Sophia Lind Coleman

Sophia joined our family today (October 26). She arrived at 6 lbs 5 oz and 18 inches long.

Josiah said "I want to see my sister"
Nice and "pink"

Proud Daddy

Cousins' Autumn Fun

Andrew, Marisa, Sydney, and Elijah stayed with us the weekend before Sophia's birth. Sydney and Josiah enjoyed themselves at the pumpkin patch.

September Trip to Spain

During the weeks of September 21 and 28 we were in Spain (Valencia and then Barcelona with a side trip to Sitges on September 18 and 19) to attend BWR Owners' Group meetings. Our trip to the Salvador Dali museum in Figueres Spain

Guadi's Our Holy Family cathedral in Barcelona


The market in Barcelona

Las Rambla in Barcelona

Tour of Torres winery in Penedes wine region

Monteserrat Spain

Fresh squeezed Valencia orange juice

Participants in tour of Cofrentes Nuclear Station

Dinner with BWR Owners' Group colleagues in Valencia

BWROG wives touring Mercado Central market in Valencia, the largest market in Europe.

BWROG colleagues and wives enjoying traditional paella dish in Valencia

Our hotel is the building with the vertical blue light (Sitges)

Nighttime view of Saint Bartholomew church in Sitges

Sand scuplture at night

Wine festival on the beach south of our hotel in Sitges

San Sebastion Playa hotel in Sitges Spain

Southern view down the beach in front of our hotel in Sitges

A meat vendor's shop is Sitges Spain.

Sydney's 3rd Birthday

Our dear Sydney had her 3rd birthday this past weekend. Here are some pictures of the festivities in Portland.

Cousins Josiah and Sydney riding in the new Radio Flyer.

Little brother Elijah getting a push from mom.

We're the king and queen of the world!

Sydney likes to swing.

Belgium - Week of August 30

During the week of August 30, Doug participated in a joint European Workshop sponsored by the BWROG and PWROG. The meeting was in Brussels. On August 31, we took a quick trip to Ghent and Bruges.

Covered shopping street built in 1847.

Belgian waffle and coffee.

Brussels Grand Place at night. According to Victor Hugo it is the most beautiful square in the world.

This building is where Marx and Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto.

Basilica of the Sacread Heart in Brussels, the world's 5th largest church.

Morning coffee in Ghent.

Your homework - why is Ghent historically important to the United States?

Our lunch, including Belgian beer, in Bruges.

Madonna and Child by Michelangelo.
The work is the only sculpture by Michelangelo to leave Italy during his lifetime. It was orginally intended for the Cathedral of Sienna. A family of wealthy cloth merchants in Bruges bought it and gave it to the 'Church of Our Lady' in Bruges.



Our boat tour of the canals of Bruges.


We couldn't pass up taking a photo of this guy from our boat. He was so asleep.


Bruges is the leading lace producer in the world. This is a lace map of Bruges.


This photo (with boat in background) may give you a better idea of the nature of the lace.