The Clark Family Fun

We just got back from our annual trip to Portland. I know we actually stayed at Hilton in Vencouver, WA but hey it's just across the river! It was always fun and this year it was no different. The kiddos loved the beds with twenty pillows. While Tim was getting bored at meetings the kiddos and me enjoyed a river walk, a nice playground and a great toystore just around the corner from our hotel. It was a vacation for me - extra time with my hubby, no cooking, no cleaning, lots of great shopping and this year I took a cooking class with other ladies at Sur Le Table in Portland. And you know me I LOVE TO COOK (did I say it was nice to have a break from cooking???). We made Holiday Eggnog (so rich and creamy with just a touch of nutmeg), Baked Camembert with Caramelized Onions (Ohhhh..missing my stay in France - I brough about 5 wheels of Camambert and stunk the whole plane with it;-)), Orange- Poached Shrimp with Sweet and Spicy Dipping Sauce , ( a fresh new take on shrimp coctail),

Cold weather, temperatures bellow zero, bad roads, lots of snow and lots of fun on our trip to Bozeman, Montana. We got ski and snowboard gear this year and couldn't wait to get on the slopes! It was fun, few bruises, but surely FUN! No pics - sorry it's kind of difficult to ski with our old fashioned camera hanging around the neck -especially when you fall about 35 times on the first ride.Eli enjoyed snow with all his cousins and Sofia just chilled out at home by the fire place, chasing a kitty around. Here are few memories: Ten bellow zero is a good time to take the kiddos to the Children Museum and try to blow HUGE bubbles (never got one but tried for 20 min), try on costumes and learn something new like it's really hard to make a HUGE bubble;-). Sofia was co caring for her little cousin Eva. Any time Eva cried Sofia brought her a pacifier (spelling???), a blanket or a toy. So cute!