Jake loves his dog....

At least 2-3 times a week We try to take Sniper to the Field by our house (a short 5 min walk if that). It is one of those things I said I would start doing more..And we have.. Sniper loves Frisbee but when he is at home he does act like the old dog he is he sleeps, lays around stays out of trouble but the second you say Frisbee he is just like a puppy again, it's great.. He is an excellent Frisbee catcher (he would of made a great hunting dog if Dax had the time to hunt). Last Wed. after school we were all in a "MOOD" and my friend/neighbor called to see if i wanted to walk the dogs, She has two. I said "NO" were all mad right now and i just don't want too. i hung up, then it occurred to me i am wasting a beautiful day becuase of our MOOD, lets get some air. I forced the kids to go, they were all still mad but within 10 min. all our troubles were gone and all was right and well again.. The fall air cleared all the negativity away of all of us, we all agreed it was the perfect remedy.

On a sad note, my friend had lost her older Dog Friday night. She passedaway while we were all out for the evening, just like that.. My friend is very sad right now, She and her husband got a puppy(there second dog) in August and they were all adjusted and enjoying there lives together. They have no kids and I know they had Suika for 12 years she is a huge part of there lives. My boys are sad especially Jakie and I think he's worried about Sniper now, which got me thinking...
They sleep together and play together everyday what will we do when it's Snipers time to go..Sniper was in the picture before Jakie came along(we got him 10yrs ago when Tanner was 2)but when i did get pregnant with jake that was when sniper became more protective especially to me.. It seems they always had a connection, he's always slept with Jake even as a baby, I hope we have even more fun years with Sniper..We are lucky to have such a great dog.

just wanted to show you

The size of some of these kids...
Now this was Scappoose... This is nothing compared to the other teams we've played.(Forest Grove) had a kids with a beard!!!! And yes this is the kids that Tanner was covering, lucky him...

35th Annual NW Open Martial Arts Championships

It's Sunday and I am Tired so if this is a sloppy post forgive me now, if i don't do it tonight I wont do it another week and fall behind... Too busy....


Well another busy weekend for the Boyle's... Friday while Jake stayed over at a friends house(had a pizza, movie and pumpkin craft night) me and Tanner and some of our friends went to the Portland Colosseum to the Haunted Houses called Fright Town. 3 haunted houses in one building.. We had a blast! I love being scared and love scary movies I finally felt Tanner was at the age to take him.(being in middle school he's probably been exposed to worse) SAD but true.. Trust me He's told me stories..Before the haunted houses we had Tacos at this hole in the wall Mexican place very good and cheap tacos then of course off to Starbucks.. it was a perfect fall evening..beautiful weather and good company being with my Brown eyed guy.

Sat we missed our soccer games because Tanner had a tournament,
Our friends the Sundeens also came along there son Drew was competing in his 1st tour.
It was great because I had Shelby and Jake had Maddie and Caleb to entertain us for the long day ahead...
this was Tanner's second tournament and although i felt this one was much more organized and flowed then the Mount hood state championships he didn't have the greatest experience.. He place 2nd in forms..(even though I am his mom and biased) I was told he was cheated by a few people. I just didn't say a word, he did great and he knew it and was happy with what he got..

In sparring it was a tough day. In Mt hood he competed with bigger kids up a rank and placed 3rd which was awesome for a 1st go.(he is really good in sparring) After seeing the competition he, his coach and myself were pretty confident I was sure he'd just run away with it. However 30seconds into his 1st fight his opponent who was wirely kicked him square in the SORRY FOLKS (bread basket) It's considered dirty but they treated it like a accident.(i cannot tell if it was or not i dont know) Right before the match the opponent had screeched really loud i should of known right then that it wasn't going to go well...

It was bad.... he was down for a long time fetal position, i saw him wiping his eyes, head on the mat He couldn't get up for a long while my heart was racing(wanted to run out there but couldn't do that to him in front of everyone)(Tanner thanked me later), the medic and his coach talked for a while and advised him to be done(he said it wasn't worth it) but Tanner refused to quit the match and finished the fight, he came back 4-6 but not in time to win it.. the ref had also overlooked when his opponent ran off the Matt and actually started crying when Tanner put the heat on, I knew Tanner's instructor Marty questioned that.. I was told though just like every other sport there is some politics so it is what it is.. I am soo proud of him.. I didn't want him to finish we could of went Right home for all i cared but he said later something clicked in his brain and told him to finish, he said he was in agony yhe whole time.. he would of had the match if it wasn't for the cheap shot. After seeing the other fights Tanner felt he would of placed if not 1st for sure 2nd. But next time...He was pretty good about the whole thing, the other kid had a pretty intense coach so i can kind of see why he had behaved the way he did.. All in all a learning experience, Tanner said he should of slowed down from the get go and then he wouldn't have gotten kicked.. I also told him the way he acted during the whole thing well show them how much control you have and that your also a good sport..(Tanner did tell me in his mind he wanted to just pound the kids but of course knew he shouldn't) It's tough being a kid in this day and age I am glad that Tae Kwon Do has taught him the discipline, control and to respect people and treat people how you want to be treated. He's an awesome kid.. Well instead of a celebration supper and shopping at the nike outlit, Tanner choosed a bath and a ice pack and tyonol for the night.. POOR KID!

Sunday after church off again to Sauve but I am Tired and will save it for another day..

Pumpkin Patch 1

The "1" is there because I am a pumpkin patch addict.. I Absolutely love this time of the year.. I love the apples, Carmel apples, apple dumplings (i make dumplings a few times every year) apple cider. The pumpkins, carving, seeds.(YUM) pumpkin pie, bread and cookies... I love Sauve and going on a fall bike ride. I LOVE the colors, my house all warm and cozy.. I love walks to our field and lots of fall pictures.. I go a little crazy. I love decorating the house all Harvest like.

I usually end up at 3-5 pumpkin patches a year. this is trip number two ( i went with my motherinlaw 2 weeks ago)..
I hit all of Sauves patches, then over on cornelious pass there's two i really like, if i am really ambitious we go to the big train one in north plains, you alsocan take a boat that has a shark come out of the water(that's the boys favorite).. my favorite ones however are the old school pumpkin patches non-crowded and little commercialized...

We usually have a system where we go on the weekdays because i hate the crowds, well we tried it today, we had some free time and it was sooo pretty out i couldn't resist. however driving up and seeing all the cars lined up i second guessed.. had fun though.. did the corn maze, got muddy, had a elephant ear, hay ride, next stop Kruger's had a hot dog with Jalapenos, mustard kraut(the best) and a Carmel apple chased chickens (tanner) got chased by bees (all of us) the crowds got to me so we'll hit my fave next week on a weekday of course and hit the BIG CORN MAZE(Tanner loves that one too)!!! We also need to get Dad his BIG pumpkin....

Prayer Box

Jake and his Sunday school class made prayer boxes. Jake is usually the one who says prayer before dinner time and he also has a prayer at his bedtime.. They are usually the ones that motivate me to get up and get ready for church. Tanner is in his second year of confirmation and is learning so much about the old testament. I enjoy seeing both of them as there faith grows. I am very proud of both my boys....

I am so proud of my Jakie

He loves getting awards and the 1st few weeks of school he was bringing home every single McBride Mustang award he got until I explained to him that he needs to put them in the box for a weekly drawing. He said he doesn't care about the drawing he loves the little awards.. Well the teacher has always been commenting on his great handwriting so today right when he got off the bus i look in his backpack and here it is a BIG award for handwriting. This award stays home with us and is on our Frig as we speak... GOOD JOB BUDDY!!!!! Even Tanner commented on it when he got home... I love it.. oh yeah off subject.. On another BLOG there was a post about family games, well we just played ONO Attacks for an hour until Jake won a hand. however our favorite family game is from my mother in law and it's called Garbage, it's like a reverse rummy/phase 10 type game but has been in the Jordan family for many years.. Other games we like, phase 10( cards and dice versions) Mexican trains is always a fave and Monopoly (here and now playing with the big bucks) I think Sundays should always be game day for all families even when all four of us are not together the rest of us try to play at least one game on Sundays... FUN FUN....So what are your favorite games your families like to play?

20 year Reunion

Yes I know 20 years.. Honestly I was not too thrilled about going to my 20 year class reunion. reason 1 Dax was in Germany he would of went with me otherwise, I explained to him later you should thank me for not subjecting you to a boring evening after seeing how bored other spouses were. I would of preferred to have gone to Germany with him, see some wonderful history. (Martin Luther's statue,(the founder of the Lutheran church if you didn't know) The buildings that were affected but rebuilt after WWII, and eating Brats and Drinking a Beer. Anyway Reason 2.. I don't live in the past I live for the moment and I only keep in contact with one person on a regular basis. She wanted to go therefore i figured what the heck. We can hang out all weekend and I can visit with my family as well.. Those two things plus enjoying the beauty of where my folks live.. Maple Grove. (The lake Oswego of Minnesota),were the highlights of my weekend. The reunion was like a Science experiment that could and probably did go wrong(i didn't wait to find out after they cranked the 80's music, the Bar was flowing with liquor and people were starting to dance). I was out of there...Anyway High school was fine for me I just don't have the ambition to relive my old high school days and that's just me.. But Andrea thanks for a fun weekend hanging out laughing and watching movies and eating, same to you mom and dad I loved spending time with you. The leaves were just starting to change and this was a picture i took during one of my awesome runs around the lake.. I'll always love my home in Minnesota but will never live there again, I love the mountains to much.... Just a great place to visit as often as possible....