Christmas tree huntin'

Karen with Charlie and Davis.
We went hunting for Christmas trees
in Tualatin, Oregon. There were almost
too many to choose from.


Rob's posing with his little saw.
We were going to cut down our own tree,
but the guy with the chain saw came
by and cut it down in 5 seconds!





Best buddies.
Luca and Davis in the hay maze.

Exploring Oregon—part 1

We took a walk along the Willamette River
one Sunday afternoon.


Willamette River and one of the many bridges.

Luca exploring the water room at the
Portland Children's Museum.

Rob is loving all this NATURE.
We took a drive along the Columbia River.
There are many waterfalls, the river,
the gorge, a dam, and fish hatcheries to see.

We hiked a trail that had some smaller
waterfalls that we could go under.

Luca loves looking at all the plants,
spiders, bugs, and birds.

In front of a small waterfall.

Here's Multnomah Falls.
The second tallest year-round falls
in the USA. This is only about an hour
from our new house.

Thanksgiving Weekend 2008

Here's the table, complete with Turkey
(of course Luca and I didn't eat that!)



One of our top 2 chefs


HEY, this is a childs blog. Keep it G rated.
You know what CHOCOLATE does to AnAn.



Our other top chef in action.


Time for cuddle time with Luca in front of the fire.



After hiking to the top of Mt. Tabor we
thought this was the perfect shot for our
Christmas card. Andrea shot a lot, but none were
worthy of the Christmas card. Portland is in the background.


Luca's proving to be a good hiker already.



Sisters.


Rob's holding the boys at the
downtown Portland Christmas
tree lighting so they could see SANTA.


AnAn and Uncle David.
They stayed with us all weekend long.