Haley's 14th Birthday

Haley's birthday has been spread out a lot this year. Beginning last Sunday, Perlie let Haley have a party at her house. And then last night the official birthday began when her mom and I gave her presents (Annie has to work today so last night was a good time to give Haley her presents).

For her birthday Haley received a cool mp3 player (Sansa 1GB Express). It has really good reviews, has an FM receiver, can record voice, and has a micro sd slot that allows an additional 1 GB of storage. Also, it has a usb rechargeable battery and files can easily be transferred.

Also she received a "memory foam" mattress topper. Jury still out on whether she likes it or not.

And today, she received a nice card and gift from Grandma and Grandpa. They also rewarded her for her good grades. Then we were off to "Izzy's" for lunch. It was great! Stopped on the way back and got some Umpqua icecream (Wild Mountain Blackberry Ripple) because it was on sale at Hank's Thriftway in Hillsboro. Back at the folk's place we were given a big bowl of beautiful strawberries and also two big containers of strawberry plants (now residing on the side of our house). Dad showed me the peas he and mom planted and the new garden is ready to be planted (look toward the top right of the picture, a grand row of blue squash will be planted there this week!). The folks have been sharing their rhubarb with us but you can tell from the picture that it is the end of the season for them. Look forward to next year enjoying them again.