grammy visit and getting ready for xmas

riding the "skute"~ yes!

it's a good day for a parade ...

Santa helps us pick a christmas tree ...

btw, only the person wearing the hat is allowed to say "ho ho ho" ...

trimming the tree ...

trying on the stockings ...

having fun with our friends Rowan, Kaia and Braeden after the Christmas parade

Grammy and Eli playing toys

Watching Donald Duck

"all aboard! let's go!"

camping in the living room inside Eli's tent, hiding from the "daddy bear"

Eli and Grammy also make a good team when running away from the "mommy monster"

late halloween pics and other adventures ...

out to dinner for mom's b-day

gross!

here's the pizza guy ...

that is a silly place to nap

to infinity and beyond!

ready to trick-or-treat

a fun adventure this year -- pretty scary but also exciting

what's fun after eating a pb&j? Oh yeah, a little "ice-skating"

oregon harvest-time activities ...

J picked all of these chantrelles and more one day after work -- yum!

we took a trip up to Hood River with Pop Pop and Grandma Song. We didn't get any apples or pears, instead, we visited a chestnut tree farm

we found a fun swing on the farm

whee!

We also visited an alpaca farm, a lot of fun!

J at the Vista House

Green family!

at the Full Sail brewery for lunch

Columbia River from up at the Vista House

Greens at the chestnut farm

baby alpacas

Eli got to feed some of the alpacas, which was very silly. He kept saying "it tickles!"

we also visited the Bonneville fish hatchery, where we saw baby salmon (fingerlings) some big ones, and also, above, is the famous "Herman the Sturgeon"

deer hunt in eastern oregon

The Green family took a week vacation in eastern oregon in search of a deer ...

what good deer hunt doesn't start with a Winnie-the-Pooh ride?

we arrived in our cabin, what better time to preview our Halloween costume?

to insanity, let me on!

two grumps and two wolves in Joseph Oregon

we saw deer just hanging out every day. Our cabin was in a game reserve and they know where to go ...

that's our mountain!

the view from our cabin. That's the swimming pool across the way

our cabin, otherwise known as "our little house"

curious deer. Have any apples for us?

We were curious about them too but this was about as close as we got ...

silly Dad!

Silly Eli!

Eli's deer impression

having fun in the pool. Splash!

hanging out in our cabin which was very sweet and cozy

this is the deer that Jason got ... chili all winter

cleaning the antlers -- that is a strange sight

Trick-0r-treat! I'm a deer! Have any apples in there?

Hiking to Lake Wallowa on a cloudy day

There it is ...

Why walk around a mud puddle when you can just walk through? Or jump through?

log walkin'

watch out, because we are scary deer.

Jason with his trophy by Lake Wallowa

throwing rocks ...

riding a sheep at Pendleton Mills, the natural way to end a hunting trip