Each morning (rain or shine, mostly rain), while my little family was all still asleep in our beds, the L family was up getting coffee from local roasters and hitting up Voodoo Doughnuts.
Z$ got to try lots of different doughnuts, I think she got really good at eating all of the toppings and then leaving the doughnut behind.
Religion was not forgotten while on vacation, they went to (the 24 hour) church (of elvis). I've lived here 4+ years and have never done this.
They checked out multiple breweries, a Portland must-do. All are kid friendly and have decent food as well as good local brews. They went to some we have never tried ourselves.
They made time to swim. Their kids are like fish, amazing.
They overnighted at the coast, this was the view from their condo. The kids and I joined them at the coast for lunch at Mo's.
They hit up Roloff Farms...despite "closed for the season" and "respect our privacy" type signage, they went on up to the house...true fans. We live so close, and have never done this ourselves.
They drove all the way up Mt. Hood...such an amazing drive. We were happy to tag along with them for this adventure. Turning the corner and seeing the peak takes my breath away every time...
Her first time seeing snow, Z$ ripped it up on the slopes. She was a total natural, it was amazing.
Her dad hit the slopes too. One blue bird day, one pow day. He hit it right and I was THRILLED to join him both days.
We all ate dinner up at Timberline Lodge, which you may recognize from the movie "The Shining", spooky and so cool.
There was so much snow, the first floor windows of the Lodge were totally covered. Crazy.
They checked out Multnomah Falls
Z$ did some rock climbing, in sparkly ballet flats (as any princess would wear).
We hit the zoo.
Creating this post was exhausting. I don't know how they lived it. We had a blast. Come back soon.
1 comment:
Wow - looks like an amazing time!
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