Just a fistful of minutes from our house is this fabulous, California-style, outdoor mall called Bridgeport Village that we have been crushing on lately. The kids and I will spend a few mid-morning hours there a couple times a week. We make good use of the playground, pick up a free balloon+bubbles from the Guest Services kiosk, and hit up the toy store so Kiel can enjoy the train table while I enjoy the A/C and browse. I am waiting for the perfect movie to come along, and then we will also skip Eva's morning nap to take advantage of the morning kiddie movies on Wednesdays. Clean, upscale, friendly, and super close. I like!!
During the summer, they also host a concert series on Thursday nights. Tonight was the first for the summer, so we packed some pulled-pork sandies, chips, carrots, and homemade smoothies and had family night out.
Forgive the fact that this video is sideways and super brief, but I just LOVE the look of joy on the faces of the handsome men in my life as they listen to the band
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On Monday, we went to the Portland Zoo with some new friends we met through a co-worker of Matt's. They have a daughter and son roughly the same ages as Kiel and Eva, respectively. Kiel had requests on which animals he wanted to see and we were able to see all of them, and more!
The big goats weren't very camera friendly. Not only were they shy, but they were shedding. Not super attractive. But we were impressed none-the-less. ;)
Hippos! These fellas started out in the water in very classic Hippo fashion, just eyes visible above the surface. But soon, they powerfully hauled their two-ton selves to the bank to nosh on leftover hay from breaky. Probably one of my favorite moments of the day.
Cheetahs. Right behind the glass. So rad!
When we lived in BC, we had a membership to the Vancouver Aquarium. I had the extreme privilege of taking my son there for his first birthday, where I also celebrated my first birthday. We now have a membership to the zoo, so perhaps a new tradition will be in order for Eva's first birthday.
Bye for now,
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that first picture gave a whole new meaning to having your hands full!
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