Swimsuit edition, kid's version

We saw dad's magazine, so we did our own photo for next year's edition.

We slept in an igloo - wow!

...but first we had to build it, well dad and the other dads did that while we sledded and had snowball fights and hot cocoa. Nobody else wanted to winter camp with us, so we had the igloo to ourselves all night.  THAT was cool.

Actually not cool at all 'cause dad had all the right gear for us so we were warm and dry.  The other families thought we were crazy.

Snow days!

We just love these snow days in Portland, cause the schools close, the roads are jammed and we get to sled and shred on our street.

I'll never let you down, Abe

Koh: It's OK Abe, I've got you...

Our first cameras

Aunt Angela and Uncle Torrey got us these neat digital cameras for Christmas we had to BUILD before we used 'em.  Here we are on some of our photo field trips.

Thanksgiving with Dad

For turkey day Dad watched TWO thanksgiving day parades with us on TV, then we drove to play on frozen Trillium lake then ate this big dinner with hot cocoa and pies and 60 people at the Mazama Lodge.

When we drove home we asked if he'd take us to do all THAT again next year.

Do not Wock

Abe: Daddy, can I help you with the porch painting project?

I'm gonna make the sign.

Parke Diem Willamette Park

Abe: We volunteered today at one of our favorite parks and planted some natives in the bioswale and cleaned up the beach.

I got stung by a bee on my ear and I cried but it was worth it because we got lots of yummy Starbucks food, drank pop and then played in the park and rode our bikes for a long time.

Fort Stevens 2013

We love our annual beach trip, especially jumping off the sand dunes, campfires, donuts and running on the beach.

Click to see our music video of 3 days in 3 minutes.

Funny Faces

ABE: I've lost 5 teeth so my smile ain't pretty these days. But people still like me, nobody really minds. I actually like losing teeth because the tooth fairy brings me strange money from her land plus I can do tricks using the holes in my smile.

KOH: We went to street festival and this nice artist made me into a lizard and Abe into a cheetah. Good practice for Halloween.  I smashed into a pole that day so hard it loosened one of my teeth!

Camp trip #4: Deschuttes

Dad told us this was the first place we camped in life, and we were only 6 months old then.  We keep coming back to this place 'cause we like it so much.  Mom and dad used to carry us in front packs when were were tiny, then in a bike trailer.

This time we rode our own bikes on the river trail, floated in the fast river current 'cause we're good swimmers and even found a rope swing...scary at first but real fun. Here's our music video of 3 days of fun. 

Our first teepee camping: Ka-nee-ta

We'd never slept in a teepee until this trip, and we had a fire inside and even ate smores, which the indians probly didn't have.  Then we rode horses for our first time and spent lots of time at the water park next door.  Check out our music video

Our first foot race

We ran our first mile race today with real race numbers and fans cheering us on, and got tired and sweaty.

We were leading the race at the beginning as you can see, but we slowed down to give some other kids a chance, and we didn't win.

Climbing wall no problem

Dad and Mom think they taught us this, but the didn't 'cause we just walked up and climbed up, rang the bell and rapped off, then did it over and over.

Fun, fun!

Lost teeth

Koh: I kept my teeth longer than Abe, but finally lost my first one today.  Look at this scary picture - we wish it were Halloween time.