Portland

After everyone passed around the stomach flu and the crazy winter weather, we decided we better get out of town for a couple of days.  We took off for Portland.  With a LOT of gear.  A. LOT.  Thank goodness for the minivan - grandma gold and all.

Of course we had to stop by Saint Cupcake.  Delicious!

How yummy do these look?  You will note, we tore into them before I could even take a picture.

We took Addy to Powell's - I loved showing her this favorite spot of mine.  She was delighted with the huge bookstore.

We decided to try out the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.  It did not disappoint.  I would highly recommend a visit.  Addy is at the perfect age for it. 

The wait in the cold weather was worth it.

Like Addy, Charlotte was mesmerized by all the science.

Addy left deciding she wants to be a chemist.  Love it!

Going to PF Chang's was a highlight for Scott and I - YUM!!

Addy trying her first lettuce wrap.  She wasn't sold, but did eat a piece of the lettuce plain.

 Okay, this is for the Olympia peeps.  Word is out there that The Pizza Place's pizza is duplicated here at Pietro's.  Do you all remember Pietro's?  It looks exactly like ours used to look like - it brought back so many memories.  The pizza is not exactly the same, but in the ball park.  And it was fun just to remember.

Yeah!  We got to visit with our friend Brady.  This used to be the scene at Whitman, late at night talking politics essays and classes or other random gossip.  Now we have 4 kids between us, jobs to talk about and wishing it wasn't once a year or two that we got the chance to hang out.  Such a great visit!

And finally after a number of years, I got to try out the very famous Voodoo Donuts - again it did NOT disappoint.

It seems unbelievable but we got everything on our wish list checked off on the trip.  We swam in the hotel pool, got to spend some great time together, and enjoyed some time away from the normal grind.  It was a great trip.