Portland Marathon Oct. 7th

On Sunday, October 7th, I walked the Portland Marathon for the second time. I walked the marathon 3 years ago, then it was my first marathon. At that time I finished the marathon in 6 hrs: 5 min: 12 seconds. 3 years later (this year) after having a baby and a summer of training, I finished my second marathon on Oct 7th in 6 hrs: 9 mins: 18 seconds, an average pace of 14:06 min/mile. I was very pleased with my time, as I was expecting to finish in 6 hrs; 30 min, I finished 21 mins ahead of my expected time. Even though I was only 4 mins slower this year than three years ago, it did take me a little longer to recoup from the race, but I still had a good time and of course - finished!


Renee - coming into the finish line.














Tracey and Renee - Portland Marathon 2007 Finishers













Rosie with Mommy's Finishers Medal






















Rosie and Mommy - 2007 Portland Marathon Finisher

Ryan's 15th Birthday

Today is Ryan's 15th birthday, but the family celebration happened over the weekend. On Saturday, Ryan celebrated with his mom and family, and Sunday we celebrated with our side of the family. It was quite a celebration. It was actually a double birthday, as we celebrated Ryan's 15th birthday, and his cousin Kayla's 2nd birthday. Dave and Sharon and the girls came down to Portland one last time before they move to London, England.






Here is the Spiderman cake Renee made and decorated for Ryan's brithday. The decorating classes paid off.













Kayla's 2nd birthday

Crazy Hats

I bought a new rain hat this past summer, have to get ready for the rainy winter season. Rose found the hat and thought she was something special wearing the pink hat. Silly Girl!

On our trip to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Rose found Mr. Potato Head's hat, and had to try it on.

College Bound

Saturday, Sept. 17th we loaded up the car and headed down to Corvallis, OR, home of Oregon State University - Go Beavers!

Kevin will be major in Engineering, but is also taking Spanish classes. He took Advanced Level Spanish in High School, so he will start out with a Jr. Level class in Spanish. Way to shave off two years!





For the next year, Kevin's new home will be Wilson Hall on campus.



OSU watch out, these three guys are now on campus. The party is just beginning.

Mark (Kevin's Roommate)
Kavi
Kevin

Weekend at the Beach

Aug. 24-27th, Rose and I spent the weekend in Manzanita, OR with Grandma and Grandpa Goltz (my parents) and Rosie's cousins Darian, Anthony, and Choele. Our dear friends Evan and Sue let us rent their beach house for the weekend. The kids spent hours on the beach, playing in the sand and flying kites. It was cloudy and a little chilly on Saturday, so we spent the afternoon at the pool. We also celebrated Anthony's 7th birthday with birthday cake decorated in camoflage....it was hard to see the cake we were eating. (ha!ha!) On Sunday, we headed up to Seaside where Rosie and Anthony took a ride on the carosal and Grandpa, Darian, Anthony, and Choele went on the bumper cars. We had a great time at the beach with family.






Rosie, Choele, Darian, and Anthony eating lunch.












Anthony, Rosie, Grandpa, & Choele on the beach in Manzanita.













Darian & Anthony digging in the sand, Choele and Rosie in the background playing with the buckets.












Choele & Grandma digging in the sand.
















Mommy (Renee) & Rosie on the carosal in Seaside, OR
















Camaflage cake....where is it....I can't see it, can you?

Grandpa reading to Rosie, Anthony, and Choele.

Twins

I wanted my hair out of my eyes, as its growing longer everyday, so I asked Mommy if she would put ponytails in our hair. Here we are, we look like twins, with ponytails in our hair. My Mommy's so funny. I love her! -Rose :o)

Portland Rose Gardens

Friday, August 10th, Andy, Ryan, Rose, and myself took a quick trip to the Rose Gardens. The rose are still in bloom and beautiful. Rose had fun touching and smelling the Roses. Ryan didn't want to go at first, but he was glad to get out of the house. The weather was wonderful and it was a fun, relaxing activity to do in the afternoon on a sunny day in Portland.

To learn more about Portland's World Renown Rose Gardens, check out the web site at : http://www.rosegardenstore.org/thegardens.cfm