aunt susie

Aunt Susie's birthday is two weeks after mine- which means more birthday cake! Owen really enjoyed practicing singing "Happy Birthday" for Aunt Susie (and also for Owen- seems it's always his birthday).

mom's birthday

After seeing the Hood Scenic Railroad, we spent the night in Washington at an inn that was an old train station. Sunday morning was my birthday, and Richard gave me a Nikon D40x. I now intend on being even more of a pest with my camera (Owen already dreads seeing it). But it has taken some nice pictures.

We drove back to Corvallis, and the Muhly's and the Delos-Reyes' joined us for pizza and cake. The kids had a great time together as usual, and everyone enjoyed the cake Susie brought.

mt. hood scenic railroad

Owen is currently fascinated by trains, so for my birthday weekend we decided to drive up to Hood River and take the 2 hour trip on the Mt. Hood Scenic Railroad. A diesel engine brings about 4 passenger cars and a caboose along Hood River, between the apple orchards and to some great views of Mt. Hood. Owen loved the entire ride- he missed only the end when he fell asleep on Richard's lap. We had a great dinner in Hood River, then spent the night across the Columbia River in Washington. We headed back to Corvallis Sunday morning.

welcome Robert Gerard!

Owen has a new cousin!

Robert Gerard Sullivan was born on September 18th, to Richard's sister Susan and her husband Bob. He was 8 pounds 12 oz, and 21" long- likely bigger now that he's a couple of weeks old.

That's Owen's 4th boy cousin on Richard's side! We have seen a couple of pictures of Robert from the hospital- and he's quite the cutie!! Susan, Bob, Chris and Ryan will have their hands full!

cruisin'

Laurel and Owen going for a wagon ride. Did I mention how excited I am about cell-phone blogging?

say cheese!

Valerie takes a picture