Painting

Since we moved into our new house we have spent LOTS of hours picking out just the right furniture, frames for pictures, etc. When it came to hanging things on the walls we ran into difficulty because Hal is color blind and Anna seemed to pick out things based mostly on the colors in them. So, we compromised. We picked out colors that Hal could see, and Anna went to work creating something that would bring these colors together in the rooms. So far, we have two original paintings....

This one in our bathroom, that pulls together blues, yellow and browns.



And this one, that Anna did to pull some "summer colors" into the dining room.





It was fun to do, and we're happy with the result!

Portrait of a Puppy

A collection of photos Anna took of Riley and Scout.

Memorial Day weekend

For Memorial Day weekend we went with our friends Josh and Dana done the Oregon coast. Before making the trip, Anna made this peanut butter and chocolate cake for my birthday.







This was the first adventure with our new Nissan Cube. It went over the 1000 mile mark, so we are doing our part to make sure that it is depreciating in value as we work to make payments on it. Scout isn't comfortable with my driving skills yet, so he likes to keep an eye on the road.







We stopped in Astoria on the way down and took in some sights that were film locations for the Goonies movie.







Haystack Rock, also in the movie, a little ways down the beach from our vacation rental in Cannon Beach.



A nice, fresh sea breeze.







Survivor Cannon Beach. Having lost the immunity challenge, Hal feels that the dog alliance will stay strong and he will be voted out tonight.




Another view of Haystack Rock. During low tide you can walk out to the rock and look at tide pools.







Anna and Hal at a state park.







A unique lighthouse about a mile and a half off the coast.







Josh, Hal, and Anna on the trail.







Took an opportunity to sample some cheese and ice cream direct from the Tillamook factory.







Some Catan and drinks in the evening. Out of three games, Josh won two and Hal took the third.




Group photo outside of our vacation rental.