Portland Overnighter

It's amazing what one can do in 24 hours...

After a 3 hours tour in the car..we arrived at Fort Vancouver...the kids loved the reenactments and the guides..One can get a lot for a beaver fur..

Alex and Anna-Maria in an outhouse..Boy does that

make you grateful for modern conveniences..

Then it was off to Multnomah Falls. We first stopped at the Gorge.

There the kids played near the water but not in since

it was freezing cold glacier water..

The Falls were beautiful but soooo crowded..It was elbow to elbow to get to the bridge half way up...

Anna-Maria of course loved poising everywhere..

After the falls we were ready to head to the hotel..

We couldn't find it for awhile..we didn't realize it was

next to the airport..We were so close we had

airplanes landing on our noses..Once you were inside you would

never have known you were that close..great

soundproofing..

The hotel was ultra modern and fun...We

played pool as a family..

(Anna-Maria quit when she couldn't reach have the balls).

The kids played in the pool with Peter while I had quiet time...

We all played in the elevator with the cool floor tiles that

showed imprints of your feet..

Monday was time to play downtown Portland..We headed

to the zoo first. It was so crowded that we lasted only about an

hour and a 1/2. The kids loved the farm part and the Amazon..

I loved the exit part myself...Next stop Powells book store.

Alex drooled over the militarty section and I drooled over the

cookbooks..Anna-Maria just want to leave..We walked around

downtown, did some shopping then headed to the car..On the way out of

town we found the Jamison Square..It is so European with cafes that

surround a park..The kids played in the water and loved it...

On the way home we stopped at the Flaming Geyer State Park

outside of Auburn..We have never been there but it sounds fun..

The geyser was the size of a cigarette lighter but it was

nice to stretch our legs...Final arrived home around 9:30pm..

Now we need a vacation to rest from the last one..

Addictions

Ok..I'm so addicted to my new favorite sites..I love doing paper crafts...cards, scrapbook, and now these little signs...This could be a very expensive addictions if I let it...Card Stock Anonymous Here I Come..

Who's Running the Car?

So Peter takes his car in to get the oil gasket replaced, which was not cheap, and found out something new with our cars..We have visitors in our engines..The mechanic found mouse droppings and said it's normal but..If they eat through the wiring it will cost about $2000 to fix...About $5 later we have installed traps for the mice...I always wondered how the engines ran..Now I know..It 's not hamsters on wheels but mice...

Fox Sports

Big day for the cub scouts..Alex,his dad, and his troup went to the Fox Sports Studio in Bellevue for the Mariner's Pre-Game show.....They were able to check out the control room and had to sit very still for the show...The whole thing was possible because of a member in our Ward that works there..Cool....

Cut...

Not an exciting week around here..we took pictures on Sunday and on Thursday had Anna-Maria's hair cut...She thought it was only going to be the bangs but I was thinking ahead to the summer...Which I wish was tomorrow....