Portland/Twilight Tour

I went to Portland to visit my awesome friend Chrissy for a long weekend. It was so much fun! She gave me a tour of Portland and then a bit of a "Twilight Tour" as well. They filmed a lot of the first movie right near her house. Portland is so beautiful. I loved every minute I got to spend with my friend and her family.

Dave was good enough to take time off of work so I could go! I felt so bad! The kids got sick and then on the day I was flying home he was really sick, but he pulled it off like a champ. Dave is such a wonderful husband and father. I'm so grateful for him, our sweet little chicklets and great friendships that never change.

Welcome to Portland Oregon!

The View Point Inn where they filmed the prom scene in Twilight. It burned down and won't be rebuilt b/c they didn't have insurance on the property. Dumb.

"Casino Monte Carlo" sign from Twilight

Voo Doo doughnuts.
I brought a dozen home for Dave and the kids. YUM!
Next time I go to P-land I'm going to try the maple bacon doughnut.

The Columbia River Gorge. On the left is Washington state and the right, Oregon.

Us at the falls. There are around 80 waterfalls in a 15 mile radius. It was amazing!

Multnomah Falls

Us at the Vista House look out

The highway and scenic areas were built in 1913. The stone work is so beautiful! And it all looked like that!

An old tree that was growing over the wall and trail.

David 2 1/2 years old

Kimmie 4 1/2 years old

Joshua 4 months old

The "Bloated Toad" restaurant where Edward and Bella had their first date in Twilight

Bella's house

The Cullen house. It's was like 15 mins from Chrissy's house.

"Forks High School" was so pretty! It has an amazing view over looking the river into Oregon.

Thanks Chrissy and Seth for the ticket to go out there. And thanks Dave for watching the kids so I could go.

Awesome Halloween!

I want to be their neighbor!

Time

I know, It's been forever. And there are way too many stories to tell, so I'm going to post pictures with hopes that they tell the stories well enough. Sorry they aren't in chronological order either.

Lizzy caught her first fish! She was so excited!

Celebrating the twins first birthday!

Paige making her squishy face :)

Lizzy is now a green belt in Taekwondo

YUM!

Happy birthday to you.....Amber and Paige

Amber doesn't like wearing things in her hair. She took out the pony tail
that had been in most of the day.

Waiting for daddy and Lizzy to come home

Amber loves playing with the kid computer

Paige. Isn't that such a Gilbert face?!

Lizzy up in DC near the national cathedral

Grandpa Glen and Grandma Ann came out to visit, so we did a small DC tour

Sweetness. They loved to feel the brick walls.

Paige playing with her sisters

Lizzy getting her yellow stripe belt

Amber :)

Paige :)

Riding the subway home with Grandpa Glen and Amber

Amber

Lizzy likes to take pictures of herself :)

Paige

Lizzy finally let us change her earrings!

Squishy faced Paige

My chair make over

Amber playing the game of Life :)

My table make over

Lizzy loved helping me paint the table

Our friends threw a party and had a bouncy house for the kids. All the girls LOVED it!

Paige

Grandma Carol got Lizzy a pool for Easter. They babies love it :)

Waiting at the dealership for our car to be fixed.

My cruddy table before

Holding hands!

They love bath time these days. They both hated it for the longest time

My beautiful flowers from the tree in our front yard and my awesome vase that broke
last Saturday. Totally not replaceable :(

Grandma Carol and Lizzy, Easter Sunday at church

Hiking around government island