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Girls Day Out

On April 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Family Happenings, Outings, Places to visit

Last week the girls and I had a impromptu girls day out in Portland. So #1 on my list of things to do was take the girls to the Portland Zoo for the first time. It is set up in the forested hills west of the city and it is BEAUTIFUL! The girls are already [...]

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Peaches and a Birthday.

On September 25, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Food, Holidays, Mae Mae, Places to visit

MY birthday! Yep. I’m getting older– so old in fact that I chose to spend my birthday afternoon picking peaches. Of all things, I wanted to be at a farm on the anniversary of my birth. Wandering between rows of orange, in a late summer orchard with squishy fruit under foot. Spending time with [...]

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Autumn Leaves

On November 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Family Happenings, Places to visit, Raine

Every year I attempt to take pictures of the girls with the Autumn leaves. This year we made a family trip out of it. We went down to the Willamette River Trail and took a walk. Nothing. The lighting was just [...]

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Places To Visit: Local Farms and Detering Orchards

On October 12, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Family Happenings, Places to visit

It’s officially Autumn and time to celebrate the harvest. A really fun activity with the family is to visit your local farms. We went out to celebrate Apple Days with the Detering Family Orchards in Harrisburg, Oregon. There were hayrides, apple cider, [...]

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Places to Visit: Fish Hatchery + A Romantic Salmon Tale

On October 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Family Happenings, Places to visit

It may not be the first thing you thing you think to do with the fam on a weekend…but visiting your local fish hatchery should not be the last. I’m not sure I have mentioned this before but Husband is a fisherman. He lives to fish. As time goes on, and more fish have [...]

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