If you didn't know.......

We are having our first baby! Our due date is March 17, 2009. Here are a couple shots of my growing belly.

3 Months

4 Months

Stay tuned for 5 months, that will be next week. :)

Back in good old SC

Well, we have been back in SC for a week now. It has taken some doing but we finally have internet at the house again so I am back to blogging. We had quite the adventure on the way back from Oregon, there was not one day in our travels when we did not hit some form of precipitation. The most dangerous and beautiful was the snow!

These first two pictures where taken while we sat on the interstate in Idaho. There were so many Semi's off the road that needed towed we went 2 miles in three hours.

Thank goodness for books on CD so we had some entertainment!

These pics were taken in Wyoming.

The roads were still covered in ice but the sun had finally come out.

Once we got to Nebraska it all turned to rain, which did not make our travels any easier, at times the wipers on high seemed to be useless. Thank God we made it home in one piece, he protected us in our travels!

We do miss Oregon but it is nice to be home and in familiar surroundings with good friends.

Adios Oregon

So, today I am putting the finishing touches on packing. Tomorrow Adam will work a half day or so and we will start heading down the road back to South Carolina. We will make a few stops on the way but the most important is in Iowa to pick up Toby and spend a day with family. We have had a blast here in Oregon and I must say we will miss it! However I am excited to be back in our home and catch up with our friends.

Look for our next blog when we are back in South Carolina. :)

If you think about it, say a prayer for safe travels and good weather!

Roloff Farms

Today we went to Roloff Farms! If you don't watch Little People, Big World on TLC you should start. The new season starts Monday October 13th. I was soooooo excited, Adam was a good sport to come with me. Although I think he did enjoy watching them try to get the pumpkin launcher up and running.

This is the barn where you buy your pumpkins and souvenirs.

Pumpkin launcher with the camera crew from the show getting shots for this seasons show.

That is Matt's head between the boards there.

Jeremy came to help his dad with the launch.

A better picture of Matt.

Jeremy driving one of the tour tractors.

Amy and Matt looking on at the pumpkin launcher.

The pumpkin launcher actually broke the first time they tried it today, this is Matt talking to one of the guys helping with the launch about why it broke.

Me in one of the pumpkin patches.

Proof that Adam came with me. We set the camera on a pumpkin and took our own shot.

This is the Roloff's newly remodeled house. It looks really nice!

On our tractor tour Zach came out of the house, he waved at us and said HI!

Jacob was at the Western Town where we got to stop and look around. This place would have been soo cool to play in as a kid.

I got locked in the Jail of the Western Town.

Jacob came and loaded us all up on our tractor to finish our tour.

This is Matt's parents at the Western Town.

The famous tree house.

This was the end of our tractor tour. We had a really nice time, there were not the many people there so we did not have to wait in any lines. It was so neat to see everything like it is on the show. How cool!! We saw everyone except Molly, she was at a volleyball tournament.

Depoe Bay

We had the privilege of hosting Adam's grandparent's, Tom and Betty last weekend. They came to see us and Uncle Jim & Aunt Martha. We all met in Depoe Bay, OR for an Indian style salmon bake. The fish was amazing, so fresh and cooked to perfection.

Jim, Martha, Angela, Tom, & Betty. Adam is behind the camera.

Adam, Angela, and Betty.

We all have stickers on our jackets because we saw whale's in the bay before the salmon bake, if you spot a whale then the ranger comes around and gives you a sticker that says I saw whale's at Depoe Bay.

This is how they cooked our salmon, it was baked with alder wood over this fire. Really very impressive the set up they had there.

After the salmon bake the buses went to the casino or the outlet mall. We chose the casino at Jim's suggestion, the ocean is right behind the casino. We walked along the beach and the boys skipped rocks, we also attempted to fly the kite again but there was not enough wind.

The next day we went to Van Couver, WA where Jim and Martha live. They had us all over for dinner and the boys all golfed in the rain. We had a really nice time with all of our family out here.

Thanks for coming to visit us!

Lincoln City

Last Thursday Adam's parents arrived in Oregon to see us. We spent the first night in our one bedroom apartment, then we packed up and headed to the coast for some beach time. Our first stop on the way was the David Hill Winery. It was a beautiful property and they have some nice wine.

This is the house they do the tastings in.

We also made a stop in Tillamook for some cheese and ice cream on our way to the beach.


We arrived at our condo in Lincoln City in time for book reading........
........and the sunset. It was so nice to feel the ocean breeze and sit on our deck.
Sunset
Sunset

Sunset

We just could not stay inside, the sunsets were amazing.
We finally came in to warm up by the fire and read some more.
We had a really nice picnic at the beach.

Adam and Steve played football on the beach. They also went to a place called The Pines and watched the Iowa / Iowa State game and ate breakfast.

They flew a kite, but not this day. Deb and I were shopping the day they got the kite in the air.
Adam attempting to get the kite in the air.
Steve went looking for good skipping rocks.
He started making art in the sand.This is his rock flower.

We just laid on the beach.
The big view of our little beach.
The boys played cribbage every night.
I am not sure who won the worls series.


On our way back to Hillsboro we took Steve and Deb to our favorite eatery, the Pelican Brewery for some clam chowder and fish and chips.

We also wacthed some free entertainment while we were there, too bad our camera was in the CR-V. There were 3 trucks / SUV's that got stuck in the sand on the beach. Glad it was not us

The four of us at an overlook of the ocean on the left and a bay on the right. We had a really nice time with Adam's parents, it was great to get back to the ocean again before we head back to South Carolina.
Sarah and Brad we missed you guys!