Christmas

We had a very relaxed Christmas here in Portland. Ella was very excited this year about Santa coming to our house. We left out cookies and carrots for Santa and his reindeer but she was disappointed Christmas morning because Santa didn't all of his cookies. We tried to explain that he was probably very full from all of the houses he had to visit but she wasn't buying it.

We spent Christmas Eve with our friends Heather and Alundis because they were stuck here in Portland due to weather just like us. Christmas morning we awoke to an excited Ella ready to go see if Santa had been here and we had dinner Christmas day with Heather and Alundis again. It was a very quiet and white Christmas here in Portland. We were lucky to have lots of snow and it is now gone due to our rain returning-looks like our typical winter is back.

Hope Christmas was good for everyone!

Christmas in Portland

So, we are staying in P-town for the time being. We'll be celebrating the holidays with our friends and neighbors and possibly leaving for Utah next weekend. The Gorge finally opened this morning but all of the state highways are still unplowed and it is a mess around here. The news has said that it is the worst weather since 1968. I'll have to take their word for it.

Not our car but it gives you a good idea of what Portland looks like right now. For a place without snow plows or people used to winter weather it poses a BIG problem.

Still snowed in

We are still snowed in here in Portland. We were supposed to leave yesterday morning to drive to Utah but another storm rolled through. It dropped 6 inches of snow and almost an inch of freezing rain on top of that. I spent 1.5 hours this morning shoveling and it has been alternating between sleet, rain, and snow all day. I-84 through the Columbia Gorge (our route to UT) is closed due to blizzard conditions, the airport is basically closed, as are trains and buses. There is no way in or out of Portland for the next couple of days. We are still hoping to drive out on Tuesday if the weather improves but I am not very optimistic. There is a good chance we'll be celebrating Christmas right here at home. If we don't see or talk to you before Have a Merry Christmas! (The picture was taken before the last storm. Unfortunately we couldn't leave then.)

Winter in Portland

So tomorrow will be snow day #3 here in Portland. I'm getting used to this staying home thing- it sure beats going to work. I'm brushing up on my Wii skills and watching a lot of weather broadcasts but I am NOT bored. I save being bored for work. We are planning to drive to Utah for Christmas and the weather is making us a bit nervous but hopefully we'll make it between storms on Friday or Saturday. We'll keep you posted :)

Dec. 15th, 2008

So Portland has had it's first big snow storm of the winter. It started Sunday morning and snowed and blew until this morning. Actually, the wind is still blowing. It's in the 20's and in the single digits with the wind chill. FREEZING for Portland. The whole Portland Metro Area is shut down because while we didn't get that much snow we do have lots of ice and people out here don't know what to do with it.

Ella and Adam have been enjoying playing in the snow and she is excited every time she looks out the window to see that it is still winter. Our snow man is pretty sad but being able to make one in Portland is a bonus. Even better is that today is a snow day. No work for Adam!

Snow Storm

November 2008

tummy time

18 weeks with baby #2

27 weeks with baby #2~ Yup those are stretch marks, not afraid to show them!

Just some updated pics of the growing baby!