Morning at the Oregon Zoo!

Today we spent the morning at the Oregon Zoo!! Below is a slideshow of some of the photos we took while we were there!!!

A day at Mount Hood's Adventure Park

With the state baseball tournament coming to an early end, we have our weekend free, so we headed up to Mount Hood for the day to play on the mountain at the Adventure Park at Skibowl!!!

This was our view this morning heading up to Timberline on Mount Hood. A gorgeous blue sky day with the temperature in the low 80s!!!

Our first stop was to head to Timberline and to ride the "Magic Mile Sky Ride" -- A ski lift that takes you from 6000 feet at Timberline Lodge to 7000 feet where you can hang out and play in the snow, and then ride back down, hike down on a trail or ski/snowboard down the mountain. We opted for hanging out on the mountain to play in the snow and then riding back down.

Me, Sarah, Ryan and Brandon heading up the mountain

Tyler, Tori and Ryley on the chair lift with Matt on the way up

Our family 7000 feet!!!

View from the mountain

The back side of Timberline lodge, taken from the top of the chair lift.

Tori, Matt, Ryley and Sarah after we got off the chair lift. The snow boarder behind them saw us getting ready to snap a photo and struck a pose as well. Cracked us up!!!!

Everyone on the mountain was super friendly. Waving hello as they passed by or from the trails below. Brandon had a wild urge and yelled "Hey Homeys" to some snowboarders headed up the mountain as we were headed down they hooted and hollered. HILARIOUS!!!

Ryley climbing one of the many boulders on the mountain.

Tyler playing in the snow

Sarah was in heaven, until she realized the snow was slippery and she was getting stuck quite often in her non grip shoes!

Heading back up the mountain after playing in the snow.

Tyler, Brandon and Ryan heading back down the mountain

The Magic Mile Shadow

Can you tell who these Tishendorfs are????

Funky car we saw at Timberline Lodge

Our next stop was the Alpine 1/2 mile slide at Skibowl West. Sarah on the chairlift up the mountain.

The alpine slide...person coming down isn't anyone we know. We all went down the slide twice. It was a blast (until you get behind someone who is extremely fond of their brake...then not so much fun). Ryley decided to go at a high rate of speed out of the gate his second time down and crashed on the first curve (note here...a few scrapes and all is well). Luckily Matt saw it happen and waited for Ryley to get his toboggan back on the track and get a ways down the track before he started his decent down the track.

While we were at the slide we caught up with old friends from Roseburg. Matt's best friend from high school and his wife were at the slides. Matt hadn't seen his friend in 15+ years!!!!

Photo above is the final view of Mount Hood from the Alpine slide!!!

The kids had a blast on the mountain and we plan to make another trip up and do it again before the school year begins!!!

Cougars were in the top 8 at State!!!

The twins baseball team made it to state and finished in the top 8!!! Way to go boys. Tori was the main photographer this weekend during the games...just a few photos below from the tournament.

Ryan hanging out in the dugout waiting to start the game as pitcher.

Ryley with his fortune from a fortune cookie he got from Panda Express. It read "You will be honored with a prestigious prize or award". He was sure that good things were coming at the tournament.

Ryan walking out to the ball field

Score board after our 3rd game vs. North Eugene --- We were visitor.

Our team watching North Eugene receive their pins. This was there second out and the tournament was double elimination.

Ryley on base

Ryan playing 3rd

Canby Cougars team after their final game at the tournament!

Happy Birthday Tori!!!!

Today is Tori's 11th birthday!!!! When we asked her what she wanted for her birthday last week she requested clothes. So, Tori and I headed out at 9:45 this morning and shopped until we dropped!!! By 2pm we had visited Target, Old Navy, Justice for Girls, Bridgeport Village and Washington Square Mall and Tori's leg's were tired (as well as her arms from holding all those bags!!)

While we were at Bridgeport Village, Tori chose PF Changs for lunch on their patio.

Then we headed back to Canby for pedicures!!! It is SO good to be eleven!!!

Tori with her cake...she wanted dark chocolate, with chocolate fudge frosting and purple sprinkles with crazy candles!

Happy Birthday sweet Tori!!! We love you!!!!

Canby Cougars at the County Tournament

Last weekend, Ryan and Ryley's baseball team went to the County Tournament that was held in Milwaukie, Oregon!!! Below are many photos that we took during the weekend. Tori and I both had cameras, but Tori took the majority of the photos and ALL of the videos for the weekend.

Me and Matt's mom in the bleachers at the first game Sunday morning.

Starbucks was a must that morning....Tori felt it was important to take a photo of our beverages.

Ryan up to bat

Getting ready to steal

Ryley up to bat

Ryan playing 3rd base

AHC (Assistant Head Coach) Matt watching from the dugout

Photography....one of Omie's specialties

Ryan pitching

Ryley playing 1st base

Taking the team out to lunch at Red Robin between games. Table for 20+ please!!!!

End of the tournament, Ryley is #9, Ryan is #5, Matt is on the far right. Everyone is lined up to receive their medals. The Cougars came in 3rd place in the tournament which means on Thursday they are headed to the state tournament!!!!

At home plate after receiving their medals. Ryley is in the front row on the left, Ryan is in the front row 3 from the left. Matt is in the back on the left.

Coach's plaque

Ryan and Ryley -- what great memories our boys will have going to State 2 years in a row!!!

One of the families on the team decided to invite everyone out to their country property for a victory party after the game!! Photos of the cakes that were brought for the boys!!!

Attempting to build a Cougars Team Pyramid...Ryley and Ryan are on the left in the middle row.

Attempting a father & son pyramid. Matt is 3rd from the left on the bottom row, Ryley is on the far right on the second row, Ryan is trying to start the top row on the far left.

Moms and our sons!!! We are SO proud of our boys!!!

While we were at the party a HUGE thunderstorm hit. Several of us had just headed across the property to the barn to see the horses and pony. We ended up standing under a HUGE old growth oak tree while it poured. When we came back we found many of the boys in the hot tub having a blast during the storm. Ryan is in the back right corner.

The team with their victory cakes!!!