Summertime Fun

The weather in Portland has been absolutely perfect this year. We have not hit 100 degrees, and have only had a few days in the high 90's. Rest of the time it's been a perfect mid 80's! This has allowed us many opportunities to get out and about on the weekends to enjoy our great outdoors.

One of my favorite places to go in the summer while growing up was a place called Fall Creek. Fall Creek is a large creek that runs into Fall Creek Resevoir. When going to Fall Creek, you have the option of spending the day at the lake, or heading up the creak to one of many swimming/wading holes. A few weeks ago, we headed down to Eugene, and with our parents, we headed out to Fall Creek (the CREEK part) for the day. It was so special to share something that I grew up doing, with Sabah. To watch her experience playing in the creek and catching crawdads just like I did, was so fun. OK, SHE didn't actually catch the crawdads, but my nephews did. We actually cooked them on the campfire and Sabah got to taste them for the first time. No surprise....she liked them. My dad started a campfire, and cut wienni roasting sticks for all us kids and grandkids. After a couple of hours of swimming, we all sat around the fire, roasting our hotdogs, and enjoying a wonderful picnic that my parents put together for us. It once again, was just one of those perfect days that you don't want to end.

Excited that she stole the dog's ball....







Last Weekend, Sabah got to experience her first county fair. We decided to try out the Washington County Fair in Hillsboro. It's free to get in, and is a much smaller fair compared to other County Fairs around here, but it was PERFECT for her and for Elizabeth. It was not crowded at all, and so we got to stroll around at leisure and enjoy the exhibits and animals. We had a very greasy lunch of corndogs and curly fries, and of course had to let both Sabah and Elizabeth have their first Elephant Ear. And the highlight of the fair? Sabah's first Pony ride! She loved it, and all night long she couldn't stop talking about the horsey she rode. Elizabeth got to ride as well, and at first she loved it....she was giggling and laughing, and then all of a sudden, she decided she did NOT like it and just started crying and crying. What is hilarious though, is that as we walked the circle, every time we came past the parent section, you could hear all the other moms sigh "ohhhhhhhh" as Elizabeth rode by in tears. After about three laps, she did get off and was much happier to just watch Sabah from the sidelines.

Her first pony ride....


Despite her frown, she actually enjoyed it


Elizabeth's 1st Elephant Ear....



Sabah having her 1st Elephant Ear.....the sugar is already getting to her...silly girl













We live super duper close to Kelly Point park (10 minutes), but had yet to spend any time there exploring the area. Well, on Sunday, Sabah and I headed out by ourselves, early in the morning and enjoyed the river. There were only two other people on the beach. It was so calm and peaceful. We will definitely be back.




Losing her britches.....