We took several short trips during our time in Oregon. Some days it just worked better to spend half a day doing something. There were so many things to see and do. The last weekend we were in town we visited the Portland Market downtown...
The old buildings were cool to look at. This is one in particular that Ryan enjoyed...
Not everyone is as into shopping as my two girls, but they had fun anyway...we could have a blast anywhere I think...
Another morning we went to Powell's book store. Madison and I had a cow last time we came and visited here and so had to take Merl, Ryan and Allie. It is a new/used book store that takes up an entire city BLOCK! Yes - and several stories high! I love how once we get inside the kids just melt into the rows - excited about looking at the books that interest each other.
Can't go to Portland and not go to Powell's!!!
Allie and I drifted through the picture books...this was about 10% of them...but finally settled in a section of Marguerite Henry books. It was so fun to see her light up and see all the different types of copies of titles. We even found an old signed copy of Misty. Lots of treasures to be found here....
One of the last nights the parents had a date night at Cartlandia...When Amy and Steve lived in Arizona I don't think we EVER had a date night. All of our kids were under the age of 11 or 12. What a glorious thing to leave the older kids in charge of dinner/movie/bed and we were off! So sweet how the older kids couldn't wait to send us out the door! Phoenix has an area like Cartlandia where there is an empty lot where bunches of food carts park and you wonder through and eat!
Voodoo doughnuts is famous in Portland. Just had to take a pic of the 80's rockers....No...they weren't with us!
Merl orders our dinner...great night with our friends having uninterrupted conversation! We went home to a clean kitchen, younger kids asleep in bed, and older kids enjoying a "big kid" movie. Awesome.
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