Our night began with an amazing dinner "Thanks to Steve" at El Gaucho! We wined and dined in a deep over-sized booth made for six, but seated only 2. We began our meal with "wicked shrimp" and ended with "Bananas Foster" (a tableside flambé for two)..what more could you ask for!! Two hours later, we were off to South Park to meet Chris and Michelle for drinks and then of course, NORAH JONES (the highlight of the night), which Chris had purchased tickets for me for my birthday.
Actually, I'm not sure "highlight" quite describes the magnitude of talent and "awe ness" Norah has...Her voice takes your breath away. And I just about teared up when she opened with "Come Away With Me" which was the first song Chris & I danced to at our wedding.

Mayra, Steve and Magnus made it down to Portland this week-end for a much needed change of scenery. Magnus is a beautiful baby! His little legs and arms are moving like crazy...(I think he's going to be a mover) Olivia on the other hand, is already making waves. She is crawling, standing up, and even balancing. It won't be long until she's on 2's instead of 4's!

Can you imagine being born in 1907? Mary Cole, our Great, Great Aunt celebrated her 100th birthday on May 19th, 2007. Mary is the daughter of Maren(Katrina)and Rasmus Christian Rasmussen who immigrated from Denmark in 1889. Maren and Rasmus had 3 children (Frankie, Edwin, and Mary)

Mary was married to Earl Cole and had 2 sons (Bobby and Donald). If you're wondering how we are related to Mary...here's the scoop. Frankie, otherwise known as "Grandma Frankie" is my mom's grandmother. Frankie was married to Harvey Albertson and they had 4 children(Jim, Mary Belle, Irene, Helen. Mary Belle is my mom's mom. Are you confused yet?

Anyway, we had a fabulous time and we were able to gather 5 generations to celebrate. My mom, cousin Sharon, Aunt Helen, Chris, Rowan and I felt so honored to share such an amazing day with our family.

ps. Aunt Mary is such a charmer! You wouldn't believe she's 100 by the way she moves around! At one point, she even tried to race Helen down the hall! It was also really nice to see how much she is loved by her friends at Sierra. She is truly a special lady!

No, that's not Lance you see..Every year (or least 2 years in row) we've packed up the camper and headed to Walla Walla to cheer on my brother Mark and my nephews bike race. Mark, of course, did really well and placed in the top 10, but the stars of the show were Parker and Rowan. Parker geared up for his second race while Rowan prepared for his first! They both did great and we enjoyed every minute of cheering them on.

It's moving day...finally! Along with planning a wedding and starting new jobs in the month of September Chris and I also decided to remodel the house we'd be moving into. (What were we thinking?) But, with tons of support (many dinners provided by the mom's)& help from Chris's dad and Roger..5 months later, we were able to turn a 50's style ranch into modern masterpiece!