Babyup!

While you weren’t looking, we went off to do the tour at Creo Chocolate, which was well worth it. All three of us had a good time, and I think you would too. Here we are customizing chocolate bars. We couldn’t get a photo with all three of us looking at the camera and smiling […]

Here’s Chloe showing us how much of a better artist she is at 9 than the rest of us. Here’s a bit of video of Chloe painting with mom. This is out of order but still funny. An introduction to the riot of ground squirrels at Rooster Rock State Park where we stopped for lunch. […]

Last time I was out in Forest Grove and took Chloe on bike riding practice she was pretty frustrated that it wasn’t working. Yet tonight, it all seemed to click and now she’s riding on her own! Ok, she needs more practice but she’s got the basics. How exciting! Here’s Chloe and The Saddest Tree […]

We met up with Randy and Jeane on Chloe’s actual birthday, and on Saturday we had the big kid party. Here’s some photos:

Two days after the small gathering we had on Chloe’s actual birthday with Randy and Jeane, Lisa arranged for a kid-style party at PDX Playdate, an indoor place with a huge indoor play structure for them to run, jump, crawl and climb in and private rooms for parties. A stand-out of the experience was the […]

Soren and I started off Father’s day on Saturday by having most of the kids over and firing up the charcoal grill. Here’s Chloe and Soren & Marya’s daughter Saskia showing off the fortress they’ve started building in the back yard. You’ll notice that they’ve got weapons and are prepared to stick it to any […]

Yeah, so my old friend Soren invited me to stay with him for a bit while I work out my personal housing issues. He missed the window for free xmas tree disposal, so it was still hanging around in May. I happen to have this giant truck machine so we tried taking it to the […]

Well, Soren Petersen and I took care of our three daughters overnight and no one died, went hungry or had to go to the ER — VICTORY! Here’s Chloe showing off her budding sculpture skills. She’s really getting quite good. We also went Pokémon hunting. Here’s Chloe with one of her imaginary critters. AND LET THERE […]