Happy New Year...

We jump-started our New Year's Eve with a neighborhood trip to Sky High.

Best wishes to all for a great 2012!

Playing with Fire

We visited Portland Glass Blowers Studio today for a glass blowing class. Click here for photos. We each got to make a glass cup, and Drew got to bring some glass rods home to experiment with using our propane torch. Thank you Corey for a great afternoon!

Also, here is another album of photos from our Christmas Eve family gift exchange.

More Holiday Fun

We went caroling last night, followed by dinner with friends and the (first) annual smashing of the gingerbread houses. (We'll let you guess whose idea that was!)


Click here for photos.

Elf Emily has been busy this week making a special gift for a special friend. Here is a photo of her Christmas masterpiece:


Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas!

Holiday Fun

It was a busy weekend of holiday parties and a great start to Winter Break. Click the links below to see photos:

Album 1
Album 2
Album 3

Happy Holidays to all!

Christmas Ships

We got to watch the Christmas Ships on parade on Sunday in the Multnomah Channel. Thanks to our friend Rich for a fun party!

Click here to see photos of the boats... there were some new ones this year.

Oh...what a Christmas Tree!

We took our annual trip to the Christmas Tree Farm this past weekend and after a thorough and extensive search, found the perfect tree. Good thing we carb-loaded at the Lucky Lab pancake breakfast that morning, because it was quite a haul!


After decorating the tree, the kids made three really cute gingerbread houses. They are holding a "best house" contest, so in the photo link, they are simply labeled as 1, 2 and 3. Feel free to cast a vote. We tried to suggest that each was lovely in its own way, but apparently, that was not the response they were hoping for.