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A Trip to Portland

The kids had some time off from school for President's Day so we spent a long weekend in Portland. Here are a few highlights from the trip:

The Portland zoo is great! However, we inadvertently went on Free Day. And as happy as Ken's grandpa would have been about accidentally stumbling upon Free Day, as zoo members we would rather go on regular day and cut down on the crowds a bit. In spite of the crowds it was a fun visit. The zoo has super cute and playful lion cubs:


 With the exception of Dylan, we love to visit cemeteries. They are great for a little walk. There's usually nice trees and flowers to look at and we like to look for the oldest or more eccentric headstones. I have never seen anything like this before:
 Look how the tree has grown around the headstone down by Caitlin's feet. This tree has more that one headstone now lodged in it's roots.
 Oh, yeah- it's also a good place to walk the dog.

To show their Valentine's Day love the kids posed for the following pictures:



Caitlin was not on board for the second pose and expressed her displeasure for quite a while.
Next came brunch at the Screen Door


 Caitlin had red velvet pancakes with cream cheese whipped cream. (We might have helped her eat them.) I had fried oyster Benedict with cheesy grits. Ken had chicken and waffles and Dylan had a bacon waffle.

We made our first ever visit to the Peculiarium- a kind of novelty store, where Ken was immediately dissected by aliens. I guess the news of his smartness hasn't left the planet or else they would have probed his brains, not his guts.
Dylan wasn't a fan- he would't come inside. But Caitlin, who has always like to be scared but just a little, thought it was fun.

We did a little hiking:


 And snuggled with the dog
 And ate lots of Voodoo Doughnuts.
 We played at the park, ate more food and then drove home.
Gorgeous weather, delicious food, (mostly) happy kids. It was a really fun weekend.

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