Dog Mountain hike

Anne, Ching Ching, and I hiked up Dog Mountain today. It was a beautiful, sunny spring day, with the balsamroot flowers just starting to bloom.

 

Best trail sign ever: Dog Mt: Difficult to the right, More Difficult to the left

 

 

 

 

 

An old-fashioned roadside ice cream, burger, and corn dog shack in Cascade Locks, on the way home.

Seb

For his product design course, Seb designed and created a duffel bag -- they measured and cut fabric, sewed the bag, attached a zipper, and handles. It looks AMAZING.

Saturday morning goofiness.

Getting fitted for a suit to wear at spring Prom.

Easter!

We celebrated Easter on Sunday morning, with chocolate-filled baskets and a delicious brunch. We indulged ourselves with chocolates from Burdick and Lilac as well as Cadbury eggs and jelly beans.

 

Seb got a chocolate Model A Ford. Bompy says circa 1928.

Liesl decorated eggs, once again stepping it up a notch with her talents.

 

 

We had roast leg of lamb, mashed potatoes, cauliflower, and carrot cake for dinner. Everything was delicious and we ate until we fell over.

 

Hop Hop half marathon

  

Christie and I ran the Hop Hop half marathon today in Camas, just over the border in Washington. The course was beautiful; we started at a golf course, ran alongside Lacamas Lake, ran up a VERY steep hill around Round Lake, and then retraced our steps. We finished in 2:05, a little slower than some other races because of the steep trails in the middle (we walked). It was mostly on gravel-packed trail except for the Round Lake section, which was rockier. We had good weather; started cool and a little rainy, washing the pollen from the air, and then got sunnier as the race went on. All in all, a great race, and we'll be back!

 

 

The promise of these mimosas at the finish line kept us moving through miles 10-13.

trilliums

It’s April, time for my usual post about Jasper and the trilliums. It’s my favorite sign of spring.

Liesl and friends

Liesl and friends on various adventures: Thorns game, dinner, sleepover, cookie making, post-game pizza, lunch mid-biking.