This last weekend we took a trip to Portland. We had spent 3 years of our life there while Jeremy went to Grad school. I forgot how gorgeous Portland truly is! On our way there though we stopped off at Multanomah Falls and hiked it to the top. This fall goes up 620 ft. and is a 1.2 mile hike, and a steep one I might add. Our two oldest hiked it with us, while Carson had ice cream with Grandpa Steve below.
On our way up we saw a nice little resting spot.
We made it to the top! I was so impressed with Cami and Alex! I wasn't sure how they would handle such a steep hike and going a mile or so is LONG for a kid, but they loved it!
What a view!
When we came back down we all took off our shoes and walked through the refreshing stream from the falls. Besides the ice cream, I think this was Carson's favorite part. ;)
FAMILY REUNION
Our motivation for the Portland trip was a family reunion on Jeremy's side. I didn't get many pics cause of all the visiting, eating, and tending to kids... but I did capture a few fun moments. :)
Cami and Alex got a kick out of sneaking up on people with these squirt guns and hosing them down. I think they're pretty lucky they are still small and cute because otherwise they would have gotten a hose down themselves in return. ;)
Carson made buddies with Aunt Sherri. It was SO cute watching these two. Aunt Sherri just sat by Carson visiting with him, for almost a half and hour! Too cute.
And then there were the games... egg toss, three legged race... it was wonderful to see everyone again! Till we meet again!
THE ZOO
We LOVE the Portland zoo and every time we go back we make sure we go see the animals. Now normally I don't take pics of all the animals because you just have to be there to really experience it all.... BUT, these elephants were such a riot to watch while playing in the water! Splashing each other, dunking themselves, it was such a hoot! You'll have to take a look at the short video I took... animals have so much character!
6 comments:
It looks like you guys have been having lots of fun. I wish the zoo here had elephants.
GORGEOUS!! Multanomah Falls is one of those amazing places that makes you feel like you could really hide away from the world....and the Portland Zoo...I miss that place so much!! Really though, as much as I miss those places, I miss the people even more!! You guys look great!! Seriously, you are a beautiful family!!
Those elephants are hilarious!
awe, this makes me miss Portland. I love driving by Multnomah Falls every time we visit my parents. We've only stopped once, but the girls LOVED it. The zoo looks like it was a ton of fun, too. I wish we could have been out there at the same time. We'll have to schedule a weekend trip and all go together...seriously, I'm not kidding. It's happening.
I love the Portland zoo! We go there every time we visit Canon Beach. It looks like a lot of fun! (I can't believe how long your hair is! So Pretty)
The zoo around here is nothing special but there is one in Idaho Falls. They have camels, tigers, bears, flamingos, monkeys, zebras, penguins, and many more. You can ask TyLeen what she thought of the zoo. She wasn't very impressed.
What a fun trip. We still talk about how much we loved Oregon! Those were some fun years.
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