Holiday Fun

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

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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.

Tree Lighting & Zoo Lights

Friday night's tree lighting drew record crowds... click here for photos of the big event. It was a beautiful night to be hanging out in "Portland's Living Room" with Santa, Mrs. Claus, Pink Martini, the Oregon Symphony and a few thousand others!

We took advantage of more good weather on Saturday with a trip to the Zoo for their annual Zoo Lights display. Click here for photos of that outing.

Great Day for Turkeys

We put on our holiday hats this morning for the annual Portland Macy's Parade, marking Santa's arrival and the official start of the Christmas shopping season. We passed on the shopping, though the kids did check out a few mattresses while we were touring Santaland at Macys after the parade. Click here for photos.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Among other things, this morning we were thankful for great friends, fair weather and a washing machine (which some of us needed more than others)... Click here for photos from Mud Bowl 2011, our annual neighborhood Thanksgiving morning soccer game.

Here is another album from the week leading up to Thanksgiving. We had a visit from Grandma & Grandpa, participated in the Willamette Sailing Club's annual Wild Turkey Regatta, and celebrated Drew's friend Vicky's #15 birthday at her Quinceanera.



Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Fall Break

Here are some photos from the past week. Emily got glasses, Drew got a longboard, and Jake is participating in a curling camp.

The kids also decided to show solidarity with the Occupy Portland movement by taking over the basement. They've had a 4-day weekend due to it being the end of the quarter, so they needed something to occupy themselves. Click on this link to see a collection of great photos taken by our friend Robin Damore of Occupy Portland on the day before and after they were asked to take down their camp.