Portland OR

We were bound and determined to avoid another Spring Break sickness this year...but to no avail!  Luckily it hit early on, and by the end of the week we were healthy and ready to hit the road...Portland he we come!  We took the kids to the science museum and the zoo and had a great time at both.  The kids loved staying at a hotel and swimming in the pool - and of course eating junk and more junk! 

Max had the best time at the water table making boats.  We sat there for over an hour while the older kids toured a submarine.  Maybe there's a sailor inside that 4 year old body.

Ms. Eva snoozed it up the entire time at the museum and the zoo!  Love this girl -and how patient she is so we can continue to explore.

The second day we hit up the zoo.  It was a cold rainy morning, and we lucked out having the zoo all to ourselves!  The kids had up close and personal encounters with several of the animals that day.

Especially the cats! We got face to face with the lions, cheetahs, and cougars. It was pretty amazing to be so close to them.

Our last supper in Portland we hit up a seafood restaurant...Jack of course had the most expensive item on the menu...crab legs anyone!?

Max loved "swimming" - more like hot tubbing with goggles on!  He cracks me up, but I'm hopeful we are taking baby steps to get him to actually swim!

Our final stop in Portland was the temple! This temple is gorgeous - the grounds are amazing with spring blooms, and the granite they used for the building is beautiful.  I love walking the temple grounds with all of my kids and picturing us inside those walls, all together one day.

Multnomah Falls is on our drive home and we couldn't resist stopping. Lyv and Jack hiked to the very top of the falls with Shawn - they were troopers.  Max and Sam weren't as thrilled about hiking so I took them back down to feed Eva. We live in such a beautiful area.