Tualatin Crawfish Festival

Last night we went to the Tualatin Crawfish Festival in our sleepy town. It was a riot. There were several restaurants that were in a competition for best foods with crawfish in it. We tried all the entries. The whole crawfish was a bit too exotic for me. I did try it though- it was just fishy tasting. The cracking it open and his beady eyes nearly did me in. We saw several people eating them by the handful as you could buy them by the dozen. Gross.

I thought it was hysterical that you could rent a kayak and paddle Lake Tualatin (all 100 feet and 18 inches deep of it). It was only $1. Then again how much can you really paddle on that lake?

All in all it was fun. Derek was a trooper and hung out in his carrier. We saw some friends and enjoyed the nice weather.

The family picture is from last week in Portland.

Happy again

Derek is back to his happy self again. After Mike came home last night everything was alright again. He even slept really well last night and slept through the night. Yeah Derek!

Brett a Jet?

The latest Packer drama seems to have a conclusion: Brett Favre is now a Jet. It will be odd to see him in a Jet uniform this season. I just wish he had stayed retired. But then again, there just may be Packer fans that now realize that Brett Favre is a human being and not a deity. The truth hurts sometimes.

Brett Favre will always be a Packer legend to me.

A bit off

Derek is a bit off today. It all started last night. After finally getting to sleep rather late (probably due to a long nap), he was up at 11, 12:30, and 2:30. From 2:30-4:00 I was up with him as he was up every 20 minutes. I finally brought him into bed with us and we both slept until 7:00. Today he has a runny nose and is just a bit crabby. After not sleeping this morning, I decided we needed to get out. We ran errands all afternoon and he slept the whole time. Now the little guy is doing much better. Hopefully this will lead to a good evening!

I am so spoiled with our usually happy guy. Today made me appreciate how he normally is: a smile for everyone and just plain content. Oops now he is crying again..need to go!

New toys

My Mommy and Daddy bought me (so they say they are for me) new toys. Fun fun fun! I must eat them all.

It's a tooth!

The first tooth is here! It finally appeared Thursday morning. Thursday was a big day for Derek. He also started rolling much more. He now is across the room really quickly. Yesterday at our small group he was on his hands and knees and even attempted a few steps. It was so much fun. Derek's friend Sam also had a big night at small group. He started walking without help. Go babies go!

We had a great weekend. We went to Portland (along with 60,000 other people) for the Red Bull Flugtag on Saturday. It was hysterical watching teams launch their homemade flying machines off a ramp. Derek was a great sport sleeping in the car for both trips. He enjoying watching all the very different types of people that you don't normally see here in the suburbs. I had to pick up my chin a few times. As if anyone was not sure, I am a total suburbs girl and no city slicker.

These fun pics are from the park by our house I took on Saturday.

The dog days of summer