If you ever visit the Portland area, here are my top 4 places you should go:
1. Multnomah Falls
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! It's free, a great place to take some pictures, and if you hike up to the top it's a good workout too! :)
1. Multnomah Falls
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! It's free, a great place to take some pictures, and if you hike up to the top it's a good workout too! :)
2. Voodoo Doughnut
This donut shop is so fun, especially if you have kids, but even if you don't! They have all kinds of delicious donuts, and just a cool little atmosphere. (Don't turn your back on your donuts, though! They have picnic tables outside, and a little coffee shop next door. We saw a family 5 feet away from their donuts with their backs turned, and some (either drugged out or homeless or both) girls just came up and demolished them. We didn't notice while it was happening, or we definitely would have said something. :( The family got free replacements, so we were glad for that. But, lesson learned: keep those tasty treats firmly in your grasp!) The boys both had M&M donuts, and I had an Oreo one. I think Chris got a plain 'ol boring one. ;)
This donut shop is so fun, especially if you have kids, but even if you don't! They have all kinds of delicious donuts, and just a cool little atmosphere. (Don't turn your back on your donuts, though! They have picnic tables outside, and a little coffee shop next door. We saw a family 5 feet away from their donuts with their backs turned, and some (either drugged out or homeless or both) girls just came up and demolished them. We didn't notice while it was happening, or we definitely would have said something. :( The family got free replacements, so we were glad for that. But, lesson learned: keep those tasty treats firmly in your grasp!) The boys both had M&M donuts, and I had an Oreo one. I think Chris got a plain 'ol boring one. ;)
3. Food Carts Downtown
There are food carts all over downtown, but a pretty big group of them at 10th and Alder St. They take up a whole block and have so many options! It was really tough to choose what we wanted. We didn't see any tables, so we sat on the sidewalk for lunch. But, hey, if you can be adventurous, this was fun and delicious! :) (I had Thai, Chris had Mexican, and the boys shared with us both.) It is really fun just to walk around downtown and look at the buildings too! There is a lot of really pretty architecture down there!
There are food carts all over downtown, but a pretty big group of them at 10th and Alder St. They take up a whole block and have so many options! It was really tough to choose what we wanted. We didn't see any tables, so we sat on the sidewalk for lunch. But, hey, if you can be adventurous, this was fun and delicious! :) (I had Thai, Chris had Mexican, and the boys shared with us both.) It is really fun just to walk around downtown and look at the buildings too! There is a lot of really pretty architecture down there!
4. Newport Beach
This is actually a couple of hours away from Portland, but we have gone there almost every time we visit since it is only about an hour away from Chris's hometown. There may be something closer to Portland, but I couldn't tell you about it. I can tell you, though, what I love about Newport!
This is actually a couple of hours away from Portland, but we have gone there almost every time we visit since it is only about an hour away from Chris's hometown. There may be something closer to Portland, but I couldn't tell you about it. I can tell you, though, what I love about Newport!
The Bayfront I didn't take any great pictures this time... So this is from the very first time Chris took me to Oregon! :) The bayfront has a really pretty view, great places to eat, and.... | Sea Lions! I'm not gonna lie, there's always a small part of me with this crazy fear that our kids are going to fall and get eaten by a sea lion. But, they are fun to go see, and Colton loved imitating them! (I was feeding Elijah, so I didn't get any pictures this time. But, here's one from our "wedding pictures" so you can see too! :) | The Beach While it's always freezing cold and not exactly my idea of an awesome beach, it is still beautiful and worth seeing! (And the kids still love to play in the sand and water...) |
The majority of our trip was spent just hanging out and spending time with friends and family... Here's some of my favorite pictures from the rest of our trip! (...and some commentary, of course!)
The plane ride went SOOO much better than I expected! We had a really early flight, so the boys were tired and slept pretty well. We brought snacks for them to chew on as the plane went up and their little ears were popping. (I made sure that Elijah would be hungry so that I could breastfeed him on the way up too! Then, he fell asleep for a good portion of the trip!) They each had a backpack with a few toys, and we brought the iPads so that they could play some games or watch movies.
Here's us hanging out at Papa's house...
Here's us hanging out at Papa's house...
Multnomah Falls...
Catching salamanders in the beaver pond... :)
Visiting a science center in Newport... The kids loved to see the fish and octopus!
Impossible to get 3 kids smiling at once...
They were all playing, running around, having fun and then.... Colton fell in. All the way in. :/
Lil'est man was warm and bundled up! So sweet... :)
On the way back, we were hoping to come across the Cullen's house... ;)
Again, impossible to get three kids smiling...
And then we flew home... Another really long day, but my kids always surprise me by how awesome they are! (Fruit snacks help too...)
We were the very last ones to board the plane, and it was loud! (Love those faces!)
We were the very last ones to board the plane, and it was loud! (Love those faces!)
Funny quotes from Micaiah:
The end. We had a lot of fun, but it's always great to be back home.
What do y'all like to do in Portland? Or, where do you visit family? Leave some comments, I love to hear from y'all!!
What do y'all like to do in Portland? Or, where do you visit family? Leave some comments, I love to hear from y'all!!
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