Beach trip

After spending the night at Lily and Cora's house after Thanksgiving, Audrey and Kate headed to the "beach house" for the rest of the long weekend. As with previous trips to the beach house, highlights for the girls included swimming in the condo swimming pool (they didn't have the pool to themselves this time like they usually do, though: lots of other kids swimming there), eating at Mo's (twice), and visiting the Newport Aquarium. They also walked around the historic section of Newport, watching people catching crabs and sea lions resting on a dock.

Thanksgiving/Cora's birthday

Audrey and Kate headed to Beaverton to celebrate Thanksgiving and Cora's first birthday at Lily and Cora's house. All of their grandparents were there as well. The girls enjoyed making Thanksgiving crafts, eating lots of rich food, and singing "Happy Birthday" to Cora and helping her open her presents.

Audrey and Kate spent the night with their cousins so they could get a head start on their trip to the "beach house." They and Lily put on a little puppet show in the morning before saying their goodbyes.

A "Frozen" evening

Audrey and Kate went to see the new Disney movie, "Frozen," with their friends Charlie and Finley this evening. They enjoyed the movie, as well as the movie popcorn (Kate helped finish off a large tub of it). The movie had opened today, and so they got to see one of the first showings in Portland. It was their first time seeing a wide-release, first-run film in a "real" theater (usually they go to the Kennedy School to see movies ending their theater run).

Honey Grandpa's birthday

Audrey and Kate helped Honey Grandpa celebrate his birthday this evening.

Audrey hosts a "sleepover"

Audrey hosted a "sleepover" this evening for her friends Hannah, Cecily, and Claudia. They had pizza for dinner,  watched an "Eloise" show in the basement, then called it a night at 8 pm.

Edgefield staycation

Audrey and Kate spent the weekend with cousins Lily and Cora at the McMenamins Edgefield. The girls and Lily loved playing on the bunkbeds in Audrey and Kate's room.

On Saturday, the girls braved the rain to visit Multnomah Falls, stopping at Crown Point and the Vista House on the way. In the afternoon, they went for a dip in the soaking pool. On Sunday, they toured Edgefield grounds and posed for some pictures before checking out and heading home.

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Kate's Beauty Bar

Mama let the girls look through and try on -- and try out on her -- some surplus makeup items this afternoon.

Master builder

Audrey assembled her gift from the "Candy Witch" this morning. She asked Dada one question about the instructions but otherwise put together the whole thing herself.