Oregon Trip Continued

There are some things about our trips to Oregon that are predictable. We always manage to enjoy the limited time we spend together with the Bennett family. They are gracious hosts and always work hard to accommodate us.

Besides swimming every day in the pool that is next to the Bennett's home (which is a huge blessing because the kids are worn out and tired at the end of the day) the things that are recurring when we visit the Bennett's are first that we visit the Portland Zoo. Can you ever get too much of the zoo in your families lives? Second, we always manage to make it to the Oregon coast. This year was no exception, we made it out to Cannon Beach. I have a not so secret desire to find a agate on the beach each time we visit. Third, we always manage to make it to the Hillsboro Farmers Market.

This year we did these three activities as well as many others. We tried some new things on this trip... We had a picnic at the Rose Gardens in Portland, we went to the cleanest, best maintained Chuck E Cheese I've ever been to, we saw the Oregon International Air Show (hosted out of the Hillsboro airport), attending a Summer Series Concert (where a band from the 80s played, Quarterflash, i.e. Harden My Heart fame) and the girls did a lot of shopping.

Most all 14 of us are in this picture, Ali and Sydney are stylin' on the beach.

It's that the coolest beach kite the Bennett's have?! The boys shovel's are loaded and ready to fire.

Haystack rock, is a very popular icon...And McKay playing let's go fly a kite.

Here's a couple of pictures of the fun activities at Chuck E Cheese.

Here's a couple of pictures of the Mall we went to in Portland, I think it's called Washington Square.

Here's a snapshot of the concert in the park and next to it on the right is our picnic at the Rose Gardens.

Here's another picture from the Rose Gardens on the left, and one from the Portland Zoo on the right.

Hannah, Nathan and McKay are enjoying the fix and Sydney's trying to drive the tractor away.

Julie took this snap of me by the elephant, can you tell by the ear what continent it is from. Also, we always take this picture in the barn at the Portland zoo.

Here's a couple of pictures from the Hillsboro Farmer's market check out those fresh berries.

Look how excited Cassie is at the pool and then the kids are playing hands up stand up.