Spring Break

So the weather over "Spring Break" was not very springy at all (no surprise here in Washington). Ryan had a really busy work week so, the kids and I decided to head down to Portland for a couple of days. The days are always "sunny" at Grandma and Grandpa's house! We met Grandma at our favorite spot-Elephant's Deli for some delicious lunch, then headed to the Portland Children's museum. The kids had a fun time exploring a different Hand's On Museum. I think the favorite spot of everyone was the cute grocery store. It was very much like the real thing. Connor preferred to be the "checker" and Sadie loved to shop. After a few hours of play we headed back to the house. We decided to go to "How to Train Your Dragon" now that Grandpa was home from work. We all LOVED it! Sadie sat very still and surprisingly really wasn't scared at all. Connor had his hands over his ears for a lot of it. He seems to do this when he is scared or nervous to just cut out some of the stimulation. He of course can still hear and see everything that is going on. As soon as the movie was over both kids wanted to see it AGAIN! On the way home, we stopped for some Jamba's, and Connor and Grandpa went next door to Subway. Connor loves to get just plain wheat bread there every once in a while. We always have paid one dollar for just the bread, but this weird store said they wouldn't sell just the bread unless they wanted to pay five dollars (what a foot long would normally cost). All of you that know how cheap I am would have walked right out...but only Grandpa would pay 5 bucks for some bread just to make Connor happy! What a guy! After a fun filled day, the kids slept very well-and I even went to bed early. The next day we went to Deseret book and picked out a few church books, and then went to a yummy lunch at Olive Garden. We also stopped by the mall and Target and of course the kids picked out little surprises there from Grandpa and Grandma. Connor is always very clear that "He did not ask for anything. It was Grandpa's idea!" Too funny! We decided to head home later that night to see daddy for the weekend. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for making our Spring Break much brighter!

Hard at work!

The little Shopper

Checker!

Trying on a Kangaroo tail/pouch!