Urban Mamas

Surf, sun, sandcastles, and sweet pictures!

I have two more coastal sessions coming this summer on August 10-16 and September 13-19.

Bring the kids, the whole family, or just the two of you! Have a little vacation, and have those wonderful smiles and smirks preserved on black & white and color film.

I’ll be in Neskowin, so there’s no travel fee from Cannon Beach to Newport. (I love any excuse to drive along the coast.) Reserve soon before it’s booked!

Visit Christina Weber, Photographer for details.

Check out the great deals at www.efundraiserexpress.com

The Oregon Children's Choir is having an online fundraising auction now through Dec. 22nd at 8pm.

You can get vacations, spa, dining, furniture, toys, clothing, gifts, jewelry, art and more at fantastic prices. 

$25 gift cards for $6.  China hutch for $15.  Toy gift baskets for $5.  Music lesson packages for $10.  Yakima bike rack $150.

We even offer a Portland area item pick-up on Dec 23rd (in time for xmas) and free January delivery in the Portland metro area for large furniture items. 

Please spread the word to your friends, coworkers and family.

Thanks!

Questions or you have something to donate contact Susan at occyc@occyc.org

The Paramount Hotel in downtown Portland has a new hotel package just for you mamas. The 'Take the Night Off' package!

Hide away in one of their relaxing rooms with a bottle of wine, a movie & room service and treat yourself to a good night sleep with help from a soothing eye pillow and their dreamy beds.

The 'Take the Night Off' package includes:

• Executive King Guestroom with jetted bathtub
• Bottle of Oregon Pinot Noir
• One Complimentary in room movie
• $25 Credit towards room service
• Lavender eye pillow
• 2pm Late Check out

Executive Guestroom; $189 inclusive of tax 

Book online at www.portlandparamount.com or call 503.223.9900

Hi, I've recently started a new blog on traveling in the Pacific Northwest with kids: http://www.cascadiakids.com

I'm looking for cool and unique stories of Northwest travel with kids -- anywhere in Washington, Oregon or British Columbia. If you've stayed in an unusual hotel or B&B, eaten in a fantastic kid-friendly restaurant or otherwise have great travel tips for other NW parents, I'd love to hear about it!

For example, this week, I'm interviewing a BC mom who stayed with her family at a working-farm B&B. Other items this week -- family hikes in the Portland area, daytripping in Bellingham and iPhone apps for
NW-based family travel.

If you're interested, I'll interview you by e-mail or phone. If you  have photos from your trip, I'd love to see them. If you don't, I'll find photos that will work.

E-mail your tips to cascadiakids@lorashinn.com. If you want to stay anonymous, that's OK too. Please forward this e-mail to your well-traveled friends!

Lora Shinn
http://twitter.com/CascadiaKids
Lora Shinn
Writer + Photographer

Hello UM families.

We are looking to rent out our beach cabin on the Northern Oregon Coast, halfway between Cannon Beach and Manzanita -- only a few miles from Short Sands / Oswald West State Park.  It is a newly constructed modern cabin with all necessary amenities:  wood stove (with safely gate), cooking essentials, outdoor fire pit, decks, wireless internet.  There is one large bedroom with a queen bed and crib, plus a sleeping loft with two full futons.  Sleeps 4 - 6.  Great surfing, hiking and strolling nearby.

Our rental fees are $250 for a weekend (fri thru sun) and $100 per weekday night.  No cleaning fee, no deposit, no rigid check-in or check-out times.  You would wash the sheets and towels and leave the cabin how you found it.  We do not advertise on craigslist or rental sites, houses in this area rent for well over $150 night plus fees.  

Attached is an outdated exterior photo (landscape has filled in since it was taken), but I plan on taking some more this weekend!

For inquiries, please contact Fran:  franbad04@comcast.net