Multnomah Falls Hike

So Shane decided to surprise me with some time alone just the two of us.  He arranged a baby-sitter for the boys (auntie carly) and we drove out to Multnomah Falls to go hiking.  Let's just say that you don't realize how out of shape you are until you try to do something that requires you to be.  I haven't hiked multnomah falls in a long time, so I think I forgot how far it is to the top and how tiring it can be.  I think I would have been fine if I would have remembered my inhaler (I have asthma), but half of the time I felt like my lungs were going to explode and I couldn't catch my breath.  But it was a lot of fun to get out with just my hubby and spend some time together.

A little captain in both of us.

We had a lot of fun and we were very proud of ourselves for making it all the way to the top.  Especially since I just had a baby three months ago, to the day, I was extremely proud of myself.

We are going to try to do some sort of physical activity every weekend.  Both of us really want to get back in shape.  And hopefully by next summer, we will be able to include the boys in everything that we go do.

Max and his cow

We recently discovered Max has a strong love for his little cow toy.  We put him in his little chair and he just sits there and laughs at it and trys to grab it and pull it to his mouth.

Brotherly Love

berry pickin'

I woke up at the crack of dawn this morning (nine is really early for us all to be ready and out of the house) to take the boys berry picking.  I knew it was going to be 100 degrees today, so I wanted to get out there early before it got too hot.  Turns out it was already 83 degrees by the time we left the house, so that didn't work out as well as I wanted it to.

First we swung by my parents house to pick up some containers to store the berries in.  The blueberry place where I went a couple of weeks ago with my mom and sister is right down the street from my parents house.  We stopped by there first, but apparently they are only open on the weekends, which put a little damper in my plans.  So we headed up the road a ways, to a berry place on Kerslake Rd.  The lady that was running the place said we could pick raspberries because they would probably be gone by this weekend.

We tied our buckets around our waists and started picking, or atleast I did.  I think Wyatt was mainly eating everything that he picked and Max was just chillin in his stroller.

We didn't get very many berries because it was really hot out and Max started screaming, but it was still fun, and we have fresh raspberries to eat for the next week.

bouncy, bouncy, bouncy

So I pulled out Wyatts old bouncy chair and sat Max in it just to see if he liked it and he LOVED IT!! He sat in it for a good half hour and just looked around at all the toys and chewed on a few of them and was just content to be sitting up.  I really want to get him a bumbo so that he can sit up more often.  He loves to sit, he tries so hard when you prop him up with blankets or pillows to sit straight up with no help from anyone.  It's the cutest thing ever because usually he ends up face planting it into the bed.  Even tho I really want him to stop growing and stay my little baby forever, I can't wait for him to start sitting up and crawling and being more mobile.  I know Wyatt is going to love it when he starts crawling.

Anyways, after I pulled Max out of the bouncy chair and I took him in our bedroom to give him a bottle.  When I went back in Wyatt's room to check on him, this is what I found.

I guess he was a little jealous that his baby brother was using his toy and he decided he wanted to be a baby again, too.

Guppy

So Max officially has a new nickname. Guppy. I'm not really sure why we chose Guppy, but he is constantly sucking on his fists or his blanket or your shoulder, arm, or hand, and sucker fish just isn't as cute as Guppy. 

So he is now stuck with the nickname Guppy.  I love it :)

sandy river

We spent the day down at the sandy river today with our friends Mark and Becky and their son Liam.  It was really hot, but alot of fun.  Max already loves being outside and loved dipping his little feet in the water.  Wyatt had a blast with his buddy (they are only two weeks apart), just playing in the sand, throwing rocks, and watching the little baby duckies swim by.  

It was fun to spend the day as a family, and even tho I love Max being my little baby, I can't help but think how much fun next summer is going to be when he can run around with his big brother and play with the other kids.  I don't want him to grow up because it's already going by so quickly, but I still look forward to watching him grow and start crawling and talking and then walking.

I love summertime with the kids because even if there is nothing to do and we have no money, the boys (mostly Wyatt) are happy just being outdoors and enjoying the sunshine.  I'm taking them berry picking tomorrow, which I think Wyatt will love, but I do plan on doing that early in the morning because its supposed to be over 100 degrees tomorrow!!  But we love eating fresh berries and I think that Wyatt will have fun picking them.

Anyways, here's a few pictures from the river today.  I didn't bring my camera with me or I would have more, because I already had about a million things I had to cart down to the water with us, but I did manage to steal a few from my friend Becky's camera.

Little Max, loving sitting on my lap in the water so he can dangle his toes in the river.

Wyatt and his buddy Liam, all dirty and covered in sand. Typical little boys.

Me and my two little boys.