Tag!

All right, so I tagged my brother-in-law Sam, but he had no one to tag...so back at me and onto cousin Michael! His will be great to read, he and his fiance are in India right now...

I'm It!

Thanks a lot Jess, I really am just sittin' around today, waiting for a reason to update my blog;) So I was tagged. Enjoy!

4 Places I've Lived...

1. Vancouver, BC, Canada: I am a Canuck, eh!

2. Lake Oswego, OR: I was not raised on the Shi Shi side of town...

3. Moscow, ID: It was college, I don't really remember all the places there...

4. Portland, OR: 2 places I am willing to discuss the third was all Phillip's fault.

4 Favorite Foods...

1. Rama Thai

2. Pizza Schmizza

3. Pastini

4. Chocolates

4 Jobs Held...

1. Wendy's drive thru (let me clarify I did not flip the burgers...it was obvious then I couldn't cook)

2. College Pro- exterior house painter

3. Manager of a childcare center (included dressing as a kangaroo)

4. ADA Compliance Specialist- corporate manager (ugh)

4 Places I would rather be...

1. Walking the Beach on Oregon Coast

2. Anywhere with the boys

3. The cabin in Canada that my great-grandfather built; it was on the coast on an island off Vancouver, the beaches were made of large smooth rocks, there was a great dock to swim off, there were blackberries and s'mores and bunk beds and a claw foot tub, I remember hanging out w/ my cousins in the summer and I long to return. I also wish to give those memories to my kids, laughing, swimming and playing carelessly with family that is closer then best friends.

4. Powell's Bookstore

I tag Sam. You're it!

Following are pictures of the places I have lived...just so you know.

Vancouver, BC, Cananda

Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC- I remember playing in a water area like this...pretty sure they have updated it:)

Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC- I remember walking through these trees when the blossoms would fall.

Portland, OR

University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

Rolling hills of the Palouse

Race for the Cure

Joined the Race for the Cure today so I will be with Phillip, the boys, my sister and her kiddos, my mum, aunt and cousin on Sept 23rd at 7:30am! It is a 5k walk, sounds more like a stroll though.

In my family I have had three aunts and my grandmother survive Breast Cancer. In Phillip's family his cousin (who is his age w/ a young daughter) is a survivor just in the last year. My Aunt Connie is still fighting in Ohio. We are rooting for her, she is quite the strong, stubborn type so she should come out fine! Quite a group of women to honour this year.

If you are interested please click the link on the left side of my page and make a donation. I set up one page for all the Erwin clan so feel free to remember the boys.

We will post photos and details of the fun after the 23rd. All our love!

Honour your Mother, Support your Sister and Love Yourself!

Soccer Mama

Okay, so I am officially a soccer mom. I am coaching RJ and his second grade group of crazy boys! What a busy bunch. I will have pictures soon, promise...They are so silly! Most of the time it is really hard to get them to focus. I am working on it;) First game was Saturday and they were great! The game started at 9am so it was a little early for most of the team. They handn't gotten their dose of cartoons in so they were slow for the first half. Things picked up and they really played well the second half. I am glad this year because the boys are not crying, begging me to let them rest on the sidelines! Big improvement when they actually play! One of the asst coaches compairs it to hearding cats, pretty accurate...
See you all soon!

Scout Camp

I am catching up I know. First part of August R.J. did scout camp w/ his buddies. He had a blast! One week of spending the day at Camp Ireland in Hillsboro. He got to shoot air riffles/bb-guns, bow and arrows as well as run around and scream his head off. Couldn't be a better time for the boys for summer! Here are a few photos. Oh and they played checkers and marbles too. They didn't like the rules so they made up their own. Go figure! This was a daddy event so Phillip took the crew one day and had a blast! RJ is the second one in w/ a riffle, and in the second picture he is the one in full regalia. Go figure, my dramatic one!