Grand Master's Class

On Friday night we attended Bethel 67's installation. Bryan led several DeMolay in a ceremony for the Honored Queen, while Jennifer was an installing officer.

On Saturday, Bryan and I headed down to Eugene for an Occasional Grand Lodge. He and the local Rainbow Assembly’s Worthy Advisor talked about the youth groups.

Afterward Bryan was Master Councilor for a degree Oregon DeMolay put on in honor of the Grand Master.

Installations

This weekend we attended three Masonic installations. On Friday night Bryan led the Tigard DeMolay in a Rose Ceremony for Bethel 66's installation.

After the installation, some of the daughters of Bethel 67 came over for a sleepover.On Saturday night we attended the installation of Al Kader Shrine. Bryan and Miss Oregon Job's Daughters each presented the incoming Potentate a gift.

On Sunday we watched as Bethel 10 of Milwaukie installed new officers. Jennifer was introduced with other Grand Bethel Officers.

Last Chance Degrees

After a brief respite for Christmas in Bend, we went back to almost daily Masonic events. Tuesday night, Jennifer helped Bethel 67 in Portland with an initiation.

On Wednesday, Bryan organized a DeMolay degree at the Al Kader Shrine Center in honor of the Potentate.

On Thursday we traveled to Corvallis, where Jennifer helped at a Rainbow degree.

Tonight we attended a DeMolay installation at Mount Hood Chapter. Bryan was installing officer.

Christmas Time

Last Friday we attended the installation of Milwaukie Chapter. Bryan was the Installing Officer, and will continue as acting Master Councilor next term.

Last Saturday we headed out to Forest Grove for the installation of Holbrook Masonic Lodge. Bryan and another DeMolay from Tigard, along with two squires, formed the Arch of Steel for the incoming Worshipful Master.

On Sunday, we helped Tigard Lodge with there annual Christmas event. In conjunction with the Community Partnership for Affordable Housing, the Lodge served dinner to about 100 people, then provided them with stockings full of toys, and a chance to see Santa. Tuesday night Tigard DeMolay put on the DeMolay degree, and today we helped Bend Lodge deliver Christmas meals to needy families.

Last Days

Sunday morning we slept in, then spent the afternoon in Epcot. We watched the American Adventure show, and Jennifer did some of the Kim Possible missions around the World Showcase. We then did a little wandering in Future World.Here's a closeup of the barge used for Illuminations. We headed back to our room for dinner. Monday was another cold day, so we spent the morning hanging out in the hotel.  In the afternoon, we headed into Epcot again.

For our last full day in Florida, we headed into the Magic Kingdom again. Jennifer and I rode Splash Mountain and, because it was so cold, had a boat all to ourselves. The next morning we packed up and headed to the airport for the flight home.

Magic Kingdom Redux

On Saturday we spent some more time at Animal Kingdom.

We had a late lunch at the Rainforest Cafe there.

We then returned to the hotel to swim, then went to Magic Kingdom.

While the kids rode Big Thunder, Susan and I watched the Electric Parade.

Magic Kingdom

Yesterday the kids hit Blizzard Beach again while Susan and I went into town to restock groceries. The Disney Water Parks are really well done, with lots of cool detail. There are two, but during the winter they only open one at a time.

We then headed to the Contemporary Resort for a DVC event. Jennifer had her Disney cookbook signed by the pastry chef for the Contemporary Resort.

After that we went into the Magic Kingdom for a few hours. During Christmas, Cinderella's Castle is covered in lights, and changes colors every few minutes.

We topped off the night with dinner at Boma in the Animal Kingdom Lodge. It was a buffet featuring African cuisine, and was very good.