Happy Halloween

Superman with the pumpkins we carved.

Lincoln and his friends, Lillian, and Elias

Lincoln and Mom. No it isn't a halloween costume, I ( meaning I paid a professional to mix and apply a "natural" brown color) Not the quit the hazlenut brown I was expecting!

Let me know what you think.

Lincon and Clark Kent, trick or treating ( How cute is Jason, I got home from the store and he had dressed up to match his "superman")
Up up and A W A Y

Marathon Maniac--Jason Kyle Mitchell

This blog is 100% dedicated to my marathon champion Jason. After months of training Jason completed his very first marathon. The one set back, the marathon was in Portland and it rained the entire time. Not just a light drizzle, but HARD rain!! Jason's official finishing time was 3:48 minutes. Yes Jason ran 26.2 miles in the pouring rain and completed it in less than 4 hours.

Here are a couple pictures of his wet adventure.

Drinking a cup of coffee at 5am.

Lacing up his running shoes. Oliver is excited, he thinks he gets to go too.


Papa, Grandma, and Lincoln at mile 11 as we wait for jason to run by.

Jason just about to cross the finish line. WOO HOO!!



Jason and I. I was so proud all race. We drove all through Portland to see Jason as many times as we could. We caught up with him 4 times. After mile 11 we stopped at a coffee shop to warm up and get a croissant before we saw him at mile 20. I guess the 4 of us don't have the same dedication to be in the rain for 4 hours.



Jason and his proud dad after he crossed the finish line.

At the end of the race jason got a rose (Portland is the city of roses) and a tree sapling. The night before jason was really anxious because he didn't know where he would plant his sapling. (Yeah, that is only something Jason would worry about before running 26.2 miles).

Family photo.

Lincoln is so proud of his Daddy!!! Cool medal Dad.

Jason and Maryellen

An afternoon with Lincoln

Lincoln is a very busy one year old. I thought I would share our afternoons with the rest of you .

Snack Time

Step 1 - eat a snack

Step 2- put the entire snack in your mouth at once



Step 3- Feed your dog Oliver some grapes

Step 4- Mom tells Lincoln not to feed the dog

Push the Popper

Uncle Adam bought Lincoln a popper for his birthday. He just figured out how to actually push it. He used to just shake it up and down to make the poppers pop.


OH NO!! When Lincoln runs his popper into something he gets very upset. He doesn't quite get why it won't keep going.

So simple, but so fun. (how cute is my son PS)

Walk around the block

Lincoln loves being outside more than anything. We go on walks and Lincoln insists on bringing he Lion.

A summer wrap up

We are ending our summer with a couple of pictures of our adventures in August. For my (Holli) birthday we went hiking at silver falls. Lincoln and I really enjoyed it. Jason had to run 18 miles that morning for his marathon training. Needless to say a 5 mile hike didn't feel so great. We saw 5 different waterfalls. Thanks Jason for powering through on your wife's 26th birthday!!

This was the start of our hike...downhill that is why we we're still smiling. The water falls fell from really big overhangs so you got to walk behind them in little cave like things. Lincoln liked it because he could feel the water if he reached out.

Lincoln always amused to take photos with his mom. I think he gets that look from Jason.

Chris and Liz Viscardi were out in August. We were lucky enough to get to spend the day with them. Here we are at a winery that our lovely friend Hannah works at. We really enjoyed our time with Viscardi's. The theme WINE. It is always our goal when having visitors out, to make them want to love Portland so much that they want to move here to be closer to us. We have found it best to always bring such guest to as many wineries as possible.

AUGUST 17th, Lincoln's 1st Birthday...we went to the ZOO!! Lincoln loved the zoo. He didn't really notice the animals unless they were moving around, so this elephant was a hit. He was swinging he trunk and walking right in front of us.

OK looking back at this picture I can see why they have a fence that goes horizontal. Jason is holding Lincoln over the cement barrier to get a better look at the black bear but I assure you that Jason was holding him really tight. Lincoln liked the bear a lot too, I think he thought it was a dog.


This is me wanting to get a nice picture with my son in front of the Orangoutang behind us. As a 1 year old he feels that he can freely express his emotions as he sees fit, in this moment grabbing my nose and biting my face!

AFTER... mom had a talk with him, about photo etiquette.

The real truth behind Lincoln's trip to the ZOO.... this waterfall was his favorite part. He cried when he walked away from it. It was about 500 feet passed the entrance to the zoo. We probably could have just stopped here and he would have been happy.

Lincoln's birthday Cupcake.

Happy 1st birthday son!!

The summer didn't end at the zoo. We went to Seattle for the weekend to visit Cheree and Kevin. We had so much fun. The weather was perfect and Cheree's view was even better. Here are a couple pictures of Seattle in the summertime.

The view from Cheree's Apartment.

Cheree and Lincoln playing.

Gum alley. patrons are welcome to stick their gum right on the sides of theses buildings. The alley even smells like bubble gum.

Pike Market with all the summer blooms.

Colorfoul Colorado

BACON'S

Bath time with Grammy
5 of 6 + 3 at the garden of the gods

Lincoln and kyle playing with lincolns lion.
Avery and Great Grandma Bacon bouncy Lincoln.

THE LAKE

Lincoln behind the wheel with Papa

Pre driving lesson's with Daddy.

1st time with Lincoln's life vest on. He didn't love it, but he got used to it.

LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY-

1st bite of cake. Complements of creative cakes by Carol. She has made every cake since our engagement.

1st time meeting Aunt Jayla!!!

Jerad and Jason with their babies. I bet many of you thought this would never happen! (Lincoln kept giving Savannah "love taps" so Jason had to hold his arm down!)

Jason and Savannah. Isn't she precious?!