Multnomah Days & More

This past weekend was the annual Multnomah Days Parade. In addition, Emily had her first game-signing event for Mermaid Beach, and Pat had a unique opportunity to take some blind sailors out for a sail during family sailing night as part of an event the sailing club was hosting for the Oral Hull Foundation.

Click here for photos. Just two more weeks of summer vacation before school starts here... we're trying to make the most of it!

Weekend at Timothy Lake

We're just back from a great weekend of camping with friends at Timothy Lake near Mt. Hood. Thanks Mark & Martha for organizing the trip, and happy birthday Tom, Ben & Jan.

Click here for photos. We were so busy hiking, biking, swimming, kayaking, eating Mark's pancakes and KC's bacon, and just generally having fun that we didn't capture all the moments on film, but we got a few!

Sarah-palooza!

This year, our summer exchange student was an extra-special one... our good friend Sarah has been staying with us this past week, while visiting from Oklahoma.

Click here for lots of photos... it was a busy week!


We had a great week showing Sarah around Portland, as well as the Oregon Coast and Mt. Hood. Snow in August was a definite change of pace from the 100+ temperatures she left back home in Norman, and a windy day in Pacific City offered a good opportunity for her to break-in her new University of Tulsa sweatshirt before she starts classes there next week.

Thank you Sarah, for giving us an excuse to be tourists in our own town. We only wish you had packed your whole family!