Happy New Year

Fireworks... fondue... firepit... and of course, the annual smashing of the gingerbread houses. Click here to see photos.

Happy New Year to all!

Weekend on the Coast

Click here for photos from our weekend at the coast, which included sand and boogie boarding in Pacific City; hiking and whale watching at Cape Lookout State Park; our first time oyster picking in Netarts; tide-pooling and sunset-watching in Oceanside; and more.

The Other Haystack

Click here to see a video from our day in Pacific City, home of the other Haystack Rock.  It's a bit warmer than Portland at the coast and no rain so we're taking full advantage!

Beach Boxing Day

It was a beautiful, sunny day on the Oregon Coast today. Click here for photos from our time at Cannon Beach and Oswald State Park, where Drew caught some nice waves and we all enjoyed a "green-flash" sunset.

  

Merry Christmas!

Here are links to photos and video clips from some of our holiday activities:

• Feuerzangenbowle Party
• Christmas Eve Fondue 
• Christmas Morning Time-Lapse Video
• Jake Learns to Play Accordion

Thanks Peter, Teresa, Ben and Nicky for the delicious Feuerzangenbowle punch and German sausages last Saturday; and thank you Lisa, Jethro and Annabelle for hosting fondue-night to celebrate Christmas Eve last night.  

Thanks also to all of our relatives and friends who have sent gifts and good wishes!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Joy Now Fundraiser

Hello down there... Emily, our friend Danny, and their fellow stilt-ers performed this evening at a Joy Now fundraiser.  Click here for photos, including Emily's cover photo on the poster promoting the show.

Diving in St. Croix

Pat was on St. Croix this past week to present at a conference.  Here is a link of some video he took while diving and here is a link to some photos.

Christmas Ships

Tonight was the High School Sailing Team's Christmas Ships Party.  Click here for photos.

Happy Holidays!

Click here for an electronic version of our 2013 holiday card.

Farm to Family Room...

Click here for photos from our trip to Kirchem Tree Farm to get our Christmas tree.  We also celebrated Hanukkah this weekend with our friends Tony, Lee, Elan, Luna, Diego and Ari.  

Drew's Hawaii Trip

Click here for photos Drew's friend Kira took during their recent Thanksgiving weekend trip to Hawaii for a sailing regatta.  (The link may only work if you have a Facebook account.)  LHS placed 6th - just one point away from 5th - in the regatta and had a great time sailing, touring, hiking and swimming.

World History Projects

Jake and Emily have been studying the effects of colonization around the world as part of their World History class. As a culminating project, they had to select a country and research its colonization history. 

Emily and her project partner, Veronica, chose to compare and contrast colonization in the Bahamas and Peru by making the poster above.

Click here to watch the video Jake and his project partner, Will, made for their presentation on Australian colonization. Jake did all the video editing himself.. thank you green screen!