Portland Trip part 2

 

Portland Trailblazers game, bowling, games with everyone, voodoo donuts, The Screen Door for brunch, book store, thrifting and hanging out. It was a 3 night little stay, but we tried to squeeze in as much as we could. 

Portland Memory Lane Tour 2023

 During Christmas break we had everyone at home so we decided to to a trip to Portland to show Nona some of the things we did when we traveled with Phil for work 15 years ago. We invited the Pace's and Dahlke's who some joined for some of the time. The weather was rainy, but we had a great time. We went to Big Al's, swam (at a rented house pool) played games, watched the Barbie movie, walked and saw some sights. I love having everyone together and it was fun to stay in a big house near Portland. 

House Painting 2023

 We got the new windows installed in August and then quickly went to work on painting the house. We had a lot of scraping and repair work to do so we didn't get it all finished before the rain came and had a few crazy days in Septemeber, October and a few dry days in November to get it done. I love the way it looks with the new roof, windows and paint. We will work on the cabin this coming summer and that should be easier. The scaffolding this time around was so much better. It was wider and more stable. Nona loved getting up there with me. Paige came and helped me paint. Lyla helped for some money.

Sunday Walks

 Nothing like getting out on a chilly rainy Sunday afternoon to walk the Nisqually Bird Refuge Boardwalk. I sure loved having Miya home for so many months between BYU-I and graduate school. She is such a joy to have around. We even got the Dahlke's to join us for a walk.