getting some oregon sunshine

On Saturday, we ventured out to the Oregon Ag Fest with Andrew's family. Emerson loved seeing all the animals, although he liked touching the bars on their pens even more.

He also went on his first pony ride! He enjoyed it, which is good, because the line for pony rides took almost an hour.

Patiently waiting his turn.

Not as patient anymore. Excuse my I'm-not-ready-for-a-picture face.

I held him in the saddle the whole time, and he was so focused that he couldn't even look up for a picture.

Then yesterday was Andrew's dad's birthday, so to celebrate, we all went on a hike/walk at the Baskett Slough. It was a beautiful day, albeit a little windy on our walk, and now I can cross off #13 on the 52 Things list (go on a family hike).

Starting out the walk.

Emerson got a little sleepy halfway through.

Then we switched him to Andrew's back, and he got excited again.

Windy hair.

He was excited to catch up with Grandma when we got back to our cars.

We're loving this sunshine (and Andrew's break from school)!

one year down, two to go

Andrew is officially done with his first year of law school! I couldn't be more proud of him. He did really well last semester, and I'm sure he'll do well this semester too.

Emerson is excited for Daddy to come home.

In law school, final exams make up your entire grade for each class; there are no other graded assignments, tests, or quizzes throughout the whole semester. Needless to say, that makes finals time quite stressful, so we're very glad that the past two weeks have now come to a close.

He'll be taking a couple classes over the summer as well (there really is no rest for the weary), but at least we'll have some sunshine to make it more bearable!

Blue skies and a high of 78 (!!) today. We love you, Oregon.

For now, we'll be taking a few days to celebrate finishing a whole year of law school!! Go Andrew!

I just have to add that even during the stress of finals (and the stress of every day of law school), Andrew is seriously the best husband and dad I could ask for. He is always patient and understanding, and he loves spending time with his family whenever he gets the chance. He's the greatest!