This past week Andrea & E came to visit. We had a wonderful time! We were crazy busy fitting in as much fun as we could possibly stand. :) Here's a quick recap of our week & some photos.
Tuesday: Tuesday morning they arrived bright & early. We hit Starbucks for some caffine then headed to Salem where I was teaching my last Kindermusik class for the summer. That afternoon we hung around then got serious in the kitchen with some baking & cooking. Andrea made her famous outrageous chocolate chip cookies while I made strawberry jam. We had a great time destroying the kitchen but making lots of goodness in the process. :)
Wednesday: We went to Portland hit IKEA where we made a few lovely purchases, then headed to the zoo. We had a fantastic time at the zoo seeing all of the animals (excluding bats & snakes) & we even took a train ride, much to Ethan's delight. :)
Thursday: This was beach day. We packed a picnic & hit the road once again this time heading for the coast. We had a fun picnic lunch, played on the beach, & then headed home for some milkshakes. It was a quick trip to the beach but we accomplished what we set out to do. That evening was filled with more desserts, hummus for dinner, & the news that Andrea will be published! I'm sure that she will tell you more about that on her blog.
Friday: We went to Riverfront Park with Victoria & her two kiddos for a play date. After the park we had lunch & took much needed naps. That afternoon we hit another park close to my house with water features - it was great fun for E & us as well.
We met Nicole for dinner & then headed back to my house for some much needed girlie time with Nicole.
Saturday: After our 7 am wake up call (thank you Ethan) we got up & began getting ready for the airport. We made a few stops along the way & eventually got to our destination. It was sad to watch them go as I don't know when I'll get to visit with them again. However, I'm so thrilled that they came to spend the week with me - what a wonderful trip filled with lots of great memories (& we actually took pictures this time...aren't you proud? We were....).
Tuesday: Tuesday morning they arrived bright & early. We hit Starbucks for some caffine then headed to Salem where I was teaching my last Kindermusik class for the summer. That afternoon we hung around then got serious in the kitchen with some baking & cooking. Andrea made her famous outrageous chocolate chip cookies while I made strawberry jam. We had a great time destroying the kitchen but making lots of goodness in the process. :)
Wednesday: We went to Portland hit IKEA where we made a few lovely purchases, then headed to the zoo. We had a fantastic time at the zoo seeing all of the animals (excluding bats & snakes) & we even took a train ride, much to Ethan's delight. :)
Thursday: This was beach day. We packed a picnic & hit the road once again this time heading for the coast. We had a fun picnic lunch, played on the beach, & then headed home for some milkshakes. It was a quick trip to the beach but we accomplished what we set out to do. That evening was filled with more desserts, hummus for dinner, & the news that Andrea will be published! I'm sure that she will tell you more about that on her blog.
Friday: We went to Riverfront Park with Victoria & her two kiddos for a play date. After the park we had lunch & took much needed naps. That afternoon we hit another park close to my house with water features - it was great fun for E & us as well.
We met Nicole for dinner & then headed back to my house for some much needed girlie time with Nicole.
Saturday: After our 7 am wake up call (thank you Ethan) we got up & began getting ready for the airport. We made a few stops along the way & eventually got to our destination. It was sad to watch them go as I don't know when I'll get to visit with them again. However, I'm so thrilled that they came to spend the week with me - what a wonderful trip filled with lots of great memories (& we actually took pictures this time...aren't you proud? We were....).
Oh so jealous! Sounds like you guys had so much fun! have fun with "back to school"!
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteCute pictures!