Portlandia Part II!
by Unknown
Our second day in Portland was just as fun as the first! As soon as we woke up in the morning (and as soon as we got dressed, changed the baby, pumped milk, packed the car, etc.) we headed to Voodoo Doughnut for breakfast, Portland style! I had been to Voodoo before, but Mark hadn't and I was really excited for him to try it (man loves his doughnuts and his cereal, and Voodoo does cereal doughnuts really well). We got a selection of doughnuts to share and ate outside on their picnic tables. Becks loved them, obviously (we let him have maybe three bites with his puffs and applesauce and milk). Mark's favorite was the chocolate cocoa puffs doughnut and mine was definitely the maple bacon bar (although the cap'n crunch wasn't bad either...).
After doughnuts, we headed to Multnomah Falls! It was a nice drive along the Columbia Gorge, with views of the mountains in the background. Becks slept on the way there, but woke up as we were getting him out of the car, so he was a little groggy for the Falls. He seemed a little weary at first, but did enjoy staring up at them for a while. He also loved all of the doggies that were there. The Falls were beautiful! We joined the other tourists and took lots of photos.
While in Portland, I really wanted to go to a record shop, so my friend took us to Jackpot Records on Hawthorne. They had a great selection of records and the guys working there were really great too. I loved the Hawthorne neighborhood, there were lots of great vintage clothing shops and nice looking cafes. We were short on time unfortunately, so we really only had time for the record shop. Next time though, I'd love to walk (read: shop) around more!
For lunch, we went to Hopworks Brewery. They have handcrafted organic beers and are really family friendly. More importantly though, we met up with my longtime friend Fran! We met in kindergarten in San Francisco and were best friends growing up. We've stayed in touch, but hadn't seen each other in a while. It was SO great to see her and have her meet Becks! He loved her.
We all ordered different items for lunch, but I cannot recommend the "Pint 'O Pretzels" enough. So good! They were house made beer pretzels served with mustard and warm beer cheese sauce. Ohmygoodness.
After our leisurely lunch, we went home and all took long naps (Becks napped for 3 hours!). When we woke up, none of us felt like going out again, so we ordered Thai food in and had a nice night in. Becks practiced walking and got so close! He let go of Mark's hands and took one step before dropping to his knees and crawling the rest of the way. He did that several times too. What motivated him to start walking? Daddy's cell phone. Obviously.
Stay tuned for our last day in Portland!
