New Jobs and Emery turns 8 Months

Portland is such a fun place to be. We love it!

When we moved here in June, neither of us had jobs (technically Cameron did, but he didn’t start until August). So we had all of July to adventure together! We hiked Silver Falls, visited Cannon Beach and Seaside, went to a Star Party to view the Super Moon, hiked Multnomah Falls, mountain biked at Powell Butte, and made many trips to the Rose Garden for picnics and frisbee. Emery is an intrepid adventurer, and even though she slept through some of the above, she was present for all of it! Shout out to the Hadlocks – thanks for the awesome hiking pack!

Cameron has been at ZoomCare as a PA for about a month now. He loves it! It’s an innovative company, and we’re happy he could join them. Jen is working for FreeRange, an “idea factory.” She does CAD and testing for new product ideas. The part-time contract work lets her be home with Emery most of the week.

On days when both mommy and daddy are working, Emery goes to play with Katie and her 1-year-old daughter Ruby. It’s a huge blessing and relief to have such a good friend babysit Emery. Speaking of Emery, she’s as energetic as ever. She is trying to crawl now and is getting quite good at it! She’s also to trying to pull herself up on furniture. It’s fun to see her getting more mobile. She can say “ma ma” (finally!), has four teeth, and loves other babies. She is an absolute joy.

Since we’ve been back we’ve had fun hanging out with Grandpa Ron and Uncle Cody! We’ve also connected with high school friends, some friends from our original ward, and from Leatherman. It’s great to be back!