Happy Independence Day!

It was a fabulous 3-day weekend for the four of us here in Portland. It finaly warmed up on Friday so we found a fun place to play and cool off in the fountain at a park in Beaverton. The first park we went to was pretty crowded and the water was a little overwhelming for Jack. Laney sure loved it though. She was dancing around and having a great time in the water. There were a lot of big kids with buckets of water going crazy and it didn't even phase her. She was singing and dancing and having a blast!

Then we decided to a go to a different park that Jack would enjoy too. This one had a small fountain that squirted up little streams of water. They didn't know when it was going to come out so it was a fun surprise. Jack kept running in, getting squirted and running back out, laughing the whole time. They both had a ton of fun at the second park. At this park there was a little kid riding around on a bike, circling the fountain and Jack kept watching him. Then Jack looked at him and said, "Cool bike!" It sounded really funny coming from a one-year-old.

Then yesterday we went to a fireworks show in Tigard. On the way to the show Laney was asking why we celebrate this holiday and we were telling her about it. She asked how old our country is and we told her it was 236 years old. Then she said, "Daddy are you older than our country?" Hahaha! I laughed hard at that one!

We tried to do some sparklers with the kids before the show but they did not like them at all. Laney said, "Get those away from me!!" It was pretty funny. But we all enjoyed the fireworks and had a nice time. We hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th weekend! We sure did!

Red Rover, Red Rover

Remember the good ol' days, when the Hancocks lived in Portland with the Borgs? Those were days of fun, laughs, craziness and even some tears. We sure do miss them and all the fun we had together. When they first moved here, Mason was almost 2, Laney was 18 months, and Ava was not even born yet! When they moved away Mason was 3 1/2, Laney had just turned 3, Ava was 1, and Jack was a newborn. We all had a lot of fun in that short year and a half, and have a lot of great memories from that time.

Rumor has it that the Hancocks may be planning a trip to Portland this summer. Just thinking of all the fun we will have together makes me smile. :-) We love you guys!

February 2006


Best Friends Forever

Fun at the Zoo

I love my new cousin Ava


Enchanted Forest
What a ride!

Happy Birthday Laney and Ro!

Tustin and the girls


Fall Festival 2006

The Wiggles! Halloween 2006


Nat's Birthday


Easter 2007



Welcome Jack!


Fun at the Park 8/07


Laney's 3rd Birthday


Red rover, red rover, send the Hancocks right over!!

Silly Laney

Laney says the funniest things sometimes. Tonight I was saying goodnight to her and as I was leaving the room she said: "Mom, remember this and write this down. I want Cheerios for breakfast everyday. Except not on Tuesdays. Me: Why not on Tuesdays? Laney: Because Tuesday is friendship day and Cheerios are off the vote. We can vote for anything but Cheerios on Tuesdays." Where does she come up with this stuff? She cracks me up! A lot of the silly things she says happen at night when we are saying goodnight because she's trying to stall and make us stay in her room longer. Sometimes I'm standing in her doorway for 5 or 10 minutes while she goes on and on with crazy, made up, 4-year-old stuff and I just can't bring myself to leave because she is just so darn funny. I love that silly girl. :-)