Hey there, Ara seems to be aging out of some activities – yes, really. Like Easter egg hunting, it stopped for her last year. She was fairly disappointed and only realized it a few days before going this year. As we did last couple of years, we spent the weekend at New Hope. A Good…

Hey there, A few weeks ago, we had tickets to go to a Blazers game. The kids’ behavior was less than stellar, and they wanted to call our bluff about not going. I had asked them to do their schoolwork and help pick up any mess they made, but it was too much. They walked…

Hey there We had already been to Salem to see the Cherry Blossoms and decided this year we wouldn’t do downtown Portland’s set either. Then I read about something new they were doing this year: “A section of Tom McCall Waterfront Park’s cherry blossoms illuminated Monday night from sunset to 10:00 p.m. Hollywood Lights is…