Pacific Nor'wester and more

In the midst of what has felt like an endless stream of east coast Nor'easters, the Pacific Northwest got snow too! Click here for photos. Emily was very happy to see snow in Bellingham, and Fig got to experience her first snow in Portland. 

We were sorry to say farewell to Jake last week after his month-long stay with us in Philadelphia. He had to return to Corvallis to complete his senior engineering capstone project - a test-tube rinsing device pictured below. Click here for some short video clips of the production process. 

We're keeping up with our weekly bi-coastal #hometask challenges, inspired by the show TaskMaster. Last week was all about being in sync, and this week called for us to write, illustrate and read an original story:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O90Evi3KYHU&t=2s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9tUTAl1_fE

Last but not least, here is a fun time-lapse of Fig getting big:

Nor'easters

Philadelphia has gotten more snow in the last week than the city has seen in five years, and it just keeps coming. First, we got around 12 inches over the course of 3 days, then another 6 inches fell today, in the space of just 12 hours. Click here for photos. We're glad Jake has been here to help us make the most of our snow bounty. 

While enjoying our snow days, we challenged the West Coast portion of our family and their friends to join us in a reverse challenge, similar to a challenge done on the British comedy show Task Master. Everyone had to film themselves doing something that would look impressive when their video was played in reverse. Click here to watch the results.