Pete's in Town

Pete was in Seattle for two weeks and we made the most of it. So fun to have him in town.

Beautiful Day on the Water








Can You Bake A Cherry Pie -- Twin Peaks

Apparently. the series Twin Peaks is alive and well in Phili. Anna, a big fan, had to see the cafe filmed in the TV show and have a piece of cherry pie, of course.









All Boy's Annual Fishing Trip to Janice Lake

Once again this year, the boys-only fishing trek to Janice Lake in British Columbia was on. This year's participants: Andy, Shawn, Tom, Pete Neu, Pete Gaffney, and Sid. This is the lake where Tom's Grandfather taught him to fish in his youth. Silver, the camp's owner, cook, and camp keeper who is now in her 90s, continues her fishing camp traditions welcoming this motley crew back in year, feeding them well, and sharing with them stories of yesteryear.















Welcome Home and Fish Catch Barbeque

Dirty, tired after the 7 hour car ride from B.C., the "boys" return home with catch in hand. Party ensues.

Cycle Oregon

This year's Cycle Oregon was again headquartered at Western Oregon University in Monmouth. The weather was in the 70s which is perfect for a pleasant day biking. We did an easy 45 miles the first day and 39 the next. Afterwards we camped on the Willamette River in the beautiful Champoeg State Heritage park biking all over this historic area. On the way home, just a few miles from the park, we stopped to pick 23 pounds of fresh blueberries. Bonus: We searched for and found some beautiful agates in the Willamette.

Spring has sprung

Easter.










Celebrating a belated birthday. Bonus: The kids got their very own sundae complete with candle.







Sylvia and Nonna (me) headed for a girl's outing to see the Seattle Pacific Ballet company ballerinas in training perform Hansel & Gretal. Beforehand Sylvia was able to touch real ballet slippers and various of cotten-candy colored tutus and grab a bite before the performance began. So impressed with the hardness of real ballet shoes she kept looking at her sparkly maryjanes and saying, "mine are hard, feel them". She has for a while twirled around like a ballet dancer and worn her little tutu. She was enjoying the performance and tracking the story line when the darkness of the theater made her so sleepy she completely conked out. We'll do this again as it was sooooo fun.