Multnomah County Fair

The Multnomah County Fair was held at Oaks Park over Memorial Day weekend. When we found out we could get free ride bracelets through Brett's work we decided it was a must-attend event!  Having just been to Oaks Park the previous weekend, we knew that Henry loves the rides and the addition of farm animals...well, that sealed the deal. So there weren't a ton of animals since they all have to be from within Multnomah County, but the city of Corbett's 4H club made a good showing of alpacas, goats, chickens and a lone rabbit.

Henry is loving, loving, loving the kiddie "thrill rides" this year. He not only wanted to go on just about every single one there, but even wanted to do some of them all by himself. Above is a video of one of the rides he wouldn't go on last year, but did this year (and wanted to all by himself). I foresee lots of visits to Oaks Park in our future!

Mother's Day

Henry doesn't look like he's enjoying this...

 The Saturday before Mother's Day we went to Sellwood Park because they were having a bird festival. We got to see a spotted owl and a peregrine falcon...however, the one bird Henry was so excited to see - the turkey vulture - did not make the journey from the Audubon Society...so on Mother's Day we went on a hike with the promise of ending up at the Audubon Society to see the turkey vulture. The hike ended up being a lot longer than we had planned on (thanks, Uncle Mike)...but we had a fantastic time in Macleay Park and also at the Audubon Society.

Having a little more fun now!

Mother's Day Tea

On the Thursday before Mother's Day Henry's school had a little performance and tea for all the mothers. The kids came into the room in a line and sang three songs to the moms and then we had some snacks and the kids gave us the presents they had made (decorated mugs). It was so cute! One of Henry's teachers said he asked to hold her hand while they were walking in and that he was gripping it so tightly...he was nervous!

 

Activity Round-Up

The time flies and then suddenly I realize I haven't posted in a long time! Here's a little bit of what we've been up to lately...  Starting at the top... We went to see a puppet show at the library and Henry volunteered to play a role - he was a bully and in the second picture you can see his "bully face." We've also gone to a couple high school baseball games; this picture was taken at a game at Lake Oswego H.S. and he wasn't too pleased to have his picture taken. The next picture is at the Ladybug Theater - a favorite of Henry's. This day's performance was Goldibear and the Three Locks (their own version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears). We house sat Jelly, Henry's class's guinea pig for a weekend which was super fun. Jelly's visit coincided with Brett's friend, Scott,and his daughter's visit so the kids had a ton of fun playing with Jelly. And finally, we're trying to take advantage of the nice weather as much as possible...including by taking Henry's easel outside so he can paint and draw in the sun.