Mt. Hood trip

Click here for photos from the Portland Christmas Ships parade and our recent trip to Mt. Hood for skiing and snowshoeing.  

Happy Holidays

Sending Holiday Greetings this Thanksgiving Weekend. 

Vancouver BC Weekend

Click here for photos from earlier this month when Emily and I spent WWU's Fall Family Weekend in Vancouver, British Columbia, just 60 miles north of Bellingham. It was rainy, but the fall colors and waterfront views were amazing. Pictured above is a view of Lion's Gate Bridge as seen from Stanley Park.

Click here for some additional photos from Drew's and Pat's recent travels, and Jake enjoying life as a Beaver.

Safari & Surf

Click here for photos from our weekend at the Oregon Coast, which included a stop at the Wildlife Safari Park in Winston, Oregon, then a drive north along the coast from Coos Bay to Neskowin. We hiked in the dunes near Florence; to Heceta Lighthouse and the spouting horn at Cape Perpetua near Yachats; and to the top to Cascade Head near Lincoln City. 

Meanwhile in Oregon...

Click here for photos from Labor Day weekend for the Oregon-based portion of our family - a trip to the beach and a lot of jumping around at The Big Bounce. There aren't many places in Oregon that aren't crazy hot and/or on fire right now, so we mostly stayed close to home. 

Zanzibar & more

Pat spent a recent Kenyan holiday weekend in Zanzibar. Click here for photos of his time diving and exploring Zanzibar's Stone Town, with a few Oregon and Australia photos mixed in. 

In other recent happenings, here's video clip of the August 21st Total Solar Eclipse taken at Oregon State, which will be Jake's new home in just 13 days. 

Wedding Cake Rock

Click here for a few photos from Drew's time in and around Sydney, plus Pat's travels around Kenya and Ethiopia. Pictured above is Drew and some friends on a hike to Wedding Cake Rock. Below is from the National Museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where Pat spent a few days this week. He also had the opportunity to serve as an election monitor earlier in the month for Kenya's recent presidential election. 

Meanwhile back in Oregon, the countdown in on... 3 days til the Solar Eclipse; 30 days til move-in day at OSU, then WWU. 

Drew Down Under

Click here for photos of Drew down under in Sydney, dad at work in Kenya, us around Portland, and our most recent weekend trip to Bellingham, WA, for Emily's summer orientation at WWU. 

Weekend with the Hartleys

Click here for photos from our time in Puget Sound last weekend - Olympia and Allyn - with our good friends the Hartleys, who were visiting from Oklahoma, Missouri and DC. Thanks Di and Tim for inviting us to join you for the start of your vacation. So great to see everyone!

The Big Float

Today was Portland's annual Big Float on the Willamette River, a fundraiser for the Human Access Project. Click here for photos. 

Final Days in Europe

Click here for photos from our final days in Copenhagen and Amsterdam, which included some museum visits, a quick trip to Sweden, and an Amsterdam canal tour. 

Copenhagen Canals

Today we started with the Changing of the Guard, then explored the waterfront near Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue, then rented a boat for an afternoon canal tour.  Click here for photos. 

In other news, Jake got some great news today... he was successful in earning his IB diploma. 

Tivoli, Copenhagen

Our first full day in Copenhagen included a visit to the famous Tivoli Gardens. Founded in 1843 and located in Copenhagen's city center, Tivoli is among the world's oldest amusements parks. 

Click here for photos from Tivoli, Nyhavn Canal, Aiai Weiwei's exhibit focusing attention on the refugee crisis, the baroque church spiral we climbed for views of the city, and a stop we made at Egeskov Castle on our way to Copenhagen. 

Deer Park

We made a lot of new friends today at the Marselisborg Dyrehave... a deer park near Arrhus. Click here for photos from the deer park, Aarhus Botanical Gardens, and a very windy day of surfing on the North Sea at Cold Hawaii in Klitmoller. 

Northern Most Denmark

If there's a"furthest point _____"we will find it! Here we are at Denmark's northern-most tip. The North and Baltic Seas are literally colliding right behind us. 

Click here for additional photos from our drive north to see Skagen's dunes, Grenen's sand spit, and Hirtshal's tiny harbor, plus some shots from around Aarhus. 

MOMU

Click here for photos from our visit to MOMU... the Moesgaard Museum of Culture, Archaeology and Ethnography and home to Grauballe Man. The picture above is part of a fabulous exhibit and film currently showing at MOMU called The Journey.  

It was a rainy day in Denmark, but the early evening weather was dry, which made the Marselisborg Mindepark pictured below a fun post-museum stop. 

ARoS Aarhus Museum of Art

Click here to see photos from our afternoon at ARoS, which included a walk around the Rainbow Panorama on top of the museum. 

Netherlands to Denmark

Click here for photos of our drive from Amsterdam through northern Germany and into Denmark, toward our destination of Aarhus, where we will spend the next week. We made a few stops along the way to see the windmills just outside of Amsterdam and to visit a couple of coastal communities along the Baltic Sea. 

Amsterdam

Click here for some photos taken around Amsterdam. Pictured above is the houseboat rental we're calling home for the weekend (the white/tan one)... a great spot for a family reunion. 

Iceland

Click here for photos from our 3-day stopover in Iceland in route to connect with Pat in Amsterdam. Most these photos were taken along The Golden Circle and southern Iceland Coast from the Reykjanes Pennisula to Vik.  (More photos coming, once we have a chance to gather everyone's phone photos.)

NYC

Click here to see (200+) photo highlights from our 72 hours in NYC. We covered a lot of ground, saw a lot of sights, connected with cousins, celebrated Emily's Scholastic Arts Gold Key Award, and had a great mom-daughter weekend in the Big Apple. 

Meantime in and around Kenya, Pat visited the Seychelles over a recent holiday weekend to do some diving and continues to squeeze work in between animal sightings. 

LHS Graduation - Class of 2017

Click here for photos from Sunday's Lincoln High School graduation ceremony, held at Portland's Memorial Coliseum. Pat participated via Facetime, and Ms. Rouse, who taught all three kids for 7th and 8th grade Social Studies/English block, join us in person.  Mr. Fox, in whose Queer History class both Jake and Emily participated as seniors and their teacher-sponsor for comedy club, gave an inspired graduation speech. The ceremony was followed by a school-organized all-night grad party, from which the twins just returned this morning at 5am. 

Class of 2017 Senior Awards

Click here for a few photos from today's celebration of seniors at LHS. Emily received a social justice award for her work bringing SAFER to Lincoln and teaching her peers about consent. She also received a social studies award honoring her human library project. Jake was recognized as an outstanding Arabic language student and as an IB Diploma candidate. Their formal graduation ceremony is June 4th. 

Nairobi Park

Click here to see photos from Pat's many animal encounters this past weekend at Nairobi Park and Naivasha, Kenya. 

May Days

It's been a busy May... with birthdays and accomplishments to celebrate, IB tests to take, murals to paint, trails to hike and justice to serve.  Click here for photos taken near and far over the past few weeks. The twins have just two days of school left after the holiday weekend to complete their senior year. 

Meanwhile in Kenya, Pat's work continues.... photos from his recent travels are included in the album above. 

Oregon Coast

Today on the Oregon Coast... 56 degrees and 5-8' foot waves. "Thrumpy" according to Drew and Jake; and not friendly toward boogie boards. 

Work & Play around Kenya

Some of these photos may be repeats, but here are more photos from Pat's time in and around Kenya. Click here. 

Senior Prom

LHS Senior Prom Night... and less than a month 'til graduation. Click here for photos. Jake is missing because he opted to spend the day at the coast surfing with Drew. 

Below is a photos of old friends from Bridlemile... all LHS seniors celebrating "Decision Day" and ready to embark on whatever comes next.

More Travel Around Kenya

Click here for photos from two weeks of recently completed travel by Pat around Kenya - from Bungoma to Lodwar, Mombasa, Narok, Kilgoris, Kitale and the Kibera Slum. 

Meanwhile back here in the Pacific Northwest... Drew turned 21, college choices were confirmed (Emily-WWU; Jake - OSU; Drew - University of Technology, Sydney for a year-long exchange), Emily won a national Gold Key Scholastic Art award for her ceramics, Jake met Drew in LA over Spring Break for some surfing, and it's still raining. Click here for photos.

Spring Break 2017

There hasn't been much spring in Spring Break for those of us in Oregon, but we have not let the rain stop us. Click here for photos from:

• Rainy day hiking at Silver Falls State Park - 10 waterfalls in 8 miles
• Drew's 21st birthday "Surfari" adventure to LA, where it's sunny and warm
• Exploring all things artsy around Tacoma and Seattle, including the Museum of Glass, Seattle Art Museum, and Pike Place Market

Around Kenya

Click here for a few photos from Pat's recent travels around Kenya.  Pictured above is a bank. 

Harbor Cup

Drew and his fellow Beaver sailors are in LA this weekend for the Harbor Cup. Back here in Portland, it's another rainy day, perfect for Dungeons & Dragons. Click here for photos. 

Kisumu

Pat spent a couple of days in Kisumu, in Western Kenya, on Lake Victoria. Click here for photos.  Below is a video clip from a school he visited.