Our Oregon Trip!

Last week we got back from a very relaxing, and very eventful trip to Hillsboro, Oregon to be with Mary's sister and family! We arrived a few days before Erica, Carter, Joe, Mom and Dad joined us. It was great to get in a lot of one-on-one time before the craziness ensued...haha. We took part in MANY activities, and we really loved doing them all. But it was very nice just to spend time with family and kids. Highlights included: Hillsboro farmer's market, watching Bunny and James at VBS, watching the kids play on the ipad, helping the Curl's get a new iMac (we converted them!), downtown Portland for breweries and cupcakes, Dinosaurs at the Zoo (Justin really liked this), exploring new restaurants, disc golf in the Curls yard, and at a really nice course in the country, putting together a bird puzzle, waterfalls, Columbia river gorge, Red Robin..."yummm", IKEA, ok there were lots of things! The pics show a lot of those activites...a big thank you to the Curl's for hosting us, and feeding us! It was great, can't wait to go back!

Uncle Justin making cookie cutter pancakes with the kids

Bunny with 2 new kittens the Curls are fostering...they were sooo small!

Mariposa and Uncle Justin playing on the ipad

Berry picking..well really berry eating

Wine Tasting...Just on of the stops!

Wine Tasting...Cooper Mountain!

Gemma really liked the Rose's at the Asian (Chinese or Japanese?) Rose Gardens

All of us at the Rose Gardens

Auntie Mary with 3 of 4 kids

A pretty pretty rose

Mariposa smelling a Rose with Auntie Erica...it matches her hair!

Rogue Bewery in Portland...great beer, don't worry the little kids only had one beer each

A wonderful cupcake from Saint Cupcake in Portland!

Us at the Columbia River Gorge

Multnomah Falls...we are on the bridge...just squint

Horsetail Falls

Mary's Senior Pic

Joe braved the cold water, and swam under the falls!

Horning Hideout...it was part farm, part fishing pond, part disc golf, part concert venue...and apparently part Peacock home...very cool!

Mariposa on a swing at Horning Hideout..she was pretty geeked out it

After all of us played Disc Golf...Gemma beat us all, who knew she was so good?

At the zoo...Bunny sizing up her wings with that of our Prehistoric friends

Auntie Mary and Bunny...why are they so happy...LOOK BEHIND YOU!

James and Bunny discovering a new fossil

Mary proving that humans DID evolve from dinosaurs

Not your typical family portrait

Auntie with kids, and Mr. Deere

Happy Gemma and Auntie Mary

Justin throwing down a big hill @ Hornings Hideout...very cool hole!