Babyup!

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 so you know we’re living in Portland… here’s my dry cleaning guy. He’s got spirit!

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 a few examples.

Chloe made dinner for us!

Making chocolate crepes.

Chloe is mastering the “flip”.

We also made a rubber band rocket from a STEM maker kit we picked up from the library.

…and with the leftover bits Chloe made a kitty ornament.

From Chloe’s sketchbook…

Meanwhile, Dad raked some leaves.

…and around the corner from my place. The FINAL display…

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!”

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

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 she make a snake costume to wear.

The weather was a bit chilly, but wow what a crowd of happy kids we had!

…and just before Halloween, we had a visit from Aunt Mandy and Cousin Kieran!

Hey there – Wings and Waves Waterpark in McMinville is having a Jack o’ Lantern contest. The best aviation-themed pumpkin wins 4 three-month passes to the waterpark.

So, I made one.

Wouldn’t you like to help us take Chloe and friends swimming at a great place? A single pass for one day is $30 clams, so winning four three-month passes is something of a big deal.

Take a look at our entry:

Here’s where to vote: https://m.shortstack.page/Jqc2Fz

We need your help! The contest allows you to vote once per day, and that’s how we can win this thing! Put it on your calendar and help us put this girl in the water!

Off to school!

Chloe is learning to cook!

Grama Diane Came to Visit!

Chloe here is teaching Grama how to use her phone…

Hey, guess what? It’s going to be nearly 100 crazy degrees of F in the valley, so let’s go to the beach!

and here we are at Hug Point

So, what happens if you collect a bag of shells and crab parts on the beach?
Well, create a Secret Crab Burial Ground, of course!
There’s also a pink plastic teapot we found,
which is the kind of thing that all Secret Critter Burial Grounds are not complete without.

Then we found this Alien burial mound, probably created by energetic teens with shovels.

A great day. Time to head home…