My parents, the kids and I took off on an adventure to Portland to visit Elise. Sanders was going on a golf trip to Banden Dunes so we figured it would be a good time for us to take a trip ourselves - plus we were eager to escape the 100 degree temperatures. We had a little bit of a hiccup leaving Shreveport - our flight was delayed getting into shreveport which was going to make us miss our flight to Portland so we ended up leaving Thursday morning instead of Wednesday afternoon. Little Sanders was devasted but I assured him we would get there eventually. Luckily everything went smoothly on Thursday and we got to Portland in time to enjoy most of the day. We had a great trip! The weather was amazing in the mid 70's. We spent a lot of time outdoors and just taking it easy. The kids loved seeing Baby Wiley even though he was feeling a little under the weather most of the trip. We were sad to head back to the heat on Sunday!
Here is a summary of pictures from our trip . . .
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| we walked down to the playground near Elise's house - the kids loved the big slide |
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| and the tire swing |
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| On Saturday, we went to this Wine and Art Festival in the wine country. The kids were adorable on the dance floor! I had to bribe Sanders to get out there but he loved it! |
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| running across the dance floor |
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| dancing away . . . |
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| Sanders had some pretty good moves |
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| now he is dragging Mae across the dance floor he always has to take it one step further |
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| being silly |
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| Mimi, Mae and Sanders |
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| an icecream break |
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| Sanders loved the antique car show! |
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| Mae found a pink car |
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| We also went to the Farmer's Market and found the balloon guy |
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| waiting patiently for their balloons |
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| Sanders got a airplane (after the guy told him he couldn't do a car) |
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| Mae got a tiara |
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| We also went to the famous Voodoo Donuts one morning |
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| they have the craziest donuts you've ever seen |
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| here is our selection |
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| Mimi and Sanders posing in front of Voodoo Donuts - it is quite a sight to see |
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| so sweet and innocent |
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| Sanders eating his coco puff donut |
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| We also went back to the Berry Farm that we went to last year. It is such a neat place. The kids were able to pick blueberries and raspberries and the weather was perfect |
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| they had beautiful sunflowers |
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| mae posing in front of the flowers |
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| family pic |
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| Mimi picking out a bunch of flowers |
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| Sanders bucket of blueberries |
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| they both did well! |
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| taking their job very seriously |
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| Sanders loved the dandelions |
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| riding the tractor to the blueberry section |
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| Sanders bucket full of raspberries |
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| Mimi and Mae trying on funny hats at the garden store |
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| they had goats and chickens there |
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| Sanders loved the dandelions! |
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| Mae and Wiley |
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| sweet wiley! |
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