Lauren's Orchestra Concert

Lauren joined the school orchestra... they had their first concert this month. She is in the center and towards the back in this photo. We enjoyed the concert!

Emily's Choir Concert

Emily singing at the school choir concert. She is in the back row, fifth from the right. The choir sounded fantastic!

December Snapshots

Emily with a giant potato chip.

The girls completed another taekwondo level testing and will be eligible for second degree black belt in 2020!

The girls are advanced swimmers and qualified to take a junior lifeguarding class that will begin next month. Their instructor gave them an introduction to basic lifeguarding skills at their last swim lesson. 

This video clip shows Emily rescuing Lauren. 

Lauren received a Christmas gift from a special friend!

Christmas Tree 2019

We already have our tree up... so much easier than going out and chopping one down. :P We are ready to enjoy the holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving 2019

The girls made these cute turkeys at art camp... Emily's is on the left and Lauren's is on the right.

Emily preparing the mashed potatoes.

Lauren and Emily are great cooks!

Daddy and his girls.

DD, MAWS, and Justin enjoying the feast. 

It is always so nice to get together with our families!

Thanksgiving Jenga match. 

 We ended the evening with pool in the basement. We had such a fun time!

Kart Racing

The girls went kart racing with friends!

Getting ready to race. 

Emily likes to drive fast.

Lauren racing with Justin right behind her. 

Short video clip of Emily driving by with Lauren right behind her.

Taekwondo Black Belt Portrait

Portrait of all of the black belts at the girls' taekwondo school... Emily is in the front row on the left and Lauren is in the front row, third from the right.

November Snapshots

Emily lost a tooth!

Pretty portrait of Lauren at the park.

We discovered a fantastic ramen place called Kazuki. So tasty!

Fall Piano Recital

Emily and Lauren played piano in the fall music recital for Oregon Music Academy. 

Emily played a song called "A Thousand Years".

Lauren played a song called "All of Me". They both did a fantastic job!

Halloween 2019

Lauren dressed up as a cat and Emily dressed up as a vampiress for Halloween.

We made mummy wraps for dinner... biscuit dough wrapped around turkey hot dogs and chicken sausages with ketchup for "blood".

The girls had a great time trick or treating! This is Emily enjoying cotton candy at a street celebration in our neighborhood.

Outdoor School

The girls went to outdoor school last month... they went to different camp sites and both had a fun time. When Emily came home, she requested sushi for lunch. 

 Lauren and friends getting ready to leave for outdoor school.

When Lauren came home, she requested a burger, fries, and strawberry milkshake for lunch... yum!

Film Photos- Hood River and Lost Lake

These are film photos I took during our Hood River trip... the square ones were taken with a vintage medium format camera:

These rectangular photos were taken on a 35mm film camera... this one was taken in Hood River and the rest were were taken at Lost Lake.

Fall Trip to Hood River

We went on an overnight trip to Hood River... our first stop was the Harvest Fest, a fall festival featuring local foods and artisans. 

We had dinner at Celilo, one of our favorite restaurants in Hood River. 

Even though it was cold, we still went to Mike's Ice Cream for dessert. :)

 The next morning we went for a hike at Lost Lake.

Beautiful view of the lake. 

View from the car window on the way home. It's always so much fun to visit Hood River!

Banks Vernonia State Trail

We went on a family bike ride on the Banks-Vernonia state trail in October. It was a beautiful fall day... so pretty and peaceful!