Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Colors of the Season

Juliet really loved the colors we saw on our trip. We got to the mainland just after the leaves started turning color.

On our first Saturday in Oregon we watched Brent's football game with a terrific fall background. Crisp, cool air and a little rain...what a setting for football!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Playing tourist in Portland



We spent our first day in Portland trying to get an overview of the city. We went to the south end of the waterfront on the streetcar to get on the Aerial Tram. Once on the top you get a terrific view of the Willamette River and the bridges that cross it. Here you can see the Ross Island Bridge in the foreground and the I-5 on the Marquam Bridge heading into the City Center.

We headed back to the City Center and stopped off to see Ryan's friend, Craig at Portland State University.

Later in the day we walked from our hotel a few blocks to Pioneer Square. Juliet met a couple near the square. They were all rather ambivalent about the meeting.






Monday, October 19, 2009

Fuud in the PNW


We've been enjoying the food on this trip so far.

Started the day on Saturday with the complimentary breakfast at the Best Western in McMinnville. Waffles!


We had Lunch at Mo's in Lincoln City on Sunday. They are known for their clam chowder. It was pretty good! So was the shrimp salad sandwich.

Obviously, the bread is good, too!

We had lunch today at a place on campus at Portland State University. This spicy sausage hoagie was great!

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Walk throughs


We're in McMinnville!

It's Homecoming Week at Linfield so there's a lot of people in town for the game. We ran into some other parents from Hawaii here for the game.

I went to the field to watch practice yesterday afternoon. It was very impressive to watch the team go thru a review of their game plan. But I noticed other groups doing similar things in preparation for the game today.

The cheer squad was out working on their routines.



As a parent of a player, it was interesting to note that even the training staff was reviewing their procedures for dealing with player injuries. This was a review of staff coordination in dealing with a severe injury including removing pads and helmet from an immobilized patient. You hope this "play" never gets called.


The coach does a great job of maintaining the team's edge as they get to create their own plays near the end of practice. This was a successful game winning field goal attempt by who appeared to be one of the coaches' young sons. The players came up with some pretty funny plays!

Well, hopefully the Wildcats will end the day with their unbeaten record intact.

Go 'Cats!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Updated season results

We found out last week the Kamehameha was beaten AGAIN by Punahou, 3-0. So the Saints beat the Puns twice; the Puns beat the Warriors twice and the Warriors beat the Saints twice.

This leaves all three teams with a final record of 2-2 and I am guessing that they are Tri-champions???

What a season!

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Go Saints!

Ryan finished his second year of coaching the St. Louis JV team on Friday night.


The result that night wasn't what we were all hoping for but it was a great season in its totality. He got to stretch himself in different ways and learned some things along the way.

Being the guy in charge is a solitary experience.

He had a great group of guys helping him with the team. I think they had a great time.

In the end, they can only steer the young men in the right direction and hope for the best in their futures.

Job well done!