Babyup!

As much as I hate hearing leaf blowers, they are actually fun to use in small doses. Here’s Chloe showing us how it’s done!

How does one Trick or Treat in the era of COVID? We were worried that this year was going to be a bust, but Forest Grove pulled it off with style! press play below for some spooky music (in Spanish) Traditionally, the merchants of downtown Forest Grove open their doors to little ghouls and goblins […]

Chloe is so excited for Halloween, she could probably tell you the number of hours until it’s here. Here she is building our gingerbread haunted house. Then it was time to carve pumpkins. …and dad has roasted up a heck of a lot of pumpkins seeds… Chloe took a break from carving to roll in […]

Here we are working on some postcards. Yes, the pens were smudgy. Here we are at Peninsula Park Rose Garden.

…and here we see our intrepid Minecraft adventurer keeping active while waiting for the sun to come up in the Minecraft game. Cue the waiting theme song! We just missed Chloe’s Grand Battle of the Llamas! She is on an epic quest —— for pants! To make pants she needs leather. Let’s see what happens, […]

And here is our young scholar, starting her first day of school. Since this is 2020, Year of the Pandemic, all her school stuff is happening at home, remotely.

RAARRRRRR!!!! Chloe is ready for Halloween — she’s already got her costume! Yes, she’s really in there!

Yesterday we went swimming at Hagg Lake, a reservoir near Forest Grove. Chloe is not fond of sunscreen. Every time I have to show her my scar from where my melanoma was removed. Dogs on paddleboards! Chloe models her new life jacket.

Chloe has turned 10 years old. Holy cow! Here’s some photos from the birthday party. Much smaller this year, only two guests. Virus, you know.