Pumpkin Patch -

The pumpkin patch is so great for little

kids and big kids too - it was so much fun. Addie, Gma and myself headed out for the pumpkin patch this morning. We all had such a good time playing with the animals and picking out pumpkins - so happy!

Marathon!

Wow - can't believe that it was here and done so quickly.

Rick, Kirsten and I all ran the Portland Marathon. 15 thousand participants and 7 thousand crazy marathoners....

We headed up Saturday morning and picked up Jeanne in Cottage Grove, so nice to have Grandma with us. Once in Portland we checked into our cozy little room at the Avalon (super cute spa and hotel, thank you hotwire). Sunday morning 4:30 am we woke up and started to get ready. Thank god for Brittney and her awesome willingness to give up a Sunday to drive Rick, Kirsten and I to the start. At 6:15 we were downtown and ready to run...26.2 miles - bring it on.

Five hours later Rick and I crossed the finish line together. Kirsten came in shortly after and we are counting down the 362 days until we run it again. On Monday we all headed to the zoo and looked at all the animals we have been reading about - How great!

FISH ON!!!

Dad's fish -

Gma, Great Aunt and friends

Dancin' on Gpa's feet

Mom's fish (did I mention it was an early rainy morning, no makeup)

Addie's an ol' pro at gutting the fishes -

Off to the coast again. This time to see Gma Jeanne and Gpa Fred. We had such a good time. Adalie and Gma Jeanne spent Saturday playing while Rick, Fred, John and I went fishing and crabbing - it is amazing how much fun waking up early to go play on a boat in the rain can be...especially when you are catching big fish and lots of crab. I caught a monster and we all brought in lots of crab, so what better way to celebrate a good weekend than with a crab feed with family and friends :) The next morning we were back at it with Rick catching the big fish this time...not to mention the three that got away - so close, one was tin the net (at least a 40 pound beauty) when the reel detached from the pole. I think it might have been the first time Fred has heard me cuss and yell at another living creature, sorry Fred. hahaha next time fish, just wait, next time - we'll be back!

Run from Newport to Waldport -

This is what normal people do for fun...hahaha, okay maybe not but those training for a marathon love the opportunity to run from town to town, literally. Thursday Rick, Addie and I all drove over to the coast again to go deep sea fishing and running. Fishing was a bust because of the huge swells but that just gives us another excuse to hang out with Grandma and Grandpa Handschuch again. We had a great weekend playing cards, playing with bubbles and walking on the beach. What a great trip. Not to mention Rick and I were able to get our "long" training run in for the marathon - Newport to Waldport via 101 on foot. Super pretty!

Labor day weekend -

Adalie's first night away from mom and dad... (thank you Grandma and Grandpa)

On a last minute decision Rick purchased an entry for us to run the Wine run in Dayton (run to Carlton) for my 30th birthday - happy birthday! My parents Gma & Gpa Handschuch offered to watch Addie over night so Rick and I could travel to Dayton and have a date before the run - wow, super nice. On Friday we drove to Waldport, dropped Addie off and headed out to Salem Saturday afternoon, so excited to eat a meal with my husband without taking shifts - the run was beautiful, the wine was amazing. After running hard for 13.1 miles free wine is crazy good, bring on the sugar. :)

Addie Dancing at Gma and Gpa Beach Casa

Oregon Coast and Camping

Addie went and saw all the fishes again at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. This time she could actually imitate the fish and really liked the seals.


This past weekend we went camping with Candy and Bob and had a great time. Wish we could have stayed longer. It was perfect weather, perfect friends and a great camp site.

Mason and Adalie

Mason, from the valley, came over with his parents (Chris and Susan) this weekend. Adalie loved playing with Mason. We even took a nice cool dip in the canal behind the house. Sunday Morning Susan (Mason's Mom) and I ran/hiked/walked the haulin' Aspen, a half marathon trail run. It was perfect to have the company and control of another human telling me to go slow. Susan is just about three weeks recovery of a stress fracture and I am about three weeks recovery of a torn achillies tendon. Both of us were broken and in great spirits just to be out...and not passed by too many people. We finished strong and actually running. What a great weekend. Enjoy... ps random picture of the family of birds that have taken up residence in my back yard all four huge birds (only one baby bird pictured)

Cutie Pie

Sleeping cutie









Yummy Hat String













Megan and Greyson kindly sharing the whole bowl of popcorn with Adalie




Addie's nother mother - Miss Kindra the great









"Megan you're the bestest"

I like to ride my bicycle

more camping pics

Happy fourth of July

Happy fourth of July, hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday! Our holiday started on Friday the 1st. We headed out of town as soon as I was able to finish with work (5:30pm, what the heck did I agree to ahhh this is year end and there was, is and will be a million things to do at work for the next month...ok year). Well Rick talked me into taking off all four days. We headed down to Shasta lake to meet up with the family. I am so happy we did! It was great, what an experience to hang out with Ricks amazing family. We had such a good time. The Loverin Family rented out practically the whole camp site. There were cousins, Aunts, Uncles, Grandpa's, Grandma's, sisters brothers and of course Porter. :) I got a little bit too confident with my wake boarding abilities and decided to try going as big (jumping the wake) as I could and did...but I should have thought about my landing abilities because well I don't have any. I forgot to let go of the rope while my body slammed into the water (after being air-born and doing a 360 or 2, I don't exactly remember and this is what I was told). Needless to say I dislocated my shoulder and received a rushed ride the ER 45 minutes away. Thank god it's a quick recovery and I am back to running as of tomorrow. We had a great trip, even with my busted arm. After Shasta we headed to Applegate reservoir. It was really nice to spend this time with Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Fred. It was just relaxing...except for the black bear that went swimming next to our camp the night Rick and I decided to sleep without a tent under the stars with Addie. So funny to hear the bear splash around in the water and let out a sigh that transposed species and communicated a happiness to be in a cool pool, ahhh - had this bear had a pepsi in hand it would have been the next best super bowl commercial. I on the other hand had to change my underwear - I was scared **itless. Enjoy the pics and cheers to Bears and cold water - :)

The many faces of Addie

The last few weeks have been busy - is there any other way to live? Not in the Jacobs family. Grandma Jeanne has been over to see us, Rick and I ran a half marathon, we traveled to Pacific City to see Great Aunt Patty and Great Uncle Dave, Rochelle came to town and I had a bout of food poisoning while Rick was working out of town....Yikes - what a busy last three weeks. Addie is almost talking to us, lots of sign language with opinionated statements. Adalie is still doing really well going to sleep around 7pm and sleeping until 6am. Her favorite food as of the moment is watermelon and maybe her honey nut O's. She is not much for mac and cheese or peanut butter sandwiches but put a bowl of coconut seafood curry in front of her and she's a happy girl, messy but happy. The new house is still amazing - it is very efficient and the running trails around the house are great.







Sugar sugar sugar please












Thank God the finish line is in sight!!!!






Happy fourth of July to everyone!

Beautiful Zion -

Zion is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. It is truly a place of relaxation and breathtaking landscapes. The pictures don't do it justice. If you are ever in the area "Oscars Cafe" just outside the park has great breakfast burritos and "Pizza & Pasta" has some of best pizza and beer I've tasted to date.