Interests
These are some of the hobbies and activities that keep our family busy!
Our Garden
We moved into our dream home in 2019 and started a large vegetable garden in 2020. We removed all of the lawn and expanded our raised beds and pathways in Fall 2020 and are excited to be working toward our Backyard Habitat certification!
Web: Oregarden.buzz
Instagram: @oregarden
KidDOS
Our kiddos of course keep us busy. And we channel a lot of creative thought into building scavenger hunts, puzzles, activities and traditions to keep them engaged and build joyful family memories.
Take a look at what we did for Summer 2020!
Piper Cakes
Erin’s a cake artist! She started 20 years ago and makes unique birthday cakes for the kids every year. She’s entered cake competitions and is a Sugar Angel for Icing Smiles, where she makes and donates dream cakes for kiddos impacted by severe medical illness. You can view her portfolio on the site below!
Web: PiperCakes.art
Instagram: @pipercakesart
The Furresters
We love animals! We have four cats, a black lab, two guinea pigs and a bearded dragon. Ron built a fabulous catio for our spoiled meowsers and you can see pics of the furresters and the catio on our gardening site above.
Retroverse
Ron fondly remembers a lot of retro computers that started his career - he collects, tinkers with, and builds computers in his office and is even working on a new app for our garden.
Fernhaven Library
We’ve always loved the idea of having a Little Free Library and installed ours on 6/1/20. Because we love ferns, we named ours Fernhaven Library, which is centered on youth books to share with the community and spread a little joy.
Instagram: @fernhavenlibrary
Billiards
We love to play pool and ordered our own custom table from a local craftsman here in Portland. It was installed in March 2020, just in time to enjoy during lockdown.
MUSIC
Music is a huge part of our life. Guitar, vocals, piano, karaoke - we make music in a lot of ways together.