ham a lot

Piper hammed it up for the camera this morning getting ready to go to Sandy's for the day. She asked mama to take a picture and gave some great poses. it was hard to choose from the silly pictures. Piper thought they were funny. She was also into showing off her new kitty rain boots which she was quite excited to wear today.

Piper and Teeb

Piper LOVES our friend Teeb. She gets super excited every time he comes over wanting him to play animals, help with a puzzle or watch peter pan. We got a few pictures of them having a fun Sunday evening playing around. We are sad that Teeb is moving back to Louisiana for a while. Piper will miss Teeb fighting off the crocodiles that tend to swim around our couches and rugs in the living room and the lions that appear from down the hall and in the kitchen.

Oaks Park

Piper , Dadda and our friend Steve took Piper to Oaks Park this weekend while Mama was at her dragon boat races. Dadda had a company picnic there and Steve and Piper joined in on the fun. Piper had so much fun riding in the train, on the carousel, froggy ride and even the ferris wheel and roller coaster. We had no idea how much of an amusement ride crazed child Piper is. She was all about the speed, turns and heights as she got onto ride after ride. Now we really can't wait to take her to Disneyland for birthday number 5!


Dadda and Piper ride the trolley train. Dadda being silly as always.Piper and Dadda have fun on the ferris wheel

Piper and Steve gettyup on the carousel horsey.
I love this picture. It looks like she has wings...ahhh, our angel

Powell Butte hike

Piper and mama took advantage of a most beautiful Friday and went on a little hike up to Powell Butte. We saw snakes and hawks and picked a google of blackberries for a blackberry pie. Piper had fun running the trail and chasing bluebirds and finches that darted around the trees and trail.
Piper is lovin' the sun and being silly.

mama finds the most beautiful tree and piper takes a pose in front


piper and mama take a quick break and smile for the camera.

Soap box derby

Dada and Teeb took Piper up to Mt. Tabor for the Annual Soap Box Derby races a few weeks ago. They had a super fun time watching all the crazy derby cars from king kong to tecate stands race down the hill. Piper was very intrigued with the unicorns that followed Noah's ark (apparently people don't believe in unicorns because they weren't on noahs ark and got left behind-not familiar with the story) but Piper loved them anyway

what's been going on?

Piper has been busy lately. First Nana came back to visit for week, then Grandma and Grandpa stayed for a few weeks and watched Piper while mama and daddy went to a String Cheese concert!


Piper and Grace chill out on the couch at mama's new massage business. They were so excited to see each other and had a blast playing with the balloons and eating quiche. Mama had her big grand opening the 18th of August.Piper has been to more weddings at 3 than mama has almost her whole life! We were happy to attend Jason Landis and Sarah's wedding, which was beautiful and fun. 7/22/07

Dada, Mama, Piper, Corrina, Dave, and Raya at Landis after wedding day BBQ. 7/23/07

Piper turns 3-yippee

Piper had a great time celebrating her big birthday number 3!! She had lots of friends over for her party that included 2 kiddie pools (the most popular) and crafts of glitter and feathers and glue...oh my! She talked about her party for weeks before and after and all about her friends that helped her to celebrate.
Nothing like friends, family some sun and water mixed with a little food and crafts to have a great time.


Piper gets a great book from our friend Kim (she paddles in Dragonboats with Mama)


Piper checks out the cool fish mobile Nana got her in Mexico.

kids everywhere playing in the pool, the playhouse and tunnel.


Piper opens her gift from Uncle Mark while Grace, Amber and Rinoa watch.


Gabe does some awesome artwork with the paints!


Piper, Amber and Reilin have fun playing in the bubbles.

Dog Mountian

Dog Mountian Washington. I don't know why its called Dog Mountian. There are a lot of dogs on the trail. You work like a dog going up and down the trail! Whatever the reason, Piper, mama and dada took the Monday after Mother's Day to take on the 7.5 mile vertical hike for the spoils of victory upon completion, which of course the view!!!!

Mama says it should be renamed mule mountian, because mama felt like a pack mule the whole trip. Poor mama and dada. Piper got the sweet treat of riding in the hiking pack that sat uptop mama's back. Pretty much the whole way up and down. Piper did take a few opportunities to run up some of the steep hills and had more fun sliding down them on the way back.

Once we *finally* made it to the top, we enjoyed every minute as we made ourselves a nice picnic amoung the flowers and looked out around us, catching glimses of Mt. Hood and Mt. St.Helens and the Columbia river which surrounded us below.

Piper loved walking in the flowers and watching all the butterflies.

We made it home in one piece, but mama and dada are sore and tired. Piper was of course ready for more play. "why you all so tired? I am so ready to play, i got tons of energy!!!!"

Sprinkler weather

Piper was introduced to the fine art of jumping in the sprinklers this past Monday when it was a nice 79 degrees in stumptown.

She really loved hopping around in the cold water and dodging the oncoming sprinkler dousing while wearing her new minnie mouse swimsuit.

We are looking forward to more fun hot days this summer filled with sprinkler fun.

Best Friends

Piper visits her best friend Grace for a day of fun play. Running, jumping, dancing, peek-a-poo! The girls talked and laughed and were silly the whole morning. It is so much fun to watch these two grow up together. Grace has a baby brother on the way-any day now and we know she will make a fantastic big sister. I am sure Piper will enjoy visits to help Jen with the new baby and to keep Grace company during the transition.

Here the girls pose for the camera with hugs and giggles!

it's house party time!!!

Today was a special day for Piper. We were lucky enough to get into the sold out DAN ZANES and FRIENDS show at the Aladdin Theatre. Piper wasn't quite sure what to make out of the long line to get into the door that spanned the entire block and around the corner until we saw Dan Zanes and Friends strumming their mandolins and make their way inside. Once inside we quickly made our way to the front and got ready for some fun dancing. Piper watched the first part of the show on top of dada and mama shoulders, but once 'Catch that train' started she jumped down and started to boogie down.

Piper and Mama in front of the Aladdin marque in line to get in.

Dan Zanes and Friends come walkin up the sidewalk-mandolins in hand singing and smiling on the way inside the venue. How perfect it was that we were finally near the door when he walked up. yipee



The band having fun!



We stayed afterwards to get a poster signed by Dan and to get a quick picture with him. Piper was pretty tuckered out at this point, so she didn't cheese up for the picture. But we thanked him for a good time-and can't wait for when he returns to Portland.

woohoo. house party time!


Piper meets Dan Zanes. She is a little tired to be as excited as mama was though.

(www.danzanes.com)

Bunny Day

Piper gets a dose of holiday this weekend by searching for eggs we painted on Saturday and finding a basket full of fun toys to play with. No sugar for this monkey...or bunny rather. While all the other kids are getting hopped up on chocolate eggs, Piper makes out like a bandit with safari animal view master disks, bubbles and some nail polish and lip gloss.

Piper searchs for her basket the spring bunny left her this weekend. Complete with Bunny ears!!she finds her basket of toys left by peter cottontail.


We make best of the 20 minutes of sun on Sunday and searched for eggs bright and early.

Nana visits

Nana Julie flies in from Arizona to visit with Piper and take massage classes with mama. Piper enjoys a few days with Nana alone, playing in the backyard and playing with her safari animals. She really had fun showing off her dancing skills all week and watching Peter Pan. Her new favorite.


Piper and Nana play with our neighbors orange cat.

piper shows off her new Minnie Mouse swimsuit that nana got for her. She can't wait to get into the pool this summer and have fun.