Wow 10 days since Mom and Dad left! It flew by! And here we are, a mere two days before Lydia starts back to school. Luckily she is very excited. A far cry from this time last year. She has spent a ton of time with her buddy Brooklyn this summer. We went to see Maleficent the other night and took Brooklyn as well as Mathew her younger brother. We take Mathew with us often, too.
The next morning Brooklyn's mom picked lydia up at 8 and took her with them to her husband's grandmother's farm. They picked blueberries, grapes, cukes and zukes. We didn't see Lydia until almost 9! It's so good to see her venturing out with others.
Ed and I took advantage of the free time and visited an art festival downtown, we saw some amazing things. After, we wentt for some lunch in one of the funky(in a good way) neighborhoods. And then drove to one of our favorite neighborhoods, the Alphabet district.
Today we drove out to Sauvie Island.
http://sauvieisland.org/visitor-information/commercial-attractions/farm-stands/
Lydia wanted to pick blueberries, but they only had flowers or tomatoes to harvest. So she snipped some flowers and we bought some good ground beef. And then we drove out on the Island to the river, where they have sandy beach. Ayla got to run and swim, and had a great time, until we made her lay down for being an ass.
We left there and drove to a park under the St. John's bridge, which is my favorite of them all. Apparently I'm not the only one, there was plenty of people there, frolicking, taking pictures, fishing and wedding. Two weddings!
http://www.portlandbridges.com/00,D300CRW07981,18,0,1,1-portland-oregon.html
Now Ed and Lydia are at school getting Ed's kids set up with their laptops in the dorms.
Pictures:
Lunch date:
Sauvie Island:
Yummy corn:
Eagles nest?
St. John's bridge:
Random person on the tracks:
The next morning Brooklyn's mom picked lydia up at 8 and took her with them to her husband's grandmother's farm. They picked blueberries, grapes, cukes and zukes. We didn't see Lydia until almost 9! It's so good to see her venturing out with others.
Ed and I took advantage of the free time and visited an art festival downtown, we saw some amazing things. After, we wentt for some lunch in one of the funky(in a good way) neighborhoods. And then drove to one of our favorite neighborhoods, the Alphabet district.
Today we drove out to Sauvie Island.
http://sauvieisland.org/visitor-information/commercial-attractions/farm-stands/
Lydia wanted to pick blueberries, but they only had flowers or tomatoes to harvest. So she snipped some flowers and we bought some good ground beef. And then we drove out on the Island to the river, where they have sandy beach. Ayla got to run and swim, and had a great time, until we made her lay down for being an ass.
We left there and drove to a park under the St. John's bridge, which is my favorite of them all. Apparently I'm not the only one, there was plenty of people there, frolicking, taking pictures, fishing and wedding. Two weddings!
http://www.portlandbridges.com/00,D300CRW07981,18,0,1,1-portland-oregon.html
Now Ed and Lydia are at school getting Ed's kids set up with their laptops in the dorms.
Pictures:
Lunch date:
