Important Warning

I received this information and photo from my friend Deb Manahan in Valencia, CA. It is imperative that you keep all alcoholic beverages away from your pumpkins, or you might find something similar to this waiting for you.

Elijah Springer's 2nd Birthday - Saturday, October 24, 2009

On Saturday, Oct 24th, we met Amber, Isaac, and Abigail; the Springers (Steven, Christina, Alora and Elijah); and other friends of Amber and Christina (Sean and Breanna O'Connell and their daughter Saffron) at Lake View Farm in North Plains, OR, near Hillsboro, to help Elijah celebrate his 2nd birthday. Before the O'Connell's arrived, Isaac, Abigail, Alora, Elijah, Steven, DeeDee and I got our faces painted with a spider, a flower, a heart, a cat, or a ghost, while Amber and Christina were pooh-butts and didn't participate. We rode the paddle boat out to the pumpkin patch and rode the train back to the main farm area. Abigail also rode on the caterpillar-train ride, all by herself (she is in the 4th car, wearing red). The weather was BEAUTIFUL, cool but sunny, with only a very small breeze and absolutely no rain. After enjoying the farm for a couple of hours, we all went to Amber's house in Hillsboro for lunch, cupcakes (one with two candles for Elijah) and presents for Elijah to open. We all had a great time, with the five kids all playing well together, the adults getting along together, and also with me being able to take a short nap on the couch while everyone around me watched a "Bob the Builder" DVD. I didn't think I was really asleep, just dozing, but DeeDee said I was asleep and Steven said he also got pictures of me "napping", so I guess I really was asleep.