Portland

We decided to head to Portland over Labor Day Weekend. We had such a wonderful time. The weather was going to be nice so decided to head to the zoo. We went to the Portland zoo last year but it down poured the whole time so we didn't get to really enjoy it. It was really nice to see the animals and it was fun to see the black bears that used to be at Hogle Zoo. We also enjoyed the bird show and Isaac was very upset that the birds didn't land on his arm. It was pretty amusing.

The next day we decided to go to the Children's Museum and we LOVED IT!

We were there for 5 hours. The kids had so much fun playing with all the different activities.
We enjoyed the water section for quite a while and it took Sarah some time before she figured out she could play in the water. After that she was all smiles.

They also enjoyed the supermarket, the vets office, construction area and many more. It was worth the money!


On Monday it was Gary's and my turn to enjoy ourselves before heading back home so we hit IKEA (Isaac is finally tall enough to play in the kid area) and then off to the outlet mall. We wanted to stop at the waterfalls on the way home but with it being Labor Day the exit was closed because of too many visitors, so it will have to wait till the next outing. Hope you enjoy the photos.

Isaac turns FOUR!

I can't believe my little boy is already 4 years old. He is so much fun and has brought so much joy into our lives. He has grown so much this past year. He went to preschool and has learned so much. He can count to 30, knows all his letters and can write his name. He loves being outside and enjoys sports. He is so good to his baby sister and they play pretty well together (most of the time)!
We had a birthday party for him on Sat. the 28th and that is one sure way to confuse them by telling them their party is on a different day than their birthday. We just let him say he was four after that. My friend, Dusty, helped me create the Lightning McQueen cake he asked for. It turned out great and I learned some cool new tricks for future decorating.
We invited a couple of friends to West Valley Park and had a fun time. I purchased a pinata and it took us a good half hour trying to break that thing open. Most of the adults got in a few good swings as well.


On his birthday we let him open one gift in the morning and then we headed out to the driving range so Isaac could test out his new clubs.

He thought it was so neat to have his own clubs.

He does a great job of making contact with the ball too!

After that we headed back home and just relaxed for awhile. After Gary came home from work we went to Red Robin for dinner and had a nice time. Gary took Isaac to the movie store so he could rent a movie that he wanted and of course we came home with 2 Scooby-doo videos. I didn't make another cake so Isaac had a birthday donut instead. We then finished opening presents and watched his movie! What a wonderful day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISAAC! We love you!