Mayfield Family Blog

Christmas and more

2011-01-12T17:46:00.000-08:00

Some pictures of our fun Christmas, getting our tree, and Ryan working on the zipline. It's done now, but we haven't used it a whole lot yet since it has been so cold. Pictures are out of order, sorry about that!

We were up VERY early. This year was the most excited the kids have been about Christmas. SO very excited.
Gingerbread house on Christmas Eve.

OSU tram in Portland on Christmas Eve eve.

Annual trip to Sunrise Christmas Tree farm.

Snow at Mary's Peak.

Our house and backyard sequoias in the snow.

Lauren and Juniper check it out.

Getting ready to test the zipline.

Ryan building the zipline platform in the fall.

Four-year referral anniversary

2011-01-12T17:40:00.000-08:00

Lauren with baby Lauren on the first anniversary of her referral (September 19, 2007)
Lauren with baby Lauren on the fourth anniversary of her referral (September 19, 2010)

End of Summer, Back to School

2010-09-16T20:16:00.001-07:00

Quick trip to Portland before school starts: PGE Park, family fun center in Wilsonville and IKEA trip.

Labor Day weekend at Lumos Winery by my mom's house:

Beautiful Lauren:

Big second grader! Doesn't get much cuter than this kid with his gappy smile:

Riding to school:

At school!

Miss Lauren is SO ready for kindergarten. She's asking about it on a daily basis. One more year!

Summer 2010 Highlights

2010-08-18T10:14:00.001-07:00

We moved to a new house, we went to our 5th da Vinci Days, Aidan played baseball, we went to Corvallis Knights games, Aidan lost lots of teeth, Lauren loved Spider-Man, we went to the 4th of July parade, we did fireworks in the street, we went to the river, Grandma Bev, Papa, Elise and Baylee visited, we went to Chip Ross again, we went to the fair, we climbed trees, we picked blueberries...

Happy 4th Birthday to Lauren!

2010-08-18T10:05:00.001-07:00

Happy 7th Birthday to Aidan!

2010-08-18T09:53:00.001-07:00

Spring 2010 Highlights

2010-08-18T09:24:00.001-07:00

Lauren vacuumed the floor and learned to ride the tagalong (although her feet don't reach the pedals yet), we went to the OSU spring football game with our friends Jacob and Ashley, we went to an OSU baseball game, we played out front, we hiked at Chip Ross Park, we spent time lying around...

Maybe I will just blog in months that begin with A?

2010-08-18T09:18:00.000-07:00

Wow, 4 months have gone by! I have not been keeping up with the blog very well since I started posting pictures on Facebook. However, one beloved grandma and another beloved great-grandma are not on Facebook and have assured me that I need to update the blog. So, I will try to do so on a monthly basis...that's my goal. Enjoy, Grandma Bev and Great-Grandma Audrey!

February beach trip

2010-04-05T13:53:00.000-07:00

We drove over to the beach (Waldport) in early February. For Lauren, the beach means wearing her bathing suit, regardless of the weather. We were all bundled up and she was happy in her bathing suit and sandals!

Finally, some Christmas photos

2010-01-20T09:48:00.000-08:00

We had such a fun Christmas this year, it seems like the kids are at great ages to really appreciate all the traditions, treats, decorations, etc. They were super cute with all of their gifts (which we tried to keep to a minimum this year because it can get so overwhelming). Santa brought a rope ladder for our basement (see photos), and Aidan was thrilled with his new Legos.

Gingerbread House

2009-12-22T05:25:00.000-08:00

We tried our hand at gingerbread house decorating this year! The kids had a blast...especially exciting was going to the grocery store to pick out all the candy from the bulk bins.

Aidan got to wear pajamas to school on Friday, so of course Lauren wanted to, also. They wore them all day! (They watched The Polar Express and had hot chocolate and popcorn in Aidan's classroom.)

Fish pond! We made a little bit of blue icing and then put two Swedish fish in it.

Aidan's side (note all the marching gummy bears).

Lauren's side!

AJ and the Beavers

2009-11-28T19:30:00.000-08:00

We stumbled upon a practice happening at Reser Stadium tonight. AJ and Ryan hung around afterward (I had to take a sleepy Lauren home), and AJ got his little football autographed and his picture taken with some of the players. Super exciting!

With awesome running back Jacquizz Rodgers.

And with Jacquizz's equally awesome brother, wide receiver James Rodgers.

Getting an autograph from tight end Joe Halahuni.

And with head coach Mike Riley, who Ryan says was unbelievably friendly and thanked them profusely for coming to watch the practice! What fun!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T18:56:00.001-08:00

A wonderful time was had by all! It was especially fun to see Lauren really enjoying Halloween this year and not being scared of it. She dressed as her alter-ego, "Spiderman Boy." Aidan was officer Mayfield! In the morning, we walked down to the football stadium where there was a fun event, "Trick-or-Treat with the Beavers." All the student athletes had different booths with activities, giveaways and candy for the kids. It was also fun to walk through all the tailgating hoopla in advance of the football game vs. UCLA. Some of the tailgaters even brought candy for the kids! In the evening, we had pizza and went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood with our buddies Nick, Felice, Henry and Max. Happy November!

Third Referral Anniversay

2009-10-17T12:59:00.000-07:00

I'm excited that so far we've managed to keep up with this tradition. Here are a few pictures of 3-year-old Lauren holding our first picture of baby Lauren. Love this girl!

Aidan's Dance Moves

2009-09-20T19:50:00.000-07:00

Aidan loves to dance (and Lauren is really catching on, too)! He asked me to buy this song because apparently the counselors at his summer program at the university (college kids) performed a skit to it one day. He seems to remember a lot of their choreography--check him out at about 7 seconds in. They crack us up!

First Grader!

2009-09-09T10:39:00.000-07:00

Dropoff went well, we'll see how the report is at the end of the day!

I let Lauren take a picture the other day and I think the lens got smudged, hence the interesting effect below. Oh well.

In the classroom, settling in:

For comparison, here's the picture from the first day of kindergarten, last year:

Fun with Canning

2009-09-08T15:36:00.001-07:00

Blueberry jam, peach jam, dilly beans...we've been in food-preservation mode around here. It feels like there is such a bounty of delicious produce available here right now, and we're looking forward to enjoying the jam and pickles during the rainy winter. Aidan starts first grade tomorrow, so I'll be sure to post a picture of him!

First Sewing Project

2009-08-19T11:03:00.001-07:00

Grandma Bev visited in July and brought her sewing machine with her! She helped me make these pants for Lauren. I love them, but Lauren hates them with a burning passion. She treats them as if I lined them with live scorpions. I had to bribe her to get her to even try them on (see pictures) but that is the closest they have come to her since then! I just bought a sewing machine yesterday so maybe if I enlist Lauren's help in picking out fabrics and patterns, she will like what I make her. Maybe.

Back in Time--4th of July

2009-08-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

Downtown parade

Henry and Max came over for dinner and fireworks.

Lots of screaming!

Faces of 3-Year-Old Lauren

2009-08-19T08:20:00.001-07:00

Our beautiful, spunky, opinionated girl!

The Chickens

2009-08-19T08:10:00.001-07:00

Catching up with some photos from the summer. The chickens are doing great and laying 18 eggs a day right now!

Wisconsin trip part 1, to the North Woods!

2009-07-27T17:35:00.001-07:00

We had a wonderful trip to Wisconsin in mid-July. Sorry it took me so long to put these pictures up, Grandma!

At the Portland Airport. ready to go!

Watching planes during a long, long layover in Denver. And no, those are not giant sodas, just water. :-)

Cheese curds--we have arrived in Wisconsin!

My grandparents' beautiful lake, and Uncle Kevin's new speedboat.

Aidan ready to go tubing with Ryan. Off they go...Aidan smiling all the while.

Sparklers on the deck.

Next day: Aidan goes tubing solo! He had never done anything like this before, and we were impressed with his willingness to try new things on this trip.

Then Lauren decided to get in on the action, and took a ride with Ryan. She loved it!

Singing around the campfire...the kids LOVED my great Auntie Nancy! Aidan taught everyone his "Bongalo" song from the summer program he's doing this year.

My awesome cousins Quinn and Logan hard at work making money origami.

Floating with Lauren. That dragonfly stayed on my arm for several minutes.

Innertube canoeing.

Lauren having a little quiet time on the dock. Both kids were in their bathing suits almost the whole trip!

Aidan caught a fish. He even put the worms on by himself!

I took Aidan out for ice cream in town one day while Lauren napped.

Amy and Grandma.

Aidan pumping water at my grandparents' community garden plot. We harvest kohlrabi, radishes and lettuce while we were there!

The Meyers' plot in the community garden.

Cute sign in another of the garden plots (the Oneida Village is a local restaurant).

Wisconsin trip part two: Madison to home

2009-07-27T16:36:00.001-07:00

We spent a day and a half in Madison on our way home. I had driven through on the way up north but had never had a chance to check it out. We stayed at a hotel right by the Capitol, stumbled upon an art fair when we first arrived, rented bikes, checked out the university and Picnic Point, swam in the hotel pool, did some shopping...we really enjoyed it!

We stopped at Culvers in Stevens Point. The kids did not seem to notice they were eating frozen custard rather than ice cream.

The kids got new shirts at the art fair and then played at the Capitol.

A fountain by State Street--woo hoo!

Famous chairs on the Memorial Union terrace at the University of Wisconsin.

The lake was pretty but so very stinky. People were eating right by it and sunbathing--we think we may have been the only ones to notice. Aidan called it "stinkwater."

Aidan exploring during our picnic at Picnic Point.

Lauren having a mid-picnic nap in the rented bike trailer.

We were able to rent a tagalong for Aidan, too! Just like home...

And flying home. What a great trip! It was very fun to see the kids with so many family members, loving it up with everyone. They did great!

And she's three!

2009-07-03T19:21:00.001-07:00

Happy third birthday to Lauren! She had a great day!

Matt and Britta Visit!

2009-06-15T21:22:00.001-07:00

Ryan's awesome cousin Matt and his wife Britta visited a couple of weeks ago for a lovely Sunday. We borrowed our neighbors' bikes for them, and the six of us rode bikes all over town. We had a blast, and the kids just loved them. We can't wait to visit them in southern California sometime soon!