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.