Beaver Baseball

It's baseball season again! Eric was able to get box tickets to a Portland Beaver game. We invited some friends and family to come along and enjoy the game with us. We had a great time, as usual. The highlight was definitely hangin' with the team mascot "Lucky"-he and I go way back! Go Beavs!

Surprise Sunriver Trip

Over memorial weekend, Eric and I were able to spend the long weekend at the Sunriver house. We got there Friday night and were joined on Saturday by my mom, Tiffany and our friend Jeff. It was a little cloudy but we were still able to get in some good bike rides-we even got stuck in a thunderstorm during one of them! On Saturday night, Jeff's sister Missy joined us for the night after a concert in Bend. We enjoyed some pizza and poker. The next day we met our friends Brooke and Suzy for coffee in the morning. Afterwards, Brooke, Eric and I completed a 7 mile trail run from Sunriver to Benum Falls. We had a great time and will definitely do it again soon! It was great to get away from the city and have some time to relax.

Summer Heat

We experienced an unusally hot Friday in mid-May. Eric was able to take some time off of work and we headed to the Gorge for a hike. We took the Bonneville Dam exit and hiked the Eagle Creek trail. It was beautiful! There were several little falls along the way. The trail to the main falls weaved through a gorgoeous river bank. The temperature dropped at least 10 degrees on the trails along the falls! It was the perfect way to spend the hot afternoon.

Mollie turns 4!

Today, May 13th, Mollie turned 4 years old! She was surprised with a new purple bike from her parents as well as various "Disney princess" and "pet-shop" gifts from her aunts and uncles. The family got together for pizza and home-made cake to celebrate her big day. We can't believe how quickly she is growing up!

Eric gets hosed!

During the month April, Eric participated in a month-long mustache growing competition at adidas. It was a long and scary process! The competition was serious business, complete with costumes and speeches. Eric's theme was Reno 911 Lt. Dangle. He was lookin' hot in his short shorts and pilot's glasses. Although he did win "best first impression", he came in fourth overall. He was a little disappointed but still took time to pose with his winnings-a signed Dale Earnhardt Jr. tire. What could be more thrilling?!?!

The newest member at the Holmes household

With gas prices nearing $4 a gallon, we thought it would be fun to have an alternative to our gas-guzzling SUV's. Introducing Pepe-our new Honda scooter. He is fast and very fun-and gets 100 miles per gallon. Eric plans on taking him to work in the summer and I can use him to get to the gym and the grocery store. Watch out Wilshire-here comes Pepe!

Seattle Birthday Weekend

Tiffany and I made a trip up to Seattle to celebrate her 32nd birthday with our cousin Meagan. We had a great time! We toured Theo chocolate in Fremont which is the only organic, fair trade chocolate maker in the US. It was a lot of fun. Afterwards we met my friend Jenn and treated ourselves to pedicures-very relaxing! We finished off the weekend by watching the PAC-10 women's gymnastics championships. The Beavers did awsome-as usual-and finished in second place. It was a wonderful ending to a great weekend with family and friends!

***GO BEAVS***