I just realized there might be some folks out there who would like to know what we were up to last weekend! Mom was here to stay with the kids and Pete and I flew out to Portland to visit Ellen and her family and to attend Sarah and Orion's wedding. We had an awesome time!
Here's cute little Gretchen. We had so much fun with her!
We went to Toast for dinner first thing!
This was a delicious beet salad with hazelnuts and horseradish dressing.
This was some sort of fried squash, salami, Brussels sprouts salad.
Friday morning we met up with Rob and Carrie.
After dropping Carrie off for her nail appointment with the ladies we spent some time bumming around town. Of course much time was spent at Powell's.
And a little time was also spent at Rogue.
Friday night was an open-invite pizza party after the rehearsal. We hung out and played a little darts.
Ellen came along and looked cute in her polka-dot maternity top.
Saturday morning meant another breakfast at Toast. Gretchen was proud of her umbrella.
Here are some toasters.
Here's my fancy brother before the ceremony Saturday evening.
And here's the beautiful bride.
The wedding was truly beautiful in every sense. I felt very fortunate to be a part of it.
I was also impressed by the cake.
And the venue wasn't bad either.
The next morning we spent a little valuable time with Gretchen before having to head home. She was a great hostess! She even put on her Iowa shirt to be twins with her pal Pete.
After three nights away from the kids we were pretty happy to be on the plane home. We had treats from Toast and presents from the shops to bring home to share.
Thanks to Ellen and Don for putting us up! And to Orion and Sarah for getting married! XO to all!
Amber and I had to crack up at one point when Ellen just set him down to go use the bathroom. There he is. Just chillin.
It was the first time for all of the kids to get together. Aren't they cute in their jammies? In case you don't know (not sure who's really reading my blog anymore....probably just Amber and my Dad...) Ellen, Amber and I have been friends since circa 1981. The 3 girls were all born in 2007/2008. So it felt like a pretty special thing to see them all play together.
Some of the interactions were a little forced at this point...
But we're pretty sure they'll find something in common over the years. If not best friends, they will at least always have a special connection.
Just like their mamas!!
