Rainy Regatta

The weather forecast calls for heavy wind and rain all weekend... most outdoor events have been cancelled, but not this afternoon's high school sailing scrimmage. Drew took first place, only capsized once (before racing actually started), and loved every wind gust... especially the 30+ knot ones!  Click here for photos  (They rotate boats each race; look for Drew in boats 2, 3 or 4).

Click here to watch a short video of Drew skippering boat #4.  It's not the best clip; apologies for all the background noise, including my coughing.

Race Day

Drew and Kira took third place in the WSC Club Championship today.  Click here for sailing photos, along with a couple from last night's decades-themed homecoming dance.  

Tacky Tourists

It's Spirit Week at LHS... there's been tacky tourist day, dynamic duo day, pajama day, tug-o-war, limbo contests and more.  Jake has participated in every lunchtime contest with his lunchbox in hand, resulting in several funny tweets about "the lunchbox kid" and Drew plans to dye his mustache blue tomorrow for color wars.  Have they got spirit... YES, they do!

Speaking of tourists, Grandma and Grandpa stopped by last weekend for a brief visit before "setting sail" on a week-long riverboat cruise of the Columbia River.  Click here for a few photos from their departure day.

Joy Now September Show

Emily had the chance to perform on stilts tonight for a Joy Now fundraiser.  She also donated some of our favorite Gamewright games for their auction, including an autographed copy of Mermaid Beach of course.  

Click here for a few photos from the event.  Click here to see a video clip.

Today was also the first day of Fall sailing for Drew.  90+ and sunny... hope the good weather lasts!

September Swim

Three days of high school down...  just 177 more (ugh!) til its summer vacation again!  

It still feels like summer here - warm and sunny all weekend, raspberries at the Farmer's Market this morning, Pat and Drew biking in the annual Tour De Lab race, swimming yesterday to celebrate with our friends Luna and Diego on their birthday, and a movie night at the park.

Click here for photos from the birthday party.  Not sure which was a bigger hit with participants - the slip-n-slide itself or Jake serving as a human surf board on the slip-in-slide.

Cheers!

Off to Lincoln...

They're off to Lincoln... one junior; two freshman; three great kids.  

Below is a bus stop photo from the first week of school back in 2004, with our old neighbor Mitch, when the twins were just getting started in elementary school.  

Click here for a couple of photos from the last days of summer.

Our Final Day in Arizona

For our final day in Northern Arizona, we decided to hang out in Flagstaff and enjoy some of the amenities that came along with our home exchange... pitch & putt, billiards and swimming. Click here for photos.  

We're back in Portland now to celebrate the last few days of summer and prepare for the start of school on Wednesday.