"Fall is in my backyard. Fall is in my front yard."

On Friday (the first day of Fall), a little boy in my preschool class said that quote to me. 

"Fall is in my backyard. Fall is in my front yard."
Just brilliant, my friend. I like the way you think. And he is quite right. Fall is here!

Here is a picture of fall in my backyard...

Here is a picture of fall in my front yard!

Moving on from fall related pictures... These are some pictures of our adventures to the coast this weekend. We loved exploring the coast!

Here is a picture of the drive to the coast...

Here is a picture of me pretending that my hair isn't going crazy.

 Adam and I by the water.

 

This is a super cute house that I want to live in that is about two minutes away from the waterfront. Adorable.

Stay tuned for a super important discovery that I made yesterday. I am just getting all of my data in order to post for you all to enjoy. It'll be great. 

Love you! 

Happy fall, happy Monday!

new cousin, abby

This is my new baby dog cousin, Abby. Isn't she just so cute? Look at her little wrinkles!

 

I can't wait to meet her at Thanksgiving! 

Have a happy week, everyone!

river cruiser

Well hello again! Just thought I should drop in with a few quick pictures of our Labor Day adventures. 

We went on a bike ride with the ward this morning. It ended up being close to ten miles, which was most excellent. We had some great views of Portland... Enjoy!

(PS. To all of the people who say that having a beach cruiser in hill-covered Portland is impractical... well, you are only half way right. A beach/river cruiser is most excellent around the river. Plus, going up a hill with out extra gears to help you out makes you feel pretty darn savage.)

Lovely place, isn't it?

p is for perfect

Just FYI, today was the most awesome, spontaneous day of all time. 

Gotta love me some spontaneity.

First off, I have developed a growing hatred towards my hair, so I chopped it. 

That was pretty fun. I was slightly nervous about the whole experience...

a) she wasn't sure how to spell Jessica. Not even a first letter. Even my preschoolers can tell you, "J is for Jessica." obvi.

b) my bangs looked something like stairs (fixed!)

c) she choked me with the black cape thing. no good.

d) my hair was falling all over the place. it's hard to watch the last few years of hard work getting chopped off.

So yeah, got my hair did.

Then I went out and bought me a bike. A cruiser bike to be specific. (Well, I actually got 2 bikes... but that was because the second bike was more awesome than the first. Imma take back the first.) 

The bike is mint green and brown. It has no gears, is completely impractical, and has white tires. 

I also got it a wicker basket (mostly ideal for carrying around kittens, or my future puppy, Meeko). 

Check it out!

My hair's all pushed back. 

"Kady, will you please tell him his hair looks sexy pushed back?"

Happy three-day weekend!

africa

So if you haven't heard already, working with two-year olds can be totally hillarious. 

(it can also be completely complicated.)

But... mostly just hillarious. 

Today, one of my dear homies who has sass like no other, awesome wild hair, and sings Harry Potter songs made my day. (She also calls me Africa.) During nap time she was over in her own little world on her mat, screaming on the top of her lungs, "Down by the station, early in the morning..." 

Realistically, it is impossible to ever get annoyed with this kid. She is just so dang funny. So I turn to her and say, "It's time to be quiet. It's nap time, lay down." So naturally she turns to me with her sassiest face and says, "SHHHH, Africa. SHHH."

Hero.

Voodoo

Who am I kidding. I am the world's WORST blogger when it comes to any form of consistency. But guess what? We are still living in Portland, Adam is going to school, I am still partying with my little homies, and we still love it! 

There is so much to catch up on that it is kind of overwhelming, so I have opted for a more simple solution, pretend nothing exciting has happened and pick up right now. :)

Mom came to visit this weekend from good ol' Modesto! We tried lots of adventurous things- such as riding the air tram at OHSU! 

However, the most adventurous thing of all was eating a Voodoo donuts. 

First off, here is a list (because you know how I love me some lists) of all of my hesitations about this place:
#1) The name.

#2) Supposedly, there is some sketch donut that they invented with Pepto Bismol and Nyquil that got banned by the FDA. 

#3) The names of the donuts (that I had heard of) were suspicious.

#4) Numbers 1-3 again.

So yeah, this place seemed sketchy to me, but everyone (everyone) kept saying, "Oh Voodoo donuts, we love you. Everyone has to eat there... it's fabulous..."

So we went, and it was awesome! Let me clear the air about my previously mentioned hesitations. So, the name is the same. The creepy donut is gone. And there are only a few sketchy named donuts. Can I please mention the pure awesomeness of the place?

#1) They teach Swahili lessons apparently every Tuesday night.

#2) The outside walls are painted with glitter. Literally, glitter on the walls.

#3) There are cute little picnic tables outside to eat on and to watch the funnies walk by.

#4) There are donuts of all kinds in this place. I got an oreo coated one. They had Captain Crunch donuts, bacon and maple donuts... all kinds. (They have normal ol' donuts, too.) 

a new job

This is where I work now!

I get to teach little kids. They are definitely younger than first grade, but I think it is going to be tons of fun. 

(and there will be TONS of stories)

Benefits to having this job:

• I get to work with little kids.
• The preschool is brand new with awesome supplies (like a Smart Board)!
• It is about fifteen minutes away.
• I have about 400 different options concerning transportation to my new job. Today I drove. The drive involves the Pearl District, Pioneer Square, and beautiful views all up and down the river. Tomorrow I am going to take the MAX (it's like the BART in San Francisco). 
• The building is right next to OHSU, seriously like 5 seconds away. That means that if I get a lunch break at the same time as Adam, we can party together!
• Did you look at the pictures on that link up above? Need I say more. I mean really, an indoor playground? Super legit.

So yes, I am excited. I will keep you posted with stories and such in the coming weeks. 

Love you all!