A white morning

Trying to get into Vancouver this morning we were stopped for several hours. Here is a picture I took from the train I was on. We never made it in so we ended up getting a van ride home.

Portland's First Snow

Well, it is official... Portland has received it's first snow fall of the seaon. Here is Samson hanging out enjoying the white stuff.

AVATAR

We went today and watched Avatar 3D... What amazing effects. This is a must see movie!


Enough said...

My favorite brand...

I am not much of a brand name guy, but I do like this one. Not sure why really...

Christmas cake

Our yummy Christmas cake

Picking Out A Tree

Being kind of pressed for time we had to go to a tree lot this year to get a Christmas tree. Even though we didn't cut it ourselves I would say it actually turned out nice and looks just like a Christmas tree...

The Birth Of Jesus

And yet another picture from the live nativity...

The Last Supper

Another Picture from the live nativity.

The infamous "Silver Man"

Live nativity

We went through a live nativity last night and here is the final scene... Jesus in all His glory.

Ringing the bell

Grayson volunteered to be a bell ringer today.

The Benefits of Good Engineering

Enjoying A Morning Run

A Cool Foot Bridge

Crossing the Willamette river in Eugene...

Simple things

Sometimes it is a simple cup of coffee that brings a good start to a good day.

Quite The Kick

At Grayson's Taekwondo party this evening some of the black belts did an exhibition. Here is James doing a back flip and kicking two boards.











Well, he did break one of them at least...

A frosty tie.

Here's a shot of a frost covered RR tie...

What a gorgeous day!

Another run up the Columbia River Gorge. The view never gets old! The wind is howling at a mighty 50 mph and the water is filled with white caps. I am glad I'm in this nice warm locomotive!