Goodwill Hunting

January 27, 2019

Hey sports fans! Chloe and I went on the annual Goodwill Hunting assault on SW Portland’s thrift shops. And we did mighty good.

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Chloe Builds a Computer

January 9, 2019

Ok, so this holiday season I ran across this: https://www.playpiper.com It’s a kit where your Minecraft-obsessed children get to assemble their own computer, then are launched into a series of Minecraft-driven interactives to introduce them (sneakily) to STEM learning concepts by wiring up components and doing some basic programming.  I helped her a bit to assemble […]

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Let’s Roll!

May 19, 2018

Chloe, Bailey and I went out for some fun the other day.  It’s spring in Portland, which means… BABY BIRDS!! Here Bailey gets a goose to eat out of her hand. Holy cow, we saw an Eagle! Here’s some goslings for you. The baby wood ducks were incredibly adorable, but I didn’t get a good […]

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Chloe at the Zoo

April 1, 2018

Hey, guess what? We renewed our membership at the Zoo! Here’s some things we saw:

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Fun in July

July 10, 2017

Sparkly! Chloe decides to make floaties for her dinosaurs… Henry Hagg Lake Cargo – one kid, one fifty-pound bag of potting soil.

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Flying

May 13, 2017

Wherein Chloe learns to fly:

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Two Girls For Every Boy…

April 9, 2017

At last, Søren and I live the promise made to us by the Beach Boys so long ago: two girls for every boy: Also a dolphin and a dinosaur. … and there was also tree climbing.

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Reptile Island, March 2017

April 2, 2017

…and we return to Reptile Island…

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Play Dough!

April 2, 2017
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Chloe Makes a Heart

April 2, 2017

Chloe makes a heart… See?

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