Gobble update

The day before Thanksgiving, I babysat for one of my friends 8 month old daughter for 4 hrs. It was her first time to be away from her Mom so she was very uncertain about everything and did miss her Mom a lot. I felt bad for the sweet little thing and did my best to calm her down, she did cry a bit but not that bad. I was glad when P and J got home from school since it made it easier for me to entertain her. She immediately connected with P and J, turns out she just needed the comfort of seeing other kids. She has two older sisters and I think she missed them as well. My first babysitting experience wasn't that bad afterall.

Here's baby Faith scooting her way with the help of P.








Our Thanksgiving holiday has been very low key but quite relaxing. P prepared and cooked dinner, I made the veggies and pie while J is the entertainer - Tee hee!












The day after Thanksgiving, we initially planned on heading out to Mt. Hood to play in the snow but then my car is having some trouble and so we had to take it in for repair. After dropping off the car at the shop, we headed out to the Audubon Center at Forest Park and did a short 2 mile hike around the area. J and I enjoyed the trip, I think P did enjoy it a bit as well. He would have preferred a more challenging hike, I think. He also mentioned that he didn't like how I was helping J too much during the hike. What can I say, I tend to be over cautious specially when we're at a slippery and narrow slope then I see big drop-off's along the path! I just didn't want a trip to the hospital, I just wanted a little adventure and some fresh air...he he.

This is Julio, a great horned owl one of the birds we met at the Audubon Center. Love the color of his eyes. We also met Hazel, a western spotted owl which are endangered, a turkey vulture, and a peregrine falcon.