A Summer Veggie Garden

Blue Berries Too!

Most of the berries were SWEET.



A few of the berries were SOUR.



We all had a great time picking and taste testing the afternoon away at Miriam and Nick's blueberry field......YUM! Thanks Taggarts!

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever (colour)

TIS' THE SEASON FOR OREGON STRAWBERRIES

We picked and picked.....and picked some more until we had twenty pounds of tasty strawberries. Ellen made 3 batches of freezer jam and Hamish froze several quarts of berries for smoothies. YUM! Avery volunteered to be the family mascot and danced around on her tiptoes. The rest of us sang Strawberry Fields Forever and stuffed our faces till our lips were stained red. The fruits of our labor provided us with several dessert options. We kicked off the dessert marathon with shortcake (biscuit style) and ended with thick strawberry shakes. Move over California - Oregon berries have arrived!

WHICH NAME DO YOU THINK WE'LL GIVE THE BABY?

25 WEEKS, 6 DAYS

A SUMMARY OF ELLEN'S TIME IN OREGON

Here is a random mix of pictures from Ellen's trip. Lots of visits from famiy and friends were highlights. Perhaps the biggest highlight of all was having Hamish in town for 10 days of his spring break - PLUS - finding out that we're having a little boy together at our ultrasound appointment! People, you have never seen a baby wiggle around so much. At one point, Niblet had one foot next to his head while the other was pressed up against the other end of wombworld.

Holly and Ellen had fun decorating eggs and putting on Easter dinner. Mom gave Ellen and Miriam a Susan's Famous Cinnamon Rolls lesson, which turned out to be a delicious success!!!

Susan/Mom also celebrated her 51st Birthday which was a great day. Nearly the whole Ethington family was there to celebrate with her.

TULIPS, STEAM TRACTORS, AND PLANES, OH MY!

Sam and Anna came down from Seattle for a quick weekend trip, which was a lot of fun! While we all enjoyed walking around the Pearl/Nob Hill in Portland, and despite the great food we ate in the city, we found ourselves enjoying the coutryside just as much!

ELIZABETH, SOPHIA, AND DOUG COME TO TOWN

Having Doug and the girls up for the weekend was a real treat for Aunt Susan. What a treat! With a trip to the zoo and several trips out to the chickens with uncle Theron, a fun time was had by all.

SPRINGTIME IN OREGON

I'm just now getting to updating this site...let's start with all the spring in the beautiful Willamette Valley!

18 Weeks, 6 days

one word: EXPANSION