Camping at the Metolius with the Traegers

We went for our second annual Metolius camping trip in Central Oregon on Labor Day weekend. Our friends Eric, Miranda, Sage (about the same age as Mateo), and their new baby Willow Traeger were our camping mates...and the people who first shared the wonder of the Metolius with us. One of our favorite adventures while we are there is to go to the fish hatchery so that the boys can feed the trout with kibble from a vending machine. The fish are well trained and so the littlest kibble causes a bunch of them to come rushing to eat it...causing the boys to shriek with laughter...making the whole trip worthwhile...

Mateo and Sage scouting for fish to feed...I think Mateo has kibbles scrunched up in his hand...
Matt teaching Mateo that the patient way is to throw them out one kibble at a time...Mateo preferred the whole handful method.
Love to see my two favorite Millers walking together hand in hand...
The kibble dispenser...I think I used a whole roll of quarters...a quarter at a time.
Mateo loves small spaces, and he would stick his head through to drop the kibble for the fish...

We love the Metolius and we love camping with the Traegers!! Here's to many more adventures for the boys!

Love, Sarah & Matt & Mateo

Today

So I totally need to come back and blog all of September, but I thought it would be nice for some instant gratification...here are some pictures today, from hanging out with Cielle...who was home for a few weeks from Italy. She's enrolling in a fashion design program in France, and so will be moving to Paris for at least a year of school...it was great to spend some time with her!Mateo making a Cielle Monster Sandwich at Nona's house...

Mateo on a slide at Eugene Field...he is so into doing everything himself...especially climbing...

Mateo and Cielle checking out the swings...they were shrieking with laughter....giggle, giggle, giggle!

Hold on Mateo, you are freaking Mom out leaning back like that!!

Walking down Danger Hill...one of the last nice days before the rain, I'm afraid!!

More pictures soon...love you and miss you all! Sarah & Matt & mateo

Catching Up on Summer

So Facebook has been the death of my blog postings...and everytime I think I am not going to make any more blog posts, someone I love says, "Sarah...you haven't blogged in forever!! We miss those pictures of your kid!" With that kind of peer pressure, how can I do anything but succumb to the requests of our friends and family...if you want to see how summer progressed, make sure you read from the bottom to the top...they are in order from newest to oldest.

I promise to try to do some updates before another 90 days has passed.

Love from the Miller Family, Sarah & Matt & Mateo

Boise Trip, Part 2

While we were in Boise, we were fortunate to be able to attend Grandma and Grandpa Britschgi's 160th birthday party at Aunt Mary's house. They got a pinata for the kids to whack upon...and Mateo had a great time swinging the bat around...

Nathan could give lessons though in "macking" it...thanks to the skills his dad (who coaches Lukas' Little League Team) teaches him--he is masterful at swinging a bat.

This is a photo of Aunt Mary's exchange student from Japan...who I think finally broke it so the kids could swarm in...

Whenever the cousins are together, we try to take a photo for Papa...This year's theme was baseball...something that the Lamers boys are much more accustomed to.

Smile Mateo...the sooner you smile, the sooner Mom will stop insisting on pictures!

Love from the Aunt of future World Series Players...Sarah

Boise Trip, Part 1

Lukas is getting so big now...and how he loves helping the little boys! He even makes sure to look both ways before crossing the street.

Book club gathered at Marnie's in-laws new cabin in McCall...no, I am not a 6'3" giant...I am merely at the top of a mound of dirt! We missed Kristi Rose, who was home in Virginia sick with bona fide swine flu...(as a side note, make sure to get your vaccinations...it is a terrible illness)!

Rachel brought the boys up to pick up Mateo and me from McCall...this was the dinner waiting entertainment...Scooby Doo on DVD...thankfully!

Miss Ellie Belly loves to make snow angels...even when there is no snow around...can we say "Sand in the Shorts??" :)

Mateo checking out the scene before getting his toes wet.

I can't wait until Christmas (only because that is when I will see my book club friends again!)

Love from Silverton, Sarah