Was the Easter Bunny good to you?

March 27, 2016 by Kristen

Happy Easter everyone! Easter is one of my favorite holidays, and as a kid I remember running around trying to find every single hidden egg as fast as my little legs would carry me. It should be no surprise that I still love a good Easter Egg Hunt! I’m a little old to be hunting Easter eggs myself, but I make sure to attend the Dundee Community Committee’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Dundee-Billick Park!

Everyone gathered round and received instructions on the upcoming events. Big shout out to the Dundee Fire Department, Chehalem Park and Recreation District, Larissa DeHart Insurance and Valley Realty for helping to host the event!

As 10:15am drew near, all kids age 4 and under gathered around the main play structure in Dundee-Billick Park. Everyone was excited and nervous for the hunt!

To kick things off the whole crowd counted down from ten…TEN…NINE…EIGHT…SEVEN…SIX…FIVE…FOUR…THREE…TWO…ONE…

And then they were off!

Going…

Gone!

After this picture it was complete and utter chaos in the best kind of way! Kids and parents everywhere looking for eggs. The parents are key to this hunt otherwise it might take all day. For many of the little ones this was a first and so they weren’t quite sure what was going on. After a while though, everyone got the hang of it and all you could see were big smiles!!!

The next division of kids is the 5-7 year olds and they were serious! Everyone knew about a few “golden eggs” and I suspect that a few of them could see the eggs before we counted down. I was able to capture the beginning of the countdown with my phone. See the video below (give it a little time to load the video…I need to work out a better way to upload videos)!

Seriously so much fun!

I am so thankful to live in a community that recognizes the importance of events like these in bringing the town together to celebrate! I saw lots of kids meeting up with their classroom friends and parents meeting for the first time.

Happy Easter to all!

2016 New Year’s Snow Day

January 3, 2016 by Kristen

Happy New Year to all! What a surprise it was this morning to be back from our vacation on the Oregon Coast and to have snow covering the ground. Such a lovely way to end the holiday break! The Renaissance Man and I put on warm clothes and braved the chill this afternoon with a brisk walk around town to see the sights.

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Revisiting Harvey Creek Trail

November 27, 2015 by Kristen

We’re so fortunate in Dundee to have a community that values open space and parks. It’s taken a great deal of leadership and vision to ensure that developed land is balanced with natural beauty that surrounds us. One of those gems is the Harvey Creek Trail. I wrote a post about the trail back in March, and this past weekend we went to visit again.

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2015 Wine Country Thanksgiving

November 26, 2015 by Kristen

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that you get to spend time with your love ones today and eat all the mash potatoes, turkey, and cranberry sauce you want! The Renaissance Man and I are heading to my parents house this afternoon and will be partaking in a small family event. It always feels good to be with family this time of year!

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Happy Halloween from the Dundee Hills

October 31, 2015 by Kristen

As a child, Halloween was always the signature event celebrating fall! It meant rainy days, fall colors, splashing through puddles, and dressing up in costumes. Trick-or-treat!

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Newberg Dundee Bypass: 8th Street Overcrossing

September 14, 2015 by Kristen

The Renaissance Man and I love to walk around Dundee. We live in such a beautiful place and there is always so much to see! A while back (May 2014, oops!) I promised that I would post updates about the progress of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass…well, tons has happened and I haven’t done a great job of “reporting.”

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“Flashback Friday” 2015 Fueled by Fine Wine

September 11, 2015 by Kristen

As I mentioned in by previous post…I took the summer off blogging, but I still managed to take lots of pictures! I’ve decided to try and incorporate some “flashback” events into my weekly blog post so that you too can enjoy the Dundee summer!

And it wouldn’t be summer without the Fueled by Fine Wine Half Marathon!

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How is it September already? Oh, and Argyle is fabulous!

September 7, 2015 by Kristen

So if you’ve been following along with me here at Weekends in Dundee, you know that I essentially “took the summer off.” Which I loved…but it also makes me kind of sad knowing that I frolicked in the sunshine soaking up all that Dundee has to offer, and didn’t share a darn bit of it with you!? So selfish, but it sure was a beautiful summer in wine country!

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Backyard Garden Version 2.0

June 15, 2015 by Kristen

It’s hard to believe that I started planting our garden over a month ago!? Where has the time gone? Just look at the overall growth that’s taken place in the last three weeks.

Late May…

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We Bought Goldfish for Our Honeybees!

June 14, 2015 by Kristen

So this post is a long one…mostly pictures, but I just couldn’t help myself. I am so excited about having a fish pond in our backyard, even if it is just a cattle stock tank! So you may be wondering what goldfish have to do with honeybees, but the truth is, it’s a bit of a symbiotic relationship (ok, that might be an overstatement!?). Honeybees need water, and if you have a pond you need goldfish to keep the mosquito larva away. See there…we just had to buy goldfish for our honeybees!

So it started out with a trip to Wilco where we picked up a six foot cattle stock tank. We then started to prep the area where the tank was going. We raked back the bard dust, tried to level the soil, and ultimately used a bag of sand to get things leveled.

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