Field Day

Our Memorial Day Weekend was a memorable one - incredible weather; lots of swimming; hanging out with friends; Drew successfully completing a 25-mile bike ride with Dad. Too bad I dropped the camera on the way to the pool on Saturday, putting it out of commission for the long weekend!

Fortunately, the damage was surprisingly minor and repaired in time to catch Jake and Emily at "Field Day" this week. Here's a photo album from that event.

Emily has been volunteering this year as a PE Helper for the Life Skills class, and as such was invited to their Field Day too. Since she needed a ride across town to participate, I got a chance to take some photos of her and her fellow volunteers at work.

Drew's big news of the week is that he was officially inducted as a youth member of the Willamette Sailing Club. (He requested no photography at the swearing-in ceremony.)

He'll be sailing 2 days a week as part of WSC's youth sailing club starting in late June and also plans to do some rowing this summer.

When we talked with Jake about summer camp opportunities, he suggested he'd rather get some stuff from SCRAP (recycled materials store) and entertain himself... that is when he isn't doing his favorite thing -swimming!

All 3 kids are training to be Library Volunteers and we're going to host a 14 year old exchange student from Spain for a month, so we're looking forward to a fun summer. Just 10 more days of school left and according to the most recent weather forecast, all 10 will be filled with sun, sun and more sun!

Books, Birthdays and Beautiful Weather

It was our favorite weekend of the school year... Battle of the Books. Both Jake and Emily competed, as Drew did when he was in 4th grade. You get to read a bunch of great books, compete with your friends AND use real buzzers... what could be better.

It was also Emily's turn to celebrate her birthday. She opted for swimming and a sleepover, and got the added bonus of being "star of the week" at school.

Here's a photo album from the past week.

It's been warm and sunny and wonderful here all weekend... we're hoping the great weather continues, so we can spend more time on the deck. It's the closest we can come to boat living for now!

Happy ___ Day!

Mothers' Day Weekend began with Jake celebrating the "Big 1-0" with friends. (It is his year to go first, so Emily will be celebrating next week.) He opted for bowling, followed by a magic show at a local brewpub, the Raccoon Lodge.

As for Mothers Day, Emily and Dad were up very early preparing a lovely breakfast in bed, and the boys (who slept through the breakfast prep) helped me plant our new vegetable garden.


Jake has selected watermelon, rhubarb, and pumpkin as his crops of choice. For him, it's all about pie! Drew is taking on lettuce, onions and strawberries; and Emily tomatoes, cucumbers and more tomatoes. We're hoping their enthusiasm continues when it's time to weed!


Here are some photos from the past week. We've had lots of rain, but the sun breaks have been fabulous! Emily and friends even managed to squeeze in a lemonaide stand. The countdown is on - in 30 days, school will be out for the summer.

Freaky Friday

The annual school carnival - Freaky Friday - took place this past weekend. A good time was had by all... particularly those 13 & under with a passion for sugar and inflatable games! Here's a photo album.

This year's "must have" prize... Kanye West sunglasses. They were all the rage!