The Adventures of We: Almost a year in review...

So, since our last post was from...well...May of last year, we felt it important to provide at least a quick review of the sundry activities of our lives over the past year. So here it is; a brief look at what we've been up to recently:

This is a picture of us at our friends' wedding in Hood River in July. This fantastic shebang was preceded by a 4-day rafting trip down the Deschutes and followed up with a huge party at their farm a week later.

Speaking of said huge party. This is a picture of the lights that we setup for the party in their barn:

Coincidentally their wedding was on our anniversary--yes this year we celebrated our 6th anniversary. Here's a picture of our belated celebration:

It was too long after this that we then were at our friends' farm again to harvest their 80 basil plants, which when combined with 25lbs of Parmesan, a load of cashews, and olive oil you get a ton of pesto--yum.

This last summer we also went camping in Tillamook with Kerry's mom--ask us about the rabbits...

This summer also brought the 40th wedding anniversary of my parents. We threw them a party on the deck of my sister's house in Seattle.

Kerry and I also took a trip to the Japanese Garden in Portland:

And as if we didn't have enough Americana in our lives we also went back to the farm to press some cider...40ish gallons of it!

This fall also brought Kerry's 29th birthday celebration. Here we are with her childhood friends, one joining us via satellite from Atlanta:

Also to celebrate her day, we made a trip to a zipline and climbing course near Portland:

We had a fantastic dinner out as well:

And Kerry was amenable to sharing her mashed potatoes--she really was!

Kerry also finished up her quilt which was a Christmas present for my sister:

Speaking of Christmas...
On the 23rd we decorated cookies in Portland. On the 24th we celebrated in Eugene. On the 25th we celebrated in Puyallup. On the 26th we celebrated in Albany. On the 28th we celebrated in Sun River! Finally, on the 30th we celebrated with just the two of us! It was a haul, but we loved that we got to see everybody!

Kerry, her cousin Kate and their grandma, Marion: