My parents were here for a bit on their anniversary trip to the coast. Zane, Nora and I joined them for a day in Lincoln City. Once again, it was a most beautiful day. It was hard to leave. Of course Zane and Nora had a fabulous time. The day before we went to the beach we spent some time down town.
My mom and dad celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this month. We tried to surprise them with a dinner at one of their favorite restaurants, but they were on to us. We had a delicious dinner and a nice visit as a family, although it was a quick one. They're a great couple and I'm glad to have them as parents.
GIRL! Hopefully, this isn't too big of a surprise to too many people, but that's right. We're having ANOTHER baby. A BIG surprise to us, actually. We had the ultrasound yesterday and the technician said he was confident it was a girl. I could tell with Nora but not this one. He tried to tell us how he could tell but I wasn't seeing it. However, I wasn't seeing what I saw with Zane either so I believe him. So we'll be happily welcoming baby 3 in January!
Kevin didn't have to work on Labor Day so we decided to go to the beach. I was a little leery because I thought everyone would be going to the beach and we would spend half the day in traffic. Also, there was a slight chance of rain. Kevin confidently declared, "It's not going to rain." So, off we went. There was no extra traffic, which was great, but we were only 15 minutes from the coast and it was dumping rain. Once we got to Lincoln City though, there was no rain. The weather was actually beautiful. We walked across "D" River, the smallest river in the world supposedly. Really, it was about 10 feet across and ankle deep. No one else seemed to want to cross so we had that side of the beach pretty much to ourselves. The kids could play all day on the beach. We had a really great time. Of course we ate at Mo's but were disappointed in our food. After playing at the beach some more, we headed for ice cream and home. When we got up this morning I asked Zane what he wanted to do today. He said, "I wanna go back to beach." Maybe next week when Grandpa and Grandma Tolman come visit.
On Wednesdays we get together with some other moms and kids and play. Last week we went to Raymond Park. It was a beautiful day. We had a little picnic and then played on the playground a bit. Zane had a blast running through the water feature . Nora really wanted to get in, but every time she got too close, the water was just a bit to forceful and she would get upset. Still, she seemed to have a good time too.
I have been contemplating bangs for Nora for a long time, but keep deciding against it for one reason or another. Finally, Friday morning I just got tired of all the food in her hair, and the poor girl can't see until I find time to pull her hair back, so I just got out the scissors and did it. It's very hard to get a 9-month-old to hold still. Too bad I cut them way to short and kind of crooked. I thought about blaming it on Zane. Oh well, in two weeks they'll be just right and I think she looks super cute with bangs.
