Zoo Lights

Josef and Erin met us for an evening of animal and light gazing.

Cecilia was not very fond of the stuffed, human-sized animals.
In her defense, I have to admit that this particular penguin was rather creepy.

The cow was much more amenable, and thus received a high five from Cecilia.

We can't visit the zoo without posing in front of the bears.
Josef wins by an arm-length!

Nothing says Happy Holidays like a fire-breathing dragon!

Cecilia Swoons Over Older Boys

----Weekend Warriors III----
Cecilia got to meet her second cousins Jacob and Zachary, and Tenneal's Aunt Lauri.
Cecilia was loving every minute of attention with this sweet family!

Getting wet at Multnomah Falls

Loving Auntie Lauri

Zach was full of hugs and love all weekend long

Drawing with Jake

Blast-off!

Beach biking near Cannon Beach.

Thanks for making the trip down from Alaska!

---I have been battling with blogspot.com for two weeks and have finally ceded victory because I wanted to publish this post. I have been continually trying to download more photos, but an error code keeps popping up. ---

Taking a Little Time Out for Nadine and Steve

Nadine and Steve flew in from Atlanta to check out Portland.
Luckily we had loving grandparents in town to watch Cecilia so we could introduce Nadine and Steve to Portland's lively underground (parking garage) scene.

It was great to see you guys!

Weekend Warriors- Part II

Oma and Opa visited the weekend after Halloween. Cecilia was feeling fairly lucky that she was going to spend time with more loving grandparents. She was also more than happy to share her bedroom and new bed set with all of our guests, thus allowing her to sleep in her parents' closet. (her favorite place to lay her head:)

Cecilia sporting her new backpack on one of many weekend walks.

Her first tricycle ride down the block.

Not a fan of the paparazzi

Hanging out with Oma and Opa while waiting for dad to bring the tricycle home so we can continue our walk.

CHAP (Children's Healing Art Project) is one of Cecilia's favorite place to spend a creative hour painting anything and everything.
She starts conservative and paints only on the paper .

Oma urges her to let loose and finger/hand paint.

Now she is off and freely painting on every surface she encounters.

Situated in the heart of the Pearl District, near a good brew pub (no surprise), CHAP is a great destination for the whole family.

Nature walking,

Leaf collecting,

Green tree frog finding fun!

Finally Cecilia fits into the gorgeous sweater Oma knitted for her before she was born.

Opa (and Smithsonian) teaches Cecilia all about elephants.

Cecilia and Oma!

Weekend Warriors - Part I

We recently enjoyed three consecutive fun-filled weekends with family. We spent the first of the three weekends (Halloween weekend) with Papa and Nannie and a furry black bear.

Cecilia chose her costume for Halloween this year.
She was quite the happy little Bee.

What happens when one bee meets another bee on the street?

They hug, of course.

Gorgeous day for a photo shoot in Cathedral Park.

Cecilia telling Nannie how to clean out the pumpkin.

Thank you for reading to me Papa.

Since there were multiple occasions to dress up that weekend, Cecilia hung up her wings for an evening of clucking.

Ladybug Greta stopped by for some Halloween fun.

Thanks Papa and Nannie for supplying and handing out the treats!

The Chicken and the Ladybug trick-or-treating.

The girls were a bit hesitant as they walked up to the first house. However, once Cecilia saw the smiling and familiar faces of the Boyd family offering up brightly colored treats, she instantly took a liking to this holiday tradition.

By the time they reached the third house, they were feeling pretty confident and bold.
Both girls grabbed their candy and barged through the door in search of bigger and better treats.

Who likes Halloween?

I do!

Wonderful Weekend at the Beach with the Weigels

Unfortunately, we ended up with only a couple of good photos from the beautiful and absolutely fun weekend!

Sweet Bryna and her loving mama, Emily

Cecilia and Bryna exchanging presents

--thanks Emily, Jim, and Bryna for visiting us! it looks like i will need to get copies of your photos--