Oops!

I was so proud of myself for driving this huge truck to our house so we could load up to move to Utah. Well lets just say I was not as good as I thought. I drove so well that I thought "why not back it into the driveway." My mom was honking her car horn as I barely missed the power poll and hit the house. I had no idea (because the truck was so loud) just giving her the thumbs up because I was centered perfectly in the driveway. :) When I got out of the car I realized that I was touching the house. Oops. I thought it was pretty funny, but Dustin didn't laugh so hard.

Feel The Love

Really. Can you feel it?

The Jarvis family was so thoughtful and let some people in the neighborhood and ward know that we were leaving. I was shocked to see the support of those around us. I thought we might say good-bye to a few families, but was overwhelmed by all those that came. We will never forget our wonderful neighbors and hope to always stay in touch with everyone. Thank you all for your friendship and kindness you showed our family while we were up here in Portland. We hope to return and see you all!

Thank you Lori for taking all these (and more) pictures. We will cherish them forever.

Thank you Andrea for putting this night together so we could have a fun time to say our good-byes to all we loved so much in Portland.

Thank you Portland. Our family will never be the same.

Seattle

We headed up to Seattle for the weekend on May 22nd. We stayed at the Westin and got a sweet deal on Hotwire. This was the view we had from the room. The kids absolutely loved it and asked if we could move there.

We got there late, but decided to head over to the Space Needle at 10pm. The monorail was just outside our hotel which was convenient and a fun activity for the kids.

The views were great!

And although the top was fun, the kids liked the rocks you can climb on at the bottom even better.

In the morning we headed back to the Space Needle and got the daytime view. The weather was perfect. In the 70's and not a cloud in the sky.

The kids liked the remote controlled cameras the best.

I had a difficult time leaving the bed at our hotel. Seriously I want a Westin bed and sheeting for my 20th anniversary. They do sell them.

Pikes Market was a little to crowded for the kids, but we had a wonderful Greek sandwich and the experience was fun. A must do for any couple without kids.

Down on the waterfront was the Olde Curiosity Shop. My grandmother (Grana) bought some figurines here back in the 1930's. My Aunt Julie told us about it and we were glad to see it was still there.

Savannah loved all the nicknacks in the store.

But was a little freaked out by the naturally mummified body that was found in the dessert about 100 years ago. This is a real body. Crazy.

Along the pier.

We took a ferry to Bainbridge Island to get ice cream. Windy but beautiful and fun.

More pictures.

Back on the pier the kids wanted to go to the arcade. Jacob loved the Wac-a-mole, Jonah the race car games and Savannah anything that gave tickets. They all loved the carousel.

On the water after eating fish and chips at Ivar's. Yummy!

Overall a great weekend with the kids and a place I will never forget. I love Seattle, especially when it's not raining. :)

He's 6

On Sunday Jonah turned 6. We had Cinnamon rolls for breakfast and then he opened presents from family.

He and Savannah came up with the idea that opening presents with a garden tool would be really great.

They soon found out it was easier to use your hands. Jonah loved the Wii Nerf Game, R/C boat and the Jenga game from his grand parents.
The Whoopee Cushion in the card was pretty cool too.

That night Jonah picked hot dogs for dinner. Afterwards, the Jarvis and Egan family came over to eat the cake that Jonah decorated. Great weather and great party. Happy Birthday Jonah!

On Tuesday Jonah had a friends party at Out Of This World. Lily, Alex, Zane, and Natalie all came.

They had a great time playing on all the indoor slides, bouncers, cars, etc.

Jonah loved all his gifts. The new fascination. . . "Bakugans." I had never heard of them, but good thing his friends had. Thanks for coming everyone!

Mother's Day

Nothing in this world could be better than being a Mom. I love it! Can't wait to be with our Moms soon. We love you. Happy Mother's Day!

Astoria

After attending Stake Conference on Sunday we decided to take advantage of the day by going out to Astoria. On the way we had a picnic at a park, went to Longview to see Dustin's jobsite at Longview Fibre, and then enjoyed some of the sites in Astoria.

We went to the Astoria Column where the views were incredible.

Behind the kids is the Astoria-Megler Bridge. It is 4.1 miles long and yes we drove it. On the way back to Porland we drove on the Clatsop beach in Gearhart. It was a windy and cold, but the kids had their heads out the window as we took one last drive on the beach, spraying through the water.

Saturday Market

We are trying to do some fun things before we leave Portland. So on Saturday we went to the Saturday Market in down town Portland with our friends the Jarvis's. I can't believe we had never been before. This definitely would have been a "must do" when we had visitors come into town.

Portland Saturday Market is the largest continually running open air crafts market in the U.S.. Everything there is homemade- it's so fun to see the creativity and talent that so many people here have. It is always a cultural experience, with the people, food, music and live performers. We had the BEST Greek sandwich, and they had some of the cutest most unique clothing. I could have stayed forever, especially if I had more money and no young boys :). (Andrea does this journaling seem familiar? If you didn't notice I copywrited your blog. Thanks.)

Jacob spent most of the time dragging on the ground. He is smiling here, but he was so stubborn while we were at the market.