Back home

dinner at the beach, celebrating the last week of 'summer' before school starts

Hanging with the O's

O'Neill ladies and O'Beirne jam sesh. So awesome to be 'home' with my old friends and their families.

friends for life

Jbird and Emma Adams.. Kindred spirits. The girls hadn't seen eachother in about 3 years... new siblings and life as 9 year olds.. lots to catch up on in Portland.

age 3, their first meeting and discovery that their dads' had packed the same Tinkerbell jammies, Laguna Beach

OH! Pinocchio!

The end of drama camp coincided exactly with the beginning of our trip, so a little out of sequence... our star, "Child number 2" in the Off Broadway production of Pinocchio!

good old-fashioned fun in oregon

Happy Birthday, (great) Grandma

backyard, brothers, birthday, beautiful weather, beer.

Oregon Coast

Took the Heit kids with the O'Beirnes to see beautiful Seaside, Oregon.. where a young Bibif rollerskated and rode her bike on the Prom, most likely in the misty rain.. they saw the bumper cars and the whole carnie experience, as well as a pit stop of Lewis and Clark....J still in disbelief that it's the same ocean as home... "we had to drive through farms and trees to get here"

BBWC Challenge

Ah! the Second Annual Sunriver Benz Birthday Weekend Cooking Challenge! I know more photos are circling of this sacred event.. the stakes are really raising, and, speaking as a judge this year, it was a professional presentation and game well played by all teams!
Campbell holding the coveted Golden Spoon trophy... awarded to Nana B and Big Poppi's rendition of Asian fusion cuisine

The DeVries Italian deliciosoness... complete with grilled bruscetta (with Giada accent) and moustaches.
Team Kate Americana.. with the roving kitchen assistant and aid to every team, Jbird.

DEER! so many, yet still so exciting

Crater Lake

Sunriver

Off we go

captured a sweet brother-sister hand holding at take off for our August adventures