US Women's Soccer Game

The women's US national soccer team came to Portland to play Ireland.  Carli begged for tickets so that she could watch her idols play.  Of course, Eric took her and the US won 5-0 over Ireland.  Carli even was $5.00 on a bet she had with my co-worker.

Red Ridge Farms

We went to Dundee to stay with Eric's parents overnight for the Thanksgiving holiday. Despite the downpour today, I really wanted to go on a little field trip to the gorgeous countryside that surrounds Dundee. It is amazing how many wineries there are. I have had my eye on Red Ridge Farms, in particular. It is Oregon's first olive grove. Apparently they have over 13,000 olive trees over 17 acres. We tasted seven different oils and the lemon-infused was my favorite. We also tried three different balsamic vinegars; the fig was my favorite and the passionfruit was Eric's favorite. Needless to say we picked up a few bottles to take home and a few Christmas gifts, too. The scenery was stunning and the grounds were beautifully landscaped. I can only imagine how picturesque it would be during a sunny summer day! It would be a great place for an event or party, too. We will definitely go back!

We then headed over to the quaint town of Carlton for lunch. There were several tasting rooms and unique lunch spots and gift shops. We had a great field trip today. It is fun to not let the weather dictate what we did today. And even though the girls protested being out in the rain, I think they came home pretty satisfied, also.

Final Soccer Game Pictures

Super Girl and Honey Bee are Ready to Roll!

Hairy Pumpkin

One of our four pumpkins is having a rough time.  He went from this...

To this...

He is quickly decomposing!  It is hairy and GROSS!

Halloween Spirit

We are in the Halloween spirit.  We decorated the house and Carli made a Halloween greeting.  Both girls have their costumes ready and try them on, almost nightly!

Pumpkin Patch

Today after Carli's soccer game, we decided to go to the pumpkin patch.  We headed to Sauvie Island, which is a quick 15 minute drive from Portland.  It was hot....90 degrees in October!  It was crowded...clearly others thought of this past time, too.  But, it was fun.  We took the tractor ride out to the pumpkin fields and we each carefully selected our pumpkins.  For a whopping $8.00 we got four beautiful pumpkins.  We then got the girls a caramel apple and listed to the honky-tonk band.  Finally we roamed the corn maze.  It was a gorgeous afternoon and we certainly found our Halloween spirit!