Polar Express Slideshow

Polar Express on the Mt. Hood Railroad

Ryan and I went to this last night in Hood River. It was so much fun!!!

We got there early, so wandered around the station for awhile. When it was time the conductor yelled "All Aboard!" and you should have seen the excitement on all the kids' faces!! I teared up a bit, lol.

We got on and started our trip to the North Pole. On the way they played music from the Polar Express soundtrack and we got hot cocoa and cookies. We reached the North Pole and Santa and his elves boarded. Hehe. He made his way through the cars to each kid. Sat with them a bit and his elf gave each child a bell from the sleigh.

And on the way there and back we all sung Christmas carols. Ryan LOVED that part.

It was sooo fun!!! I can't wait to get some of the pictures on here.

Update On Us

As our family and friends, you probably know what an odd year it has been for us.

Since I'm not a huge phone person, I'll keep my updating on here. :)

I'm still looking for a place to move. I've found a couple and even had one I was to sign the papers for today. But the obstacle I'm coming across is not being able to save enough. With having to help pay bills here and getting paid based on commission (so never really knowing how much my check is going to be), we're going to have to look at other options (such as me staying with my parents for awhile, ugh).

But overall things are going well.

Ryan is doing awesome in school, of course. :) I went on a field trip with his class a couple of weeks ago to the Central Library downtown. What a fun time! For first graders, it was EASY...he's with an excellent group. They were so much fun and so GOOD.
And I just love his teacher. Two for two I would say when it comes to his teachers. Kindergarten and first grade have both been wonderful when it comes to his teachers.

Work for both Pat and I is well too. Pat's at a new store in the Pearl that just opened up this week. He'll have nice hours there.
My work is always crazy, lol, but I still have a job and that's nice. It's a little nerve wracking to be in the auto industry right now.

Love you all!! I'll probably be cancelling our home phone soon, but we'll still have both of our cells.

Grandpa Clint

Pat's father passed away in his sleep. Please keep us all in your prayers.
Pat will head out to North Carolina next week for a small memorial servie, that was all Clint wanted.
We visited him a couple of years ago with the kids. He fell in love with them. He was definitely a charming man and we'll all miss him.

Thanks.