by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 25, 2013 | Art, Culture, Moms, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Southwest Weekly Oregonain, SW Weekly
(Originally published in 9-25-13 Kendra Mylechuk – Oregonian story) Lake Oswego native Kendra Mylnechuk received a call in July from casting director Billy Hopkins, whose film credits include “The Butler” and “Precious.”Hopkins...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 22, 2013 | Guest post, Moms, Parenting, Pregnancy, Transitions
GUEST POST BY Lisa Hunter From the minute your child is born, your life changes forever – late night feeds, coping with childhood illnesses and filling endless summers with fun activities – whether your offspring wish to participate or not! Yes, parenthood is...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 11, 2013 | Kids, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Southwest Weekly Oregonain, Sports
When Chad McHenry of West Linn coached the Under 10 boys soccer team with the Oregon Soccer Academy, they won the blue playoffs U10 Premier Division at the Mount Hood Challenge in 2011. He moved on to coach for the Lake Oswego Soccer Club that year. This year, he...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 25, 2013 | Adventure, Art, Community, Culture, Family Life, Kids, Life, West Linn, West Linn news, Writing
This year’s Street of Dreams is in West Linn (again), the city we have called home since 1989. Seems like forever ago. All of our kids have grown up, and still are growing up here. We have driven by the Street of Dreams several days a week in the past month, and have...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 23, 2013 | Adventure with Kids Summer 2013, Africa, Art, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, History, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Outdoors, Outreach, Parenting, Summer, Technology Free, Writing
My 10-year-old Gus and I were alone for the week and I wanted to get away on a summer outdoor adventure, but farther than our usual more local, within-an-hour-of-Portland trips. Chris and the twins were on a 10-day high adventure-rafting trip on the Deschutes River...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 19, 2013 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2013, Children, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Outdoors, Parenting, Real LIfe, Summer, Tradition, Writing
Outdoor Adventures for my boys are not always on the top of their priority list, I must admit. Sometimes, I have to make an effort to talk them into it, which could not be truer than on this day, when we explored Bryant Woods Nature Park in Lake Grove. We have been...
