Spring 2012

McDowell Creek hike with the Baker-Burkes.

Nora dipping her feet in the creek.

The first of 3 waterfalls at McDowell Creek.

At the last big waterfall at McDowell Creek with the Baker-Burke family.

Anders participating in the water carrying work at the Engineering Expo at OSU. He made it to the end!

Atticus had a tougher time balancing the water on his head, but he had fun.

Nora kept trying the water balancing act.

Anders wields the sledgehammer!

Nora ready for the smashing event at the Engineering Expo!

Nora and her best friend, Ingrid. We try to get the girls together to play every week.

Today we had a REAL thunderstorm today--rare in Corvallis! Our roof could not handle the downpour. Our clean clothes on the rack will have to go back into the wash.

Nora picked the first ripe strawberries in our yard today. She brought them in, then washed and trimmed them one-by-one...

Then weighed them each, one-by-one. And got to eat 3 of them with her dinner. I had a salad of our homegrown greens and starwberries.

Cargo-mama on the way to the Corvallis Spring Roll. Notice that Nora is sitting on my rack, and her bike is secured in my side bag. Roll on!

Anders riding the road course at the Spring Roll. He did 15 laps!

Nora doing the sidewalk course at the Spring Roll--she did 2 laps, no training wheels.

Ted helping Anders pull his first top tooth on Sunday night.

First top tooth is outta here!

Monday night: No front teeth!

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About Christy Anderson Brekken

In no particular order... Instructor and Researcher, Department of Applied Economics, Oregon State University. Educational background: University of MN Law School, 2005. MS in Ag and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, 2011. Teaches: Agricultural Law, Environmental Law. Mother: brilliant 9 year old boy; brilliant 6 year old girl with benign myoclonic epilepsy on a modified ketogenic diet therapy. Married to: Ted Brekken, OSU Department of Electrical Engineering. Ride: Xtra-cycle Edgerunner with kid seat; 400-pound cargo capacity. Grew up: Devils Lake, ND. Lived in: Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, Pohang, South Korea, Trondheim, Norway, Corvallis, OR. Interests: Cooking, knitting, eating, yoga, laughing, hiking, traveling, staying sane.
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3 Responses to Spring 2012

  1. Marsha says:

    LOVED all your photos 🙂 Good to hear Nora has been seizure free for a while now, and that Anders has been keeping the tooth fairy busy 😉

    We are doing well, especially Peter. It’s just remarkable how everything happened so quickly and that his recovery has gone so well. He has lost some weight already and is on board with eating better, and just being more healthy. I’m so thankful!!

    Thanks for all of the updates! Continue on with having a fun-filled summer! Love you all!! — Marsha

    • Christy Anderson Brekken says:

      Thanks Marsha! Of course, we have been keeping up with Peter’s situation too, and it has been good to see photos of him looking so well. Amazing what our bodies can do.

  2. Rosanne says:

    Great photos! Thank you for sending them! I always enjoy keeping up
    on your life there in Oregon.
    Love,
    Rosanne

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