Back to Evanston

Space needle

We stayed one more night in Seattle before heading back to Evanston.  We went to downtown and took Monorail to Space Needle.  

Seattle's Pike Place Market

Pike Place is a cool market full of fresh produces.  And it's the last stop of this one week family trip. 

Boeing Tour

Great to visit Boeing and here's Taiwan's national flag!

Junior ranger

"Explore, Learn, and Protect!" The Junior Ranger motto is recited by children around the country; each taking an oath of their own to protect parks, continue to learn about parks, and share their own ranger story with friends and family.

Sol Doc Hot Springs

We spent the last night in Olympic National Park in Sol Doc Hot Springs.  Nice!  

Sol Doc Trail

Finally Dad and Mom got a chance to walk on a trail.  That's Dad's favorite thing to do before I was born.  Mom said she didn't know she had become so rusty over these years.  One national park a year would be her new year resolution.

Ruby Beach

Where the river meets the ocean...

Quinault Rain Forest

Northwest Rain Forest

Olympic National Park-Lake Quinault

This was our first night in the Olympic National Park.  Lake Quinault Lodge was mom's favorite hotel during this trip.  The rooms were at the lake--quiet and peaceful.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Lewis and Clark's final stop 209 years ago.  We were walking on their path.

Blueberry picking

Blueberries is one of my favorite fruits.  That was my first time seeing them on the tree.  It requests hand picking--no wonder it is costly.

Bonneville Dam and salmon sanctuary

We learned how a dam works as well as the salmon sanctuary.  What's the most fun is I continued to collect the junior ranger badges.

Columbia Gorge

Columbia rivers runs like a belt of Oregon and Washington.  Waterfalls and forests are the natural calls of our coming back. 

Portland

Dad lived in Portland for 3.5 years between Fall, 2000 to Spring, 2004.  We visited downtown Portland, his office and his residence in Beaverton.  We also went to a popular sushi place to line up for 45 mins to get a table.  How did the food taste like?  Well, I guess memory served as the best ingredient.

Portland International Rose Test Garden

We just started a week long family trip in the northwest coast.  Portland was our first stop. 

At Ella's

Nice seeing Ella and Lyle again.  Ella's is the first stop of our trip.

Heading to the US

Flied on Cathay Pacific economy plus for the first time.  Here we come, America!

Van Gogh exhibition

Van Gogh @Xintiandi

Last day of Grade 3 Pearl

Thank you, my G3P pals and Ms. Soriano.

Year-end class party

It's been an interesting year.  Some up and downs, but I am glad that everything has gone smoothly at the end.  Goodbye, Grade 3.  I am heading to the second half of the primary school.

Thank you, Mr. Zhou for granting me this award-Commitment to Excellence in PE.  That was something that my mom never thought of about herself when she was in my age. ;) I will keep working on it and do my best next year.

Prize-giving ceremony

Jolene is awarded Best in English in G3 Pearl.  Well done!

Happy 15th Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

Today is mom and dad's 15th anniversary.  Time flies, lines grow, so does love.  Wish them all the best!

Ning's farewell party

Ning is one of my true best friends at SSIS.  She is moving to Hong Kong.  I feel sad again after Megan moving back to Taiwan.  Wish you best of luck in your new school and new place!  

Artwork-仙人掌(粉彩)

Mom's day trip to Macau

Mibao went abroad for the first time this weekend.  Mom met them there in Macau for an afternoon en route to her one-week business trip in Changping.  I wish I could be there holding Mibao...

Artwork-仙人掌(蠟筆)

Harvesting at school

Uncle Nemo's visit

Uncle Nemo and his family came to Shanghai to see old friends.  Nice to meet you again, 貴貴!