Rainy Day Columbus Day- so Mom, Dad and Paddy could take him to school-

Going to school on a rainy day! He loves the slicker and the rain boots or fireman boots!
He was concerned that his backpack would be getting wet- as its not under the slicker- and relieved he had a rain hood, we couldn't find a rain hat- but the brim worked...

Outside of preschool, (temp location at the Parish Hall)

Dominic showing us his cubby and name-

Ms Dawn and D, one of his teachers...

Overall wearing Music Maker!

Preschool

Grandma and Grandpa Tighe Visit Lakeview II

Grandpa and Grandma Tighe Visit Lakeview

The Steens

Last weekend we took a whirlwind trip to the Steens Mountains in eastern Oregon. It was intended to be a camping trip, but Daddy didn't get everything ready in time so we took a day trip instead. The Steens is a 9,000+' mountain "range" near Burns, OR.

We saw some pronghorn in the refuge on the way there, and the wildflowers were really cool.

Then stopped at the famous French Glen Hotel for lunch.

Views from Steens Mountain and the boys:


And some crazy flower seed pods and a grasshopper:

The window to visit the Steens is only a couple of months in the summer (it was snowed in completely in June!), so we took this quick trip but hope to do a longer one next year!

Fish and Frolics

A couple of weeks ago we went fishing together to Withers Lake, a little reservoir near Paisley, OR. It's tiny, but the state stocks it with rainbow and brown trout. It was a little challenging to keep everyone engaged (Paddy and Dominic), but we ended up pulling out 3 browns and got a couple more from some guys we met (they already had a cooler-full). Here's Dommy modeling the trout and rocking the Spongebob underoos!

Here's Dommy with the big wheel and luggage riding in front of the house. He just said "Daddy, I'm going on a trip." Then I found him towing his suitcase up and down the block. Smart kid!