We have had a flurry of visitors out here recently, the latest being Claire and Evan who flew in for a long weekend. We crammed a lot of fun into 2.5 days. Poor Evan had wake up calls before 8 am - but at least they were cute wake up calls :). On Saturday we started off with a walk down the river to Voodoo Doughnuts. Evan and Jason ordered the infamous cock n balls doughnut - and they did so in a way that made me roll my eyes, a lot. Claire and I then got to enjoy listening to joke after joke after joke from the boys as they ate their massive donuts. And then joke after joke after joke for the rest of the day, and the next. It was GREAT. (If you are curious about the doughnut, check out their facebook, of course there are pictures.) We also walked back though Saturday market- where one weekend I will have lunch there, maybe from the Food of the Himalayas stand or the Horn of Africa food cart. The food selections are crazy! Since we didn't have lunch there we hopped the streetcar to Henry's and then dragged two very tired children home. So tired, in fact, that Davey fell asleep on the streetcar. It was amazing. He has never been so still for so long. Sunday we went to the Children's museum, and then on a whirlwind tour of the waterfalls and Mt Hood. Let me tell you, it was COLD on Mt Hood. Unfortunately, we couldn't see much because of the fog, but there was still snow to throw at Uncle Evan. Good times.
This week has been the usual. Swim lessons and preschool, twitching mommy and loss of sanity around 5 each day. Davey is far too energetic to be contained in such a small space and well, it now rains. Today was supposed to be upper 60s and partly cloudy. Well wouldn't you know, it was in the 50s and POURED. Even the weatherman said, "Today's high ended up being far lower than expected 24 hours ago." Ya think? The weathermen out here astound me, it is crazy how wrong they are - all.the.time. We occupied ourselves indoors post nap. Ashley put on an impromptu fashion show involving as many clothes as she could reach in her room, all accessorized with her new sparkly pink shoes. Davey used a stick-like part of a toy to hit balls around the room, then proceeded to beat his sister. It was great fun. He is lucky he is such a cute little stinker! When he senses he has pushed the limit about as far as he can, he will stop and say "Me hug you, mommy." Too cute.
Next up on the itinerary, Northern California and the giant redwoods! This was one of the two things I had on my must-do list prior to coming out here. Since it starts snowing, well, now in that area, this may be the last weekend we can go. It's a long drive, but far closer than NC!
Oh, and I forgot to mention. I found a brewery that has pimento cheese on their menu. You know I ordered it! First taste of the south in a loooong time.
No comments:
Post a Comment