April 2021

 Pottery Class

Lisa and I took this class together. After this, Lisa began taking pottery classes for months. She loved it and made a lot of beautiful clay pieces.

Trip to the beach

We stayed in my friend's beach house in Newport, OR. We went to the aquarium and saw a beautiful rainbow!

Oxbow Park

We visited a beautiful local part we had never been to before. 

Cherry Blossoms

We checked out the Japanese Friendship Garden at Clark College where they have a beautiful cherry tree blossom display.

Easter

We did all things Easter--egg coloring, egg hunt, and Easter baskets from the Easter bunny.

Weekend at the Coast

 We spent the weekend in Newport, OR on the coast of the Pacific Ocean at a friend's beach house. It was so nice to get away for a few days.

    

Lauren's Trip to Half Moon Bay, CA

Ok, so this isn't about the kids, but I wanted to put some pictures from my Half Moon Bay trip here, too. The company I work for, Advantage Testing, flew me down to Half Moon Bay, CA (outside of San Francisco) to attend a yearly company meeting. The meeting was at my boss's house (which overlooks the ocean) and really it was just a fun dinner and time to get together! We have employees that work all over the country, so it's the one time we all get together and get to know each other. I flew down on Sunday and came back Monday, and really enjoyed the time spent walking on the beach and eating some yummy food! Thanks to Matt for holding down the fort while I was gone.

Fishing boats

Beautiful view with a pelican flying

Sea birds

Seal

Seal Lion

Bait vending machine

Fishing boat named "Lisa"

Only on the coast...

What a walk!

So happy! 

Video of a Sea Lion swimming around the dock:

Trip to the Coast

We went to Astoria, Oregon for the day. It's a beautiful town on the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. There is a lot of history in this town, and we spent the day at museums and parks. What a great day!

Here we go!

Lisa pets her first horse!

She was so excited (and a little nervous)!

There were two horses to pet--Here's the other one.

On the beach with a shipwreck

Playing on the beach

Wootens at the coast

At Ft. Stevens State Park

Kiddos with a beautiful view

Video of Lisa petting a horse: