More Fun in Portland

Still blogging about Portland even though its been a few weeks since we were there.

My brother Jeff took Thursday and Friday off and we were able to see a lot of great places in the area. Jenny cooked wonderfully and was great to talk with as usual. We got to tour a submarine, go to a kids museum, go hiking and see a bunch of waterfalls, and just enjoy spending time with kin. We have really cool nephews and a wonderfuly cute neice:

Here is Tucker about to launch the torpedos:

And Caleb wondering why we are on his submarine:
And here is uncle Ryan pinning Caleb and getting pinned by Tucker

Easter Egg hunt with the Lindgrens in Portland

After our wonderful trip to Los Angeles we decided to take a trip up to Portland to visit my brother and his family before coming back to Raleigh. This was a week before Easter so we decided to put on an Easter egg hunt for our niece and nephews.

Here is some video on the event:

First in was Anja's turn:

Then the boys took their turn:

And then it was time to open them up and see what was inside

Portland Trip Part 2

While in Portland we got to meet up with our friend and fellow Angeleno exile Renee. It was great to not only find her doing well but thriving and loving Portland. We spent a night at her house, went to church with her, and went to Sushi, a Japanese Garden, and Shopping the next day. That evening we went back and had dinner with my brother's family. Here is a fun little jig performed by Renee (and Cheyney).

Portland Trip Part 1

We were lucky to get some time off work and took a quick trip to Portland from Jan 18-22. We got to spend some time with my (Ryan) brother Jeff, his wife Jenny, and their four adorable kids. The three boys were as rambunctious and fun as ever. It was also a treat to get to know Anja as her little personality is coming through.

We went to the children's science museum, out to Italian and German food, and spent some time at the house just catching up. The first picture is of us walking across the bridge to the science museum. The second picture is of a giant ear with a couple of Lindgrens climbing out of the ear canal.

Here is some video from the trip. The first video is of Caleb showing off the remote control plane he just got.


The second video is of Tucker and his cool helicopter, with a bit of Anja at the end.


The third video is of Carson, Anja, and Caleb dancing to Jack Johnson.