Tillicum Beach Camping Trip

Tillicum Beach is our very favorite beach spot, and this Labor Day we lucked out with some amazing weather! We made and destroyed sand castles for hours. My parents visited for the day, and it was a great way to end the summer.

8 year anniversary camping trip!

We celebrated eight years of marriage on a beautiful camping trip in Southern Oregon. Highlights included swimming in Crater Lake, hiking to the headwaters of the Rogue, and cooking camp dinners for two!

Takhlakh Lake Trip

My camera started to go on the fritz here, but hopefully you'll get an idea of the fun time our family had at one of our favorite places. I didn't get a shot of Mt Adams, but we got an amazing view our first afternoon.

Oregon Country Fair

We had an magical time at the Oregon Country Fair (while Kev was backpacking in the Wallowas...sorry, no pictures from his trip).

Best of Summer 2010

It's been a busy summer for us, and it's kind of hard to believe that summer is really over. Alas, with all our activities I've been neglecting our family blog. Here's my attempt at catching up.

Makenna's favorite pastime lately has been digging/eating dirt/sand:

Below is a video of Makenna and Kiki early in the summer. She has grown even more in love with Kiki and every dog she meets lately, and loves baby-signing dog by sticking out her tongue and panting. It's quite adorable. He's now been part of our family for over a year, and Makenna doesn't remember life without him.

Summer Splashing

Summer is finally here in Portland...

Makenna was elated to splash around in her kiddie pool with Kieran. Not surprisingly Kieran kept wanting to be hosed down. It wasn't even that hot, barely eighty degrees, but with our seventy degree June we were ready to get wet.

We also had a blast at Sunday Parkways North. I wish I had photos or videos, but it was an amazing day. Better than the weather, Kieran rode a few mile loop with full gusto. Makenna slept in her bike seat, and we all enjoyed the family ride amidst hundreds of pedaling Portlanders.

Sunny Silver Falls

Here are a few pics from our recent trip to Silver Falls State Park for Mother's Day weekend. It is one of my favorite places, and hiking through all the waterfalls is always majestic. My Mom drove up with Kieran, since he had been visiting for the week (loving his new-found freedom!)

We also met up with good friends who we were really close to when we lived in Ashland, and it was great to reconnect. Their son is in between Kieran and Makenna's ages, and they all had a great time together. Shareen is also pregnant, she we're looking forward to seeing their family grow!

We rented cabins, since we're not die-hard enough to go camping in May. It turned out that the weather was amazing, clear blue skies and sun all weekend. I completely agreed with Kieran when he asked as we he asked "Mommy, when are we coming back to Silver Falls?"

Happy Mama's Day indeed.