Providence Bridge Pedal 2019

We did the Bridge Pedal this year! Once a year the bridges of Portland are closed down on a Sunday morning for the bike ride. The weather was great... partly cloudy and not too hot. 

A few black and white photos that I took using my 35mm film camera...

Selfie by Emily...

Selfie by Lauren... :)

Happy 11th Birthday!

Happy 11th birthday to Lauren and Emily! They opened their gifts on the morning of their birthday.

They were so excited to receive their very own cell phones!

In the evening we had a family dinner and birthday cake at our house.

Listening to the birthday song...

Blowing out the candles...

Opening the gifts!

The girls had a birthday party with friends at Tree to Tree Adventure Park.

Learning about ziplining safety.

Emily making her way across...

Lauren high up in the trees.

Fun black and white photo of Lauren going across a bridge.

Lauren ziplining...

Emily ziplining...

On the way home we stopped at Menchies for frozen yogurt! :P

July Summer Photos

Emily and Lauren had their yearly check up... Emily is 60.25 inches and 86.8 pounds. Lauren is 59 inches and 79.8 pounds.

The girls discovered this giant avocado during a shopping trip to NW Portland! (They are wearing their contact lenses in this photo... they still like glasses but it will be nice to have the option of contact lenses for skiing and water sports.)

Enjoying Salt and Straw ice cream...

...and big bowls of ramen!

Trying on crazy sunglasses.

Enjoying donuts before art camp with a friend. 

Video clip of Emily doing a jumping high kick... very impressive!

Yellowstone- Film Photos

I shot some 35 mm film photos while we were in Yellowstone... here are my favorites:

Yellowstone National Park- Days Five and Six

We went on a guided bus tour to see more sights...

Our tour guide showed us this famous viewpoint at just the right time so we could see the rainbow by the bottom of the waterfall.

A bison lounging near a parking lot. 

I zoomed in with my iPhone to get this close up photo...

Yellowstone Lake was so pretty!

Girls at a souvenir shop.

We couldn't leave Yellowstone without seeing Old Faithful!

There are so many geyser basins to explore at Yellowstone...

The colors are beautiful!

 Emily posing in front of Dragon Mouth Spring.

We made tie dye shirts one evening after dinner and decided to wear them the next day for a group photo.

The girls loved the afternoon rafting trip.

Beautiful view of Mt. Hood during the plane ride home. What a great week!