Young Philanthropist

Penelope finished her book drive raising money for the Tree Kangaroo Conservation

Here's Penelope with Dr. Lisa Dabek

With animal curator of the tree kangaroo, at a non exhibit location

Penelope's photo up close with Christy the tree kangaroo.

Dancing

Esme loves to dance (a love shared by her big sister). Here's a quick and dirty video of some of her moves both with and without Penelope.

Happy Halloween!

 

 

 

 

Past and Present

Penelope's current bike and her very first bike.
 

Thea Visits

Earlier this month, Thea, Derek's cousin, paid us a visit.  It was a blast having her here and hope she comes back soon!

 

 

Salmon Spawning at Cedar Creek

We took the girls to see salmon spawning.  It's pretty amazing.  The salmon we saw months earlier heading up the fish ladder at the Locks have finally reached their birthplace to spawn.  There were thousands at Cedar Creek.
 

 

There was five minutes of sun before it started to rain again.

Salmon start off grey, but when they spawn, they turn red.  It's crazy.

Soccer Season

Penelope played her last game of the season.  She had a fantastic time and will be playing again next year with her soccer buddies.  As parents, we'll miss how fun it was to watch 4-5 year olds play an organized sport.