…and here we are at the beach in Newport, Oregon!
After the beach we went down to the waterfront for ice cream and Sea Lions!
Chloe is very excited for Easter. How excited? She made s’mores with marshmallow peeps!
Let’s watch…
But first we went to the park.
Then… PIZZA!
This is a game Chloe and River play.
The Song of the Red-Lipped Bat Fish
Chloe and Theo Bun-Bun
Horse!
Today we went on a short hike to University Falls, in the Tillamook forest.
After University Falls we rolled down the highway a bit to a day use area by the Wilson River called Jones Creek.
Chloe says this is a walrus with human eye and lips.
So, the Jet Stream slows down a bit and cold air from the arctic rolls over North America, resulting in a whole lot of snow in Portland! As you can imagine, lots of fun snow to play in. Here Chloe shows us her Snow Dance!
This is a Snow Kitty!
As you can see, plenty of snow on the roads. Managed to bike over to Safeway and replenish the seltzer supply.
Just your average four-foot pile of snow…
This is a crab who’s getting human legs and his name “Tomithy”.
Meanwhile… bunny!
Yes, I wasn’t able to finish this project in time for Zarkmas, but it was still way fun! Yep, its an animated christmas tree ornament! I’ve been working on small electronic projects from Hackerboxes and Adafruit.
Happy 2021! Well, do we have something special for you! First things first, Chloe takes us on a tour of the new features of the park down the road from her. Not too long ago a huge redwood tree was taken down nearby and they used it to renovate the park. Take a look!
…and I know what you really care about is the bunnies! They are hard to photo as they don’t prefer to sit still. Here is Theo, a fluffy dwarf bunny.
Theo is very cute, but won’t let anyone hold him yet.
Believe it or not, but he’s litter trained!
Here we have “Untitled Bunny”. He’s headed to Chloe’s school to be a class pet for her grade. The kids will choose his name. He’ll be joining a turtle named “Dudley”. He’s very calm and enjoys being pet.
Here’s Chloe showing off some of her current artwork.
That’s not a crab, that’s a Crab Lobster!
Here’s a knitted Crab Lobster Chloe made.
Last but not least, here the feared Chicken Dragon!
Hey, not only was it 01/01/2021, it’s also daddio’s birthday! Chloe, Lisa and I jumped in el coche and rode out to the beach at Lincoln City. Here we go!
On our way!
We are here! The tide was quite high that day.
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Remember kids, don’t turn your back on the ocean. No really. It’s a real safety issue. Always keep an eye out.
PREHISTORIC is a neato tourist stop when in Lincoln City, OR. (Click here for more). Here’s Chloe posing by the Christmas T-Rex, but don’t let the cheese fool you. This place is stocked with quality rocks and fossils and is well worth the stop when in town.
Ok, so maybe some of the creatures who live here are a wee bit unusual.
“Hey buddy, whadda YOU lookin’ at?”
We stopped at the local socially-distanced arcade and hit the photo booth!
What you missed on 12/31 was Joyce laying out one heck of a fondue presentation, that even included setting the table on fire! (by accident, it was a surprise)
Mugs, custom Chloe-painted coffee mugs.
Two of you out there were lucky enough to one of these very limited series containers o’ fun.
Here’s a little bit about them.
Note: Here’s the lego Ender Dragon munching a squishy hamburger.
The story behind the story.
Here’s a closeup of the jingle bells and glaciers.
Chloe came over and here’s our Christmas 2020 experience!
We had a tiny table-top tree this year.
Ok, so the icing didn’t quite work right, but they were pretty tasty!
OH MY GORSH! POKEMON CARDS!!!
(very exciting!)
A new fleece!
Kitty mermaid jammies!
Chloe’s got lots of new reading material. Three more Harry Potter books and the kitty warrior series.
New paints and new paintbrushes too!