Tuesday, October 2, 2012
A Sunday at Willamette Mission State Park
On the paved biking paths at Willamette Mission State Park, the whole family can bike, including Ewan! He is a pro on his glide bike now, lifting his feet up even while slowing down. We took a break for blackberry picking, and we stopped at the Willamette River for fishing, cricket chasing, rock throwing and other rocky-beach activities. We plan to go back for rides on the ferry and filbert collecting!
Craydad hunting
We returned to McDowell Creek County Park after our visit last year. We hiked up the creek in search of crayfish, but in between spotting the crustaceans, we got warm in the sun, found beautiful fungi on logs along the water, and came upon an old rowboat. Also, we caught 5 crayfish. Michael and I alternated between calling them "crayfish" and "crawdads." It confused Eli enough that at the end of the day, he was calling them "craydads." Given his locavore/eat-off-the-land bent, Eli convinced us to bring them home to cook. They are now frozen in his lunchbox in our freezer.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Ewan turns 2!
Ewan turned 2 on June 23rd! What a fantastic birthday party in the park. The 4-year-old gang ran around with a long rope almost the entire time. The younger ones played with the hula-hoops and the balloons. All the kids loved Ewan's construction cake, especially with all the chocolate frosting. It was a really fun 2nd birthday party! Happy birthday my sweet Ewan!
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