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.

February 2021

 Beautiful walk at the river

The "Why We Should Get a Cat" presentation

Big snow

Other moments

Playing Beyblades

Lisa's 2nd grade school picture

Girl and her dog

Outdoor adventures

Here are a few of our outdoor adventures near the Columbia River recently:

Happy New Year!

New Year's Eve, we had a family Mario Kart tournament and made our traditional Pigs In Blankets and breaded shrimp dinner. We celebrated with the kids for East Coast New Year (9 pm our time) by watching the New York City ball drop on tv.

Kids helping dad make the Pigs in Blankets

Lil' Smokies & Crescent Rolls

On New Years Day we went to the Washougal Waterfront trail to ride bikes, hike, and throw rocks in the Columbia River. We also got chicken wings and watched the Rose Bowl.

Bike & Scooter

Throwing rocks

Happy New Year! 2020!

Lewisville Park

We've been having some beautiful weather, so we took advantage of it and went to Lewisville Park. It's a great park right on the Lewis River that has trails for hiking and bike riding and a fun playground.

Happy kids by the river

This kid loves rocks!

Stanley is in his element.

Playing by the Lewis River

Practicing her bike--
she can't wait to take off the training wheels!

Stanley zooming around!

Quick update!

Last week was Spring Break, and we had lots of fun! Before I write that post, I wanted to give a quick update on other things we've been up to.

Birthday Party
Stanley went to his friend, Jarek's birthday party. It was at Big Al's, a bowling alley and arcade.

Playing video games with his friend

Picnic in the Park
Lisa and I ate lunch at the park when we finally had a sunny day!

Having a yummy lunch!

Lisa-Mommy time

Washougal Waterfront Park
We took the kids for a walk at trail along the Columbia River. Stan rode his bike, and Lisa ran the whole way!

He loves to ride his bike.

Taking a break on a bench

Such a beautiful new park

Columbia River & Mt. Hood

Breakfast
The kids love egg sandwiches for breakfast. I stopped and took a picture because I wanted to remeber these sweet mornings with my little ones.

Sweet morning kids

Ice Cream
We took the kids out for an ice cream treat at McDonalds!

Carmel Sunday

Strawberry Sunday

Bricks & Mini-figs
I took Lisa to the store, Bricks & Mini-figs, to pick out her own Lego mini-fig. She got to pick the pants, body, head, hair, and accessory. She made an artist!

Blue-haired artist mini-fig

Sensory Fair
At Lisa's school, they have been learning about their senses. At the end of the unit, they had a sensory fair where they got to explore different activities using their senses.

Trying to build a tower without sight

Using sense of touch to match items

Tasting a lemon

Doing a puzzle with fuzzy goggles

Volunteering
Stanley and I volunteered at the Oregon Food Bank again. This time we packaged up 2 pound bags of brown rice.

Working hard!

What a team!

We made a big impact!