A Super (powered) Halloween

It was a lovely night for trick or treating. Click here for photos.

Drew has quite a knack for pumpkin carving.


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!

Costume Party

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!

Weekend Retreats

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.

How Many Kids Does It Take to Carry A Pumpkin?

Jake picked out a sizable pumpkin on our outing to Sauvie Island this weekend... good thing he had lots of help carrying it!

Click here for photos from our afternoon at The Pumpkin Patch with our friends Elan, Diego, Luna, Ari, Tony & Lee, as well as our evening at Kruger's Farm for their Harvest Hoedown.

Night at the (Art) Museum

Last night we attended Shine A Light at the Portland Art Museum. The event is all about interaction with art, so there were lots of unique opportunities. Click here for photos.

Also, The Oregonian ran a nice article about Emily and Mermaid Beach today. Click here to read it.

Staying Occupied

Pat took these photos of the Occupy Portland protest on his way home yesterday. He decided to finish his commute home, in spite of the inviting sign.

And the Winner is....

Drew and his sailing partner Belle took first place this weekend at a regatta hosted by the Willamette Sailing Club. Click here for race photos.


Also this weekend, the twins had another dance class, and Emily had the opportunity to meet more of her favorite designers from Project Runway at a Portland Fashion Week event. You can read about that on her blog.

Dinner Cruise & More

We've had really great weather this week, so we celebrated the end of September with a dinner sail on Thursday evening, followed by another fun dinner with our Friday Night Dance Class carpool.

On Saturday, Drew got a driving lesson in our friend Francesca's vintage VW bug, and we got to share in a birthday celebration for Eli.

Click here for photos.

Also, congratulations Uncle John, Aunt Nikki, and cousin Kaylee on the new addition to their family on Saturday... Happy Birthday Alia Grace!

P.S. Emily has a few new blog posts... see link in right sidebar.