Smirk

I'll post more photos later but look at the smirk on this kid! We were at a pottery sale when this was taken. Her face says, "I'm about to break some stuff." This cracks me up.

Berry Pickin'

Dude...at Whole Foods in the Mill, 9 raspberries are like $4. We picked 4-5 buckets and it was $13! Finn picked a whole bucket herself. I had to drag her out of the bushes. We went to this little farm house store after and had milkshakes. I forgot to mention two things about Portland; 1. They have insane food carts. One day I had Korean Yakisoba noodles with shrimp and the next day I had Kung Pao Thai noodles. I didn't even know that was possible. 2. You can't buy booze in the stores. You have to go to this weird government run store where they won't let you touch the bottles. I found some cool local gin called 12 Bridges.

Boise > Paris > Portland

Kara's good friend Erin just happened to move to Portland (from Paris) while we were up there. Her little ladies are super cute!!!

Shoot Shoot Daddy Ball

My little nephew is bizarrely exceptional at shooting baskets. I'm not joking around here either. This is not the normal situation where your kid bumps a crayon onto paper and you think he's Picaso. This is the REAL DEAL! He can throw a ball directly to you EVERY time from 3 - 6 ft. away. He can shoot baskets on his little hoop and even do hook shots. I've NEVER seen a kid with that kind of coordination. He's 2. Later Lebron...enter EJ.

Beavertown - PDX Part 2

Jen took us to Bob's Red Mill for breakfast. They make fresh bread and have a store front and restaurant. The water wheel out front is enormous.

Beavertown - PDX Part 1

Scarlett and I found a bunch of cool places online that we wanted to visit in Portland and Jen and Matt drove us around. They had this great fountain for the kids to swim in. We ate ice cream and bummed around PDX.

Beavertown - Cousins

Scarlett and Finn played some hoops with their cousin, Elijah. Matt and Jen put us up for a few days at their house in Beaverton and we had a great time together. They carted us all over Portland and were gracious hosts. More to come about Elijah's basketball abilities.