Soggy Sunday

I can't quite decide which way to go this morning. It must be the sun. You see, we haven't had much sun lately and it's throwing me off. In fact, we are 1.5 inches over our normal rainfall for the year. Now, for those of you who live in more arid climates, an extra inch and a half is probably a good thing. I, however, live in the PACIFIC NORTHWEST! We get plenty of rain, thank you very much, and an extra 1.5 means you should start looking for a large wooden boat.

I'm a bit concerned because a new family moved to the neighborhood, and the kid's name is Noah. This cannot be good...

The rain managed to hold off yesterday, however. We went to a pumpkin patch party put on by a local Down Syndrome support group. There were some bigger kids, mostly boys, so Kirk got to play a little football and toss pumpkins down a hill at a target. Suzanne made friends with the folks who hosted the event and then invited herself into the house, and around the back, and eventually into the water fountain. She liked the pumpkins and got to draw for one (as you can see, she got a nice one). Then she started running after the pumpkins as they rolled down the hill. This went well until one actually hit her, but she got up and started yelling at it. Everyone who saw this started laughing because it was clear that she was ticked off and letting that pumpkin know what she thought!




The folks who hosted this event don't have a child with DS--they are friends with 2 other families with DS kids. Their own kids are teenagers, so when they got too old for the pumpkin patch party they decided to continue holding it for DS kids. There are special people everywhere, and the Welchs are one of those families.


Suzanne crashed in the car on the way home. She just about ran her little legs off, had more than her share of cookies, and combined with the fresh air, she didn't have a chance. We were down in Lake Oswego, so after we did a little sightseeing (lots of fabulous houses to look at) it took us an hour to get home. The little snores from the back seat are so adorable...


I'd love to write more, but I have a garden full of dead stuff to pull up and throw in the yard debris bin. The day is sunny and Suzanne is at school, so I'd better get to it.