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.