The McDonald Family

Friday, August 10, 2018

A Peaceful Season

Our friends, whose home we are now renting.. had taken an older manufactured home and added onto it in many directions! Turned what probably was a 1200 square foot home to a 2600 square foot home with 3 bathrooms, a school room and a huge living room! We have really enjoyed living in their beautiful home.. the property includes 5 acres, fields for animals, a barn and even an area which is perfect for our dog run. They also left a trampoline and a huge above ground pool. We feel very spoiled! Its been a very peaceful season for us. What a blessing!

Moving from Brownsville!

With our lease in theBrownsville rental drawing to a close, we began looking for a house to buy in the Willamette Valley.. along with 1,000 other families! We were pretty discouraged at what we were finding.. the old farmhouse we liked was currently being used as a grow home- it smelled so strongly of marijuana that Ashley and Amanda got a migraine every time we walked through it. Kilz wasn't gonna be strong enough for that place! We looked and looked but couldn't find anything within our price range & with acreage.

Some friends approached us and asked if we would be willing to rent their home for a time while they went to work at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky.. The rent was very reasonable and the home was not only located on 5 acres but also is located next door to some special friends also! An answer to prayer. Short term, possibly.. but gave us another year to save to buy!

Early Spring Family Fun

Our big guy, with big plans!

Ryan and Grant take the girls to the lake to fish and boat! We love the beautiful Oregon weather! Always a sunny week in April!

Ashley & Amanda took Grace and Laura to the Salem Waterfront Carousel!

Friday, June 8, 2018

Lovely Day at the Oregon Garden

Papa and Nana met Ash, Mandy & Gracie at the lovely Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon.. I got to enjoy via photos..I hope the whole family can visit this summer! Beautiful!