Multnomah Falls

This weekend Matt, Brett, Brisbane and I headed down to Portland to hike at Multnomah Falls. I found it on the internet, and I had to see it in person. It was a 3 hour drive from our place and we arrived just in time to make the hike before the sun went down. The falls themselves are right off of the freeway, but you can hike up to the bridge and/or up to the top of the cliff. We did both. Here is Matt and I on our way to the bridge....And of course Matt holding Briz up over the edge. I was a little nervous, and from the look on her face, she was too :) Matt and Brett each posed for this picture, and then a bunch of people copied us. I love being a trend setter!The hike was not very long, but it was straight up the whole way! This is the only time that it leveled out where the river met the trail, and we stopped here for a little bit for the dog to get a drink. The fall leaves were just starting to change, so it was the perfect time to hike this area.When we finally made it to the top, we were impressed with the view of the Colombia River, but there wasn't much we could see at the falls. We knew we were at the top of them, but it was falling under us so we couldn't see the water heading down to the crowd below. So, we headed back down (a much easier hike!) just as it was beginning to get dark. Please excuse my face, I don't wear make up when I hike ;)After the hike we drove into Portland and ate at a restaurant referred to us by Shannon and Tyler called Jake's Grill. They had really good steaks, and it was the best thing to eat after finishing a hike!

The Pumpkin Patch

On Friday after work, Matt took me to the pumpkin patch in Redmond. I have been wanting to go for some time, we have just been waiting for good weather and the time to do it. It was the perfect day for pumpkin hunting, and the area was so beautiful!There were so many pumpkins and funny looking gourds to choose from, and we had fun goofing off with the funny shapes and colors.

I think that we got at least one of every type of gourd and pumpkin, and Matt hauled them around for me. I plan to try some different carvings with them tonight, so Ill have more pictures soon if they turn out good.

I also picked some sunflowers that were really neat. These that I have are actually the smallest that they had! The large ones wouldn't have fit in my car.

After taking the pumpkins home and washing them, we went out to dinner at Lombardi's, our favorite Italian restaurant, with our friend Brett Childs. The food there so so good, and Friday night was no exception. Mmm...

A website made for me!

Ok, so very few people will get any pleasure out of this website, but I truly feel good to know that I am not the only one who "Aww's" over pictures like these. Stephanie Mainprize, you are one of the few people that I KNOW will love this as much as I do!!!

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Updated

I have started to update my web page for all my design work, so if you want to check it out, go for it. I am still doing a lot of projects, and I have a lot that I have yet to post, so keep checkin' in. Shannon, I used your wedding picture, I hope that you dont mind!
www.yoursandminedesign.blogspot.com