March has been a good month for reconnecting with the kids (Thank you, Covid vaccines!). Drew made a visit to Philadelphia, and I paid a visit to the Pacific Northwest to see all three kids and celebrate with Emily on the occasion of her college graduation. Several photo albums follow.Click here for photos of Drew's time in Philly which include a LOT of cheesesteak. Using Bon Appetit as a guide, we sampled some Philadelphia favorites, from Delasandro's to Woodrow's, and decided the locals are right. Cheesesteaks really are best wit wiz.
Meanwhile in Bellingham, Emily was completing her final term as a Fairhaven student at Western Washington University and teaching a class called Sex and Shame for her senior project as an education and social justice major. Click here for cap and gown photos taken around the WWU campus and here for photos of our time together enjoying Bellingham, which included long walks along Boulevard Park and Whatcom Falls. Click here for a link to the All About Emily photo album we created to mark Emily's graduation. Next stop Corvallis, where Jake was enjoying Spring Break ahead of his final term as a mechanical engineering major at Oregon State University. We took some pre-graduation photos around OSU, bought a car, made a day trip to the Oregon Coast, and tried to hike Mary's Peak, though it was too snowed-in to reach the top. Click here for photos. Drew, Grace and Fig spent Spring Break Week and Drew's 25th birthday in Boise, but I got to see them at the end of my trip. Click here for photos from Boise, their day trip to the John Day Fossil Beds, and Portland. My visit ended just as Drew was starting up the spring sailing season as assistant manager and head coach for the Willamette Sailing Club. The only person left in our family who still needs a Covid vaccine is Pat, but thankfully he is scheduled for his first shot next week!
Happy Easter Weekend.
