Back to Portland. Well, really we never left Portland, but in text it's hard to convey the subtle grammatical nuance of the spoken word--
Anyway.
In retrospect, having Desmond wake us up every morning at somewhere between 6:30 and 7 to watch Richard Scarry cartoons was cute. At the time, it was pretty rough...
Auntie Lo gives Sophia a bath
How to Stop a 2 Year Old from Crying 101
Hump-a-doo (Humphrey)
"Buddha, now that I'm taller than you I've got you on a...TIGHT LEASH. Get it?! That's a baby pun for you, free of charge. Plenty more where that came from."
Journey to Mt. Scott Park, Posterized
This girl was literally screaming at the top of her lungs, "DADDY IT'S GOING TO FAST!" as he giggled like a little kid and pushed it harder.
It was awesome.
"Whoa Desmond look at that big puddle. Pretty cool, huh?"
"Wait, no, no NO NO! Don't jump into the--"
Sigh. Fine. While you're in there, do the dance from Peanuts (watch the guy in the orange).
"We need a weebearah!"
EXTREME CLOSEUP!
"Ice cream truck! What ice cream you want?"
"Here's your bacon-wrapped-shrimp-flavored ice cream!"
This went on for about five minutes. The baby knows what she wants.
This is what happens when Winter gets in the way of baby powder application.
Some people love changing diapers
Some people don't.
When I noticed that Laura's nose not only had a crease in it, but a crooked crease, we did a little experiment.
Crease, crooked.
Crease, straight.
No crease, perfect symmetry. Winner.
Winter doubles as a pillow
"Hey Winter"
"Wanna go outside?"
"Wanna go play?"
"You wanna...tennis...BALL?"
Critical side journey.
Stumptown.
Common facial expression at Stumptown: I want to buy all the $20/pound bags, but I'm broke. WHICH ONE DO I GET?!
Holler Mountain, obviously.
Arguably the best bookstore out there. Arguably.
Street art. I think?
One of the top reasons we like Portland: eccentric-looking bungalows are everywhere.
Actually, we didn't really get enough good pictures of eccentric-looking bungalows. Just take our word for it.
Toddler riding a Christmas tree. Winner.
This is what happens when you turn on the "Reds Only" setting. McCarthy called Laura's neckwear in for questioning. It's like the Red Scarf all over again. GET IT?! Red SCARF. Red SCARE. HILARIOUS.*
*That one may have been a bit of a stretch.
Dinner out. "Deeessmond, we'll clap if you eat your beans..."
Disgruntled baby Sophia in the corner -- had one too many juice boxes that night.
She prefers her margaritas with a healthy dose of salt
Making cupcakes
Desmond managed the decoration
Icing winter wonderland
Desmond, somehow, didn't like the icing. So he basically just smeared it on his face.
This reminds me of some cartoon character. Can't place it though. Anyone see it?
Sophia chews on everything.
Getting ready to head out, en route to California. Time for fancy thank-you desserts.
Macarons... the best dessert ever
Time to hit the Oregon coast. These pictures are awesome. Or, they will be awesome, when you see them. They're not up yet. Well, as of now they're not up yet, but they will be at some point. If you read this after that point, then technically they "are" awesome. Really, they also "were" awesome because they were awesome before you saw them, but maybe that's just a technicality. I suppose, then, that they were, are, continue to be, and will, into perpetuity, be awesome. You'll see. Or saw...?
I have been to a few of U.S. cities. Among them, I like Portland, Oregon, the best.
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