Monday, October 21, 2013

Another Weekend at the Pumpkin Patch

I tried to take a picture of all of us, but only managed to capture Ezra's sweet face.

Luckily a kind man took this one and got us all in the corn maze glory! You may recognize Tom and Alex, as I have known them for many years now. It was great to hang out with them again!

Searching for the perfect pumpkin.

Relaxing on the shores.



Monday, October 14, 2013

Corn Maze

To get to Sauvie Island one must cross the Historic St Johns Bridge.

Once you arrive you must visit the enormous pigs. Some parents were telling their children not to pet the pig. I encouraged Ezra and then asked him to describe how she felt. I got some glares. Poo poo.


I suppose those same fuddy duddies wouldn't let their child eat a doughnut covered in frosting, oreo cookie crumbles and then drizzled with peanut butter either! Life is short people.


At least Maya and Jupiter know what's up. By the way the doughnut Jupiter is eating is indeed in the shape of a blunt. Maybe we are pushing the envelope a little.

Sunshine and sugar: yes please!

Love the pony ride. Although it made me think that we should go on an actual horse ride, not just in a circle.

He gazes out on the fields of pumpkins from the tower in the corn maze...

Ezra found some corn and figured out a handy way to carry it. He's loaded!

Loaded corn pants from behind. Yes I was laughing my head off.

Then he collected so much corn that he couldn't fit it into his pants.

So he turned his hat and coat into the means for corn transportation. 

Ezra's father proudly proclaimed to be a "Hombre de Maiz" (Man of Corn), which is a Guatemalan identity having to do with tortillas, tamales and all other corn related delicacies. I like it when I see Ezra expressing Guatemalan traits (loving corn, not putting it in your pants, that's a variation exclusive to my darling boy).

While Ezra was collecting the corn I got to watch this new movie, Corn Shadows.

A post is never complete without a self taken picture of myself. This is how you hold your kid's drink while in the portapotty. Turns out he gets the weirdo from me.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Trillium Lake Hike

Today was absolutely gorgeous, so we took a short trip up to Trillium Lake which is very close to Mt. Hood. The lake is pristine, the air is fresh, and our friend Nikkie came with us and she is amazing!

Here she and Ez are talking about a time when Nikkie saw a black bear.

Ezra suggested that she should have "dressed up like a girl bear" so that the black bear would fall in love with her instead of attacking her. (It didn't attack her, black bears don't really do that.)

It is so fun throwing stuff in the water and making big splashes!


It is also fun to draw on rocks and your own face with charcoal left over from a campfire.


We ate lunch elsewhere.

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