It's been a busy month for our family. All by our choice, and a lot of fun......but boy are we tired!! We travelled to Montana to see my family, Bend (twice), and to Bandon to help with Harvest.
Montana was a blast, and Ethan found his true cowboy! We celebrated Grandma Margarets 90th birthday, and had the opportunity to catch up with a lot of our extended family. It was a very relaxing trip.
Bend: We headed to Bend for a golf tournament that Trav's college friends host, known as the Frosy Mug. Our friends the Diani's joined us and we had a ton of fun. While the boys golfed the ladies joined by the little men shopped. We also had the opportunity to welcome the newest Swedenborg to the family. Greg and Shannon welcomed new baby boy Owen Finley to their family on Oct. 16th. He was 7lbs, and 21 inches long.....healthy!! We are so excited and happy for them.
Bandon: I really should write a seperate blog for this one! We headed to Bandon to help our great friends Daren and Juanita with harvest.....cranberries that is! We have always wanted to experience and help with harvest, this year we made it happen. It was truly a highlight. Daren and his family showed us the ropes and Trav, Ethan and I helped harvest one of the bogs. From the very start (removing sprinklers) to the very end (cleaning the fruit and loading it up on a truck to be shipped to the buyer). The Robisons built their own cleaning plant this year, and not only clean their own fruit but also many of the other farmers in the area. It was very exciting to be part of the process, and learn the in's and the out's of cranberry harvest. Ethan was a trooper and spent most of the afternoons on my back helping in the bog and the cleaning plant. Our days were spent outdoors in the fresh air, working hard and our evenings spent eating great food and relaxing. Daren and Jaunita's son Cody is 3 months old, so he and Ethan hung out......playing on the floor together (well sort of) We had so much fun that we are going to make it a tradition......hopefully the Robisons will be in on our plan!!:)
We are looking forward to being in town the rest of the year. Hope everyone is ready for Halloween. Look forward to seeing everyone's costume!!! Love the Hoovers
2 comments:
Um...could he be ANY cuter??!!! What great experiences he is having as just a little guy....you are doing such a fantastic job as a momma, Steph!
love ya,
Kate
oh my gosh- that's about the cutest thing I've ever seen. He's the happiest, most secure baby ever- and you look fabulous in every picture. How do you do that?
Love you!
Jess
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