I am going to see Hannah!!

I am going to see Hannah tomorrow!! I am going with a van full of women who miss their daughters and so we are going to go and see them!! It will be a quick trip because we have to be back on Sunday. But we will get Thursday evening, all day Friday and most of Saturday to visit and just have fun. I am really looking forward to spending time with Hannah. But it is hard to leave the guys here at home. I have tried to get things ready for them as much as I can. I know they will be fine. Rob is a grown up and the boys are very capable. But I think every Mom wants to think they can't do with our her at home!! Millie

The annual Halloween Party.

If it is October and Halloween is near, then it must be time for the annual Henrikson Halloween Party. Every year since we have been back in Vancouver we have had a Halloween party. It started with Cindi and Paul and Mark and Suzanne Bennett. Each of us were to invite another couple so we would have 6 couples. We were to wear costumes that went together and bring something for potluck. The Bennetts invited the Cobabes and we invited the MacDonalds. I don't remember who the Jorgensens invited. Since then Cindi and Paul and Mark and Suzanne Bennett have moved away but we still have our party, inviting 6 couples. This year the MacDonalds could not make it and I think it is the first year they have not been here. We tried to invite another couple to make up the 6 but they were unable to come. So we were left with the five couples this year. (Okay, I do not know why this is underlining everything!! It is driving me crazy!!)

Here we are!! Can you guess what we were? (Here's a hint: Rob was wearing butter boxes and I am wearing chocolate fingers.) That's right!! We were Butterfingers!!

The Cobabes always the first to arrive came as Cereal Killers!! They have been here almost every year (one year they were gone with the Bennetts on a cruise. We were offended for a short while that they would plan to go with Mark and Suzanne on the weekend of our party but we soon got over it!!) They are always lots of fun.

The Browns were the mounted police(you can't see their badges because their horses are in the way). Brian Cobabe guessed that they were gay cowboys but we don't know where that came from!! The Browns joined our party list when the Bennetts moved to Idaho.

The Scherettes were Peter Pan and Wendy. They started coming when Cindi and Paul moved to Hermiston. They are always quite creative with their costumes. (Not that everyone else is not creative!!) You gotta love John's socks!!


Last but not least are the Hollingsheads who are literally always last to arrive!! They came as white trash!! Cute idea huh? The costumes use to be quite elaborate and had lots of props but over the years we have all opted for simplier and more comfortable!! Because once the pictures are taken we eat all the good food and play games and talk and laugh until we cry!! No I mean it we do laught until we cry!! So we have learned that we just want to be comfortable!! It is always fun to get together with our good friends we don't see enough of!! We look forward to next year's party.

My favorite pictures of Sam.

These are some of my favorite pictures from Sam's senior pictures. Which one will you have on your refrigerator next spring?

I know this one is kind of GQ. But I like it anyway.





I think this is the one he chose for the yearbook. Millie

A boy and his bass.

For Sam's senior pictures we had some taken with his bass (pronounced base, not the fish!!). Here are a few of the pictures Destry took. What is it about that big fiddle that just says "I am way too cool"?




Destry did a great job with the pictures. I did not realize the old farm was so photogenic. I will post some more without the bass later!! Millie

I love my red house.

A few years ago Rob and I decided to paint the house (actually we had the house painted!!) We looked at lots and lots of colors. I wanted red but Rob took some convincing. I drove him around the county showing him red houses and told him how ours would be different. Instead of white trim we used a cream. And the doors and porch floor are blue. We got lots of comments from our neighbors as the painting was happening. All of them positive. I love to tell people we are the red house on the right!! It is great for decorating in July!! And it looks real good at Christmas time. My dilemma is fall. Orange pumpkins clash just a bit. But I am doing it anyway. My visiting teacher brought me some pumpkins and I have dug out the scarecrows. I am filling all my old metal colanders with apples from our trees and those little mini pumpkins. I am going to get some of those fairytale pumpkins that are all weird shaped and gourds. I love fall. Especially if we have an Indian summer and the leaves don't get all rained on and blown off before they turn colors. Hopefully my next blog will be our porch decked out in its fall colors.
Millie

Some of our summer pictures that did not get blogged!!

A sheep at the Blue Heron cheese factory petting zoo!!

Hannah, Isaac and Luke at the lookout at the octopus tree.

Everyone enjoying the lighthouse tour!!

Hannah and Sam laying on the beach.

Luke and David hanging around the campfire. (Luke wore those beads the whole camping trip and we don't know why or where they came from!!)

I am not sure what Sam is doing here.

Luke's 7th birthday. How did I miss blogging that? Ainslee is looking on.

David's 8th grade celebration.

Sam and David on their high adventure.

The whole group before they left the parking lot!!

Do you think these boys are hungry?

Luke at the zoo on his field trip the last week of school.

The boys at the parade.

My boys at the Weiser parade.

Sam playing around.

Luke waiting for a parade to start!!

Millie and Rob heading to Skamania Lodge to celebrate their 24th wedding anniversary.

My four handsome boys on the first day of school!!

Luke ready for 2nd grade!!

Isaac off to 6th grade!!

David going to high school as a freshman!!

And Sam his first day as a Senior!! You have to admit they are a great looking bunch of boys!! Even if I do say so myself as their mom!! Millie