and attended the University of Oregon, has donated a lot of money to the school. If you ever visit Eugene you really need to check out the campus, the newly built Jaqua Academic Center for athletes is amazing. We stopped in with some relatives to check it out and it is a stunning piece of work.

(via topboxdesign.com)

We had the game in the bag from the start. Oregon scored in the first 5 minutes and the resounding "O" from the crowd was awesome. It was clear that Oregon was much quicker on offense and defense and I kind of felt bad for Portland State as their QB got sacked quite a few times. The final score was 69-0 and while the game itself lacked the intensity of a close game we had a blast. I'm hoping we have the opportunity to make this an annual trip, but with perhaps some sunshine next time.

Football, rain, and pumpking spice lattes all herald that fall has officially arrived here in the northwest. I can't wait for pumpkin patches, Jack's first Halloween, and a crackling fire with some hot cocoa. What are your favorite fall things?

Well thats about it for now, Jack is napping, Henry is looking for squirrels, Justin is working, and its back to unpacking for me! Be back soon.