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Welcome Riley Ernest

22 October 20185 October 2018

Yep, that’s right! The wait is over and Baby #2 is finally here. And — surprise, surprise — IT’S ANOTHER BOY!

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The Waiting Game

28 January 201922 September 2018

With Lori’s brother’s wedding behind us, the countdown begins until Baby #2 decides to grace us with his/her presence. But not before daddy reclaims his own birthday for himself.

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Late Summer ’18 Update

28 January 201931 August 2018

We’re quickly approaching the one month mark Stateside and thought it was time for an update. Fun times with family and friends, and awaiting the arrival of Number Two.

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Summer in the USA: Path of Totality

30 August 201825 August 2017

Venturing into the Path of Totality as Eclipse Apocalypse grips the nation in the final days of our 2017 visit to the U.S.

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Summer in the USA: Oregon Coast

10 September 201819 August 2017

Soaking up the sunshine in and around Florence, Oregon with Grammy and Grampy.

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Summer in the USA: Portland & Roseburg

14 February 20197 August 2017

Shaking off jet lag with a full schedule with family and friends in Portland, then south to Roseburg for quality time with the grandparents.

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Momentum

14 February 201931 July 2016

I was steaming mad. Well, probably more exhausted than anything, but symptomatically I was presenting as pretty darn perturbed. Lori and I found ourselves on this sweltering […]

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It’s a Boy!

14 February 201921 June 2016

Our sweet baby boy, Noe Owen (rhymes with “Joey”), was born on June 21, 2016 at 6:38am (6lbs.5oz.). Contractions began Saturday night, water broke early Father’s Day morning, laboring […]

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Leach Botanical Gardens

14 February 201917 June 2016

40 weeks + 4 days. My question to Lori today, “Do you ever feel like you’re just waiting around for something to happen?” Since Lori wrapped up work a week ago — and particularly since […]

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Alameda Ridge & Stairs

13 February 201912 June 2016

It’s Sunday in Portland. The sun is shining. 1.5 million visitors are clogging the area’s highways, trails, and landmarks. And…your very pregnant wife is one day shy of her due date […]

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Hiking Northwest Portland’s Balch Gulch Loop

13 February 201910 June 2016

It’s no secret that Portland is full of great hikes, both in and around the city. While we’ve racked up a fair amount of Portland trail mileage over the past 18 months, there’s no doubt […]

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Portland’s 4T Trail

13 February 20198 June 2016

Trail, Tram, Trolley and Train! Portland’s 4T Trail is one of the best ways to get to know the city, via three modes of public transportation […]

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Southern Oregon’s Wildlife Safari

13 February 20196 June 2016

A few weeks back we joined my parents on safari through a game reserve featuring over 70 species of exotic animals, including tigers, giraffes, zebras, lions, elephants, […]

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Riding the Rails in the PacNW

13 February 20191 June 2016

We cover two of the Pacific Northwest’s best rail adventures in this post: The Mount Hood Railroad and the Seattle-Eugene portion of Amtrak’s Coast Starlight […]

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Mirror Lake & Trillium Lake

13 February 20191 May 2016

We opted to do some hiking up near Mt. Hood rather than our usual Gorge hikes. We’ve been waiting for the snow to melt and temperatures to warm a bit before […]

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

13 February 201919 April 2016

Another one of Portland’s best kept secrets…well, at least from us. Ever since Lori first caught wind of the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in deep Southeast […]

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The Grotto

12 February 201915 April 2016

View of downtown Portland from Mt. Tabor. Lori’s parents came up to Portland a few weeks back in mid-April to hang out and check on the status of the belly […]

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Bend: River Walk & High Desert Museum

12 February 201911 April 2016

In addition to visiting Smith Rock State Park in Terrebonne (near Redmond), we also made a few trips into Bend. We walked about three miles of Bend’s one-of-a-kind Deschutes River Walk […]

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