As I said previously, I was able to shoot some pictures during our walk this morning in the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park. Did you know that “Whilamut” is a
Kalapuyan word that means, “where the river ripples and runs fast”? Neither did I! Anyway, because there are some good shots of the kids, [...]

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We went for a walk this morning in the open grassy area on the east end of Alton Baker Park (aka the Whilamut Natural Area). Evan rode his bike, Jen pushed Erin in the stroller, and I got to take a few pictures:

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Evan was cool, calm, and cooperative at his first visit to the dentist this morning. He had his teeth cleaned, polished, treated with fluoride foam, and examined. In addition, they were able to get three out of four desired X-rays, which is one more than I can handle in a single sitting and about [...]

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We headed out to Mt. Pisgah early this morning for a “breakfast picnic” and then to “hike” around for a while. Erin, who turns 8 months old tomorrow, rode around in the backpack for the first time. She absolutely loved it, cooing and giggling almost the entire time.

Evan walked on his own the whole [...]

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Just a quick note that we attended the Lane County Fair today and, among many other things during our 5-hour visit, we enjoyed front row seats for the All-Alaskan Pig Race. I’m hoping to post a bit more (perhaps a video — gasp!) of this fun little show later on, but for now these stills [...]

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It had been several years since our last jaunt north to Junction City for the annual Scandinavian Festival, but today we made our return to this popular festival. We arrived just as the festival opened at 10am and promptly got in line at the Faith Lutheran Church booth where they serve the single most popular [...]

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Last weekend, Evan got his first bike. He was riding a tricycle previously, but his legs just got too long for it. Plus, the thing was falling apart. So, we headed over to The Bike Barn and bought him a HARO Z-12 (with training wheels, of course). Evan took to it immediately and has only [...]

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