Chloe’s new YouTube Channel

June 19, 2022

Chloe has a new YouTube channel for her animation creations. For some she’s using largely clip art, like this one: Here we have a 17 second long example of how she’s using a combination of her own art, clip art and sampled audio. Pretty neat! This is about two minutes long and is about the […]

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Chloe Art

May 24, 2022

Catching up with a sample of the art Chloe’s been working on the last few months… We are working on some neat “STEM” (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) kits provided from the library. This one is a light-up bug that uses a battery and an LED as a learning experience about electricity. …and I’ve taught Chloe […]

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Easter 2022

May 24, 2022

Ok, we were so busy I only got two Easter photos…

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Dad Birthday, 2022

January 9, 2022

Hey, guess what? This year for my birthday I took Chloe to Wings and Waves, the big water park just outside of McMinnville. Outside of swim class in high school, I don’t think I’ve ever been in the water in January before. Here we are above the wave pool. In addition to the wave pool […]

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Oculus Games

January 9, 2022

So, Chloe used some of her Christmas money to buy one of them new-fangled Oculus Virtual Reality game systems. Here’s what you see while Choe’s playing a game: Here’s what Chloe is seeing inside the game: Here’s Chloe and a friend playing away…

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Christmas 2021

December 27, 2021

It was a merry Christmas! Chloe made a present for me: it’s a cigar / space ship with a little green alien Two of Chloe’s favorite presents And then it snowed! A good 5-6 inches! Meanwhile… up in Puyallup… Sweets Kitty in her bunny ears Chloe’s “tree” that she made for Lisa’s present …and just […]

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Countdown to Christmas 2021

December 19, 2021

Chloe is very excited for Christmas! Here’s Chloe working on our gingerbread house. Chloe made a bunch of things for her school’s winter market fundraiser. This reminded me of how I made “frustration pencils” for sale when I was in 5th grade. So I bought the parts and we made some for Chloe’s school. Here’s […]

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2021 Holiday Market

November 25, 2021

The other day we went to a big indoor holiday market here in Portland. Santa showed up! And we also made chocolate chip cookies. Here’s a cake Chloe made and decorated! “I made a cat thing!”

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5th Grade School Photos

November 13, 2021

Hey Kids! Here’s a couple of school photos from 5th Grade. Enjoy!

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Halloween 2021

November 2, 2021

How about some photos of Halloween time? Skeleton Dino at the pumpkin patch! Chloe’s “Buff Ghost” This year’s haunted cookie house. Check out how Chloe came up with furniture to put in it! This is my other animated Jack o’ Lantern. The propeller really spins! Chloe’s inflatable dragon costume had a last-minute technical problem, so […]

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