At The Oregon Coast

We took an end-of-summer day trip to the Oregon coast on Friday. We decided to bring Talus with us and he loved it. He kept running in the water to chase the waves, but as soon as he got his paws wet, he ran right back out. He was exhausted by the time we headed home. The boys loved it, too. In typical Oregon fashion, it was sunny and clear for 15 minutes, then clouds rolled in with a little rain, then the sun came out again.

Sipping on a lava flow

Lava Flow

I was just looking through our Hawaii photos and found this.....we all had to have at least one oversize friuty drink with an umbrella in it. In this case, a non-alcoholic lava flow.

At The Lake

This is what we did almost all day on Friday in an attempt to keep cool when it was 100 degrees outside. Our friends Laura and Andrew joined us.

Summer Fun

It has been very hot here the last few days. The boys have decided it is too hot to wear a shirt so they spend most of the day wearing only shorts.
It is also becoming very apparent that it is time for haircuts. But at this point I'm just going to let their hair be a little messy until we get the official back to school haircuts.

Sean hits the waves

Surf photos

Jackson did really well with surfing. He got up almost every time. The rest of us weren't so lucky...more photos to come.

Too much vacation

Boys playing in ocean at Kapalua

We had a great week in Maui. Did 2 days of snorkeling, a surf lesson, visited the Ocean Museum, ate lots of pineapple and enjoyed a lot of time at the beautiful beach.

Morning at the beach

More Hawaii

The beach in Kapalua

Jamison Fountain

This is one of our favorite spots downtown. Normally the boys would be in swimsuits and playing in the water, but this was just a quick visit on our way to get ice cream. I knew if we stayed much longer, both boys would be in the water. Fortunately, the prospect of ice cream was able to lure them away.

Waiting for candy

As all the floats go by, candy gets tossed out to all the spectators. So, of course, this is the focal point of the parade. After all the floats have passed, the kids (as well as strollers, wagons, scooters and dogs!) get in line and parade down the street.

Decorated bikes

Watching the 4th of July parade

Triathlon Weekend

We had a fun and HOT weekend in Sunriver, OR! The boys participated in the "Splash, Pedal and Dash" on Friday...first the kids go down a water slide/wading pool, then they do a 1 mile bike ride and finally a half mile run. They wear official race numbers and a timing chip on their ankle. They finish with a triumphant run down the finishers chute as the announcer calls out their names and hometown. At the end of the chute, they were awarded a finishers medal, which both boys displayed proudly for the rest of the day. Jackson had so much fun, he asked if he could do the race again!


The last photo is me....I finished my race as well! I felt great on the swim, great on the 58 mile bike and hot on the run...it got up to 96 degrees so I'm guessing it was already over 90 by the time I started the run. Fortunately, there were water stations every mile and I was able to stay well hydrated. I was very happy when I finally saw Jim and the boys at the finish line.

Possible Christmas Card Photo

Summer is finally here

We had an unusually long, wet spring....it's still not balmy but seventy degrees and sunny feels pretty good after weeks of cool, rainy weather.

Night at the museum

One of the year end activities for Jackson's class was a night at The Children's Museum....his class had the museum all to themselves. The museum visit was courtesy of a family from his class...they won it at a charity auction and graciously offered it to the graduating kindergarten class. Siblings were welcome and as Sean likes to say, it was "awesome".