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Water Waves for Wednesday

Post author By David
Post date August 18, 2023

We checked out an indoor aquatic park in Clackamas, Oregon, and enjoyed their amenities for the “Big Surf” session. They had a deep wave pool with clear tubes and three water slides to propel out of.

Since it’s indoors, I can see us visiting in the winter when we need to get out of the house. The North Clackamas Aquatic Park is closer to home than Wings and Waves and Great Wolf Lodge, and is much more economical. Even though we were out of district, it cost us $60 for one and half hours of playtime.

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Portland Bridge Pedal 2023

Post author By David
Post date August 13, 2023

There was one route I had not rode yet for the Portland Bridge Pedal—the longest one—the Fremont Express. In 2018, I walked 5 miles for the Bridge Stride, biked the 12-mile family route in 2019, caravanned with Jake for the 20-mile main route in 2021, and added a bubble machine and Bruce for 2022’s family route.

This year, I completed all of the routes with the 23-mile Fremont Express.

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Mox Boarding House

Post author By David
Post date July 22, 2023

For Jenni’s birthday, we drove to the Mox Boarding House to admire their games collection, play Marvel United against the Green Goblin, and savor their food selection.

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Bricks Cascade 2023

Post author By David
Post date May 23, 2023

There are so many amazing displays of creativity and engineering at Bricks Cascade. Our family looks forward to this LEGO convention every year to marvel at the imagination using LEGO bricks. From the gigantic Jurassic Park to the microscale Andor diorama, we are amazed at what the builders can do.

We’re grateful for all of the builders who invested their time and creativity for us to enjoy one afternoon.

See the full album of what we saw.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

Post author By David
Post date February 27, 2023

One of our favorite attractions in any city is an aquarium. We love admiring creatures that dwell in our vast oceans.

My personal favorite are the jellyfish. This was the first time I saw jellyfish that glow and glitter!

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San Francisco

Post author By David
Post date February 26, 2023

After Chris and Emily’s wedding, we added a stop to San Francisco to explore the Golden Gate Bridge, Chinatown, and Ghirardelli Square.

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Yaji at Lan Su Garden

Post author By David
Post date October 8, 2022

My dad has volunteered at the Lan Su Chinese Garden for many years during his retirement. He loves sharing Chinese art with visitors in the form of calligraphy, painting, and music.

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Biking Banks-Vernonia Trail with Jake

Post author By David
Post date August 28, 2022

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Visiting Sand Island with the Dunn Family

Post author By David
Post date August 27, 2022

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David and Charlene’s First Visit to OMSI

Post author By David
Post date August 27, 2022

I didn’t realize that David and Charlene had never visited OMSI before. It’s almost a crime since Charlene had come up to Portland several times before.

I’m grateful for my workplace to offer corporate passes so I can easily give out of town guests a complete experience at OMSI.

I took David and Charlene, and their friends Albert and Jenny, through the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit, James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge exhibit, and the standard exhibits in the turbine hall. We got to see James Cameron’s short film about his trip down the Mariana Trench too.