Lilith

My friends and I heard the Lilith Fair was coming to Portland. We grabbed some tickets for the outdoor lawn seating, found babysitters (THANK YOU AGAIN MOM!) and brought blankets and tarps to carpool to Lilith.

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We arrived early and BOY I am glad we did so. We ended up with front row seating....well as far as lawn seating went :).

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We heard Sheryl crow, Eriyka Badu....

Sugarland, colbie callait...and many other fine women in music.

In the end they all came out and performed together.....

you could say it was pretty amazing!

Yes that is a tarp and plastic. It was quite wet in the beginning, soaking us and then thankfully drying out.

As an oregonian, you dance and play rain or shine.

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Bri, thanks for getting us all together!

It was amazing!

Motherhood: An Eternal Partnership with God

I really needed to hear this today. I hope it brings a little sunshine to your day! =-)

- Rach

Homemade waterslides

Requirements for a homemade water slide:

* An amazing playground that daddy built with love and care

which BTW has a pirate ship off the side....we call the slide "The Plank."

* a hose

* a pool to provide some splashing fun

(according to my kids that means "get mom wet.")

Oh and I forgot to mention....you need to have a four year old sister at the bottom of the slide to squirt you so you can squeal and scream. This was my favorite part.......

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Look at that splash baby!

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If you think I stayed dried while filming this moment....think again!

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Results of a 9 year old deciding it was time to get her mother wet

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The Clo-a-nator going down to the slide like a dainty flower and then proceeding to splash me....

I think it was declared splash mom day.

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By the way....after rototilling and MUCH love...look whats FINALLY growing in our backyard!

It is OH SO soft to walk on!