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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.
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.
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.
Here are some photos from the costume party we attended on Saturday at our friends Andrew, Ellen & Reeve's house.
We went with super hero theme this year. Hopefully tomorrow, we'll use our super powers to remember to get a family photo:
The Emi-nator... she emanates joy, peace and hugs wherever she goes
The Flasher Flash... he'll flash you his flash costume in a flash
Spinster Woman... able to attract cats from miles away
PatMan... applying positive mental attitude and Pat-like reflexes to all he does
SuperMom... need a snack, tissue, band-aid, mint; she's got it all in her handy super-vest
Speaking of family photos, here's a nice one of the Bo-Peep Family.
Happy Halloween to all!
All three kids had the opportunity to attend retreats this week. Jake and Emily are just back from Camp Collins where they spent a day and a half doing a ropes course with their block class. Pat chaperoned so we have lots of photos. Drew participated in an overnight peer mediation training sponsored by Lincoln, and today Emily had another game signing at Thinker Toys. Click here to see photos.
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.
It was a lovely night for trick or treating. Click here for photos.
As for the twins, they decided to disguise their super powers by day, but by dusk they were powered up and ready to go. Jake was able to match his all-time record high of 14 lbs of candy this year. If only we knew where he's hidden it! 
