On Memorial Day weekend, instead of going camping on Winter Ridge (too cold, too much snow and a rainy, thunder & lightning forecast) we went to Portland where Rhiannon was babysitting the twins.
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| Sitting with Grandpa |
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| It was a wild hair morning, but a sip of milk makes all things good! |
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| Better keep an eye on things, because there are sharp-eyed little robbers about... |
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| Any time is a good time for a snooze |
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| Especially if you are having to go to the ear doctor |
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| Or uneasily waiting your turn! |
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| Lots of fun stuff in Kaelynn's toy closet |
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| I know keys go in here |
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| I know I can get up here! |
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| I know these keys go in here, too. |
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| Dressed and ready to walk to coffee |
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| Another bad hair day... |
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| But a bowl of cheerios can certainly make things right |
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| You should always watch what you eat! |
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| Aaaahhh! |
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| My Mother taught me to drink my milk from a bowl. My Grandma & Great Grandma Joy do not approve, in fact, are shocked, if not horrified... |
The next weekend, I headed back to Portland. This time Julia was babysitting and we went to the zoo with Julia's college roommate, Sally. It was a perfect day, in fact, the first perfect blue-skied, warm day of summer. Most people in Northwest Oregon also thought it was a great opportunity to go to the zoo... No parking anywhere, cars patrolling and circling like sharks. We went to the overflow lot up the road (lots of parking), rode a school bus (Kaelynn was so excited!) and headed for a day of fun.
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| I told Kaelynn that this was her Zoo shirt and she didn't seem to mind wearing it. A leash is a wonderful invention for keeping track of speedy little kids accompanied by somewhat slower and older relatives! |
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| Look at those white legs! Oregon fish-belly white is the usual color of Oregonians on their first outings of the summer. Plenty of sunscreen needed by all. |
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| A train! A train! |
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| After seeing the giraffe, Kaelynn wasn't much interested in going to see anything else! |
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| It's challenging to take pictures with your arms full of wiggly children! |
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| Posing with the lions |
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| Loudly: "No wanna get off!" |
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| Mom? How many more pictures? |
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| Soon it was feeding time at the zoo for us, too. |
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| I love yogurt! |
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| It's good for the complexion too! |
When we returned to the shuttle parking lot, instead of empty, it was completely full. Tired girls went home for long naps! Grandma, too, I think!
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