Portland Zoo

So, the first day Grandma (GG) and Dana were here we went to the zoo. It's super close to where we live, and Aaron was dying to ride on the train. It goes throughout the zoo, but it also travels throughout the whole park. For those of you at home, that's like it going through...hmmm...all the zoo, over to the art museum, down the hill to the fountain and then back to the zoo. It's a 45 minute ride!
When we got there, it didn't even look like it was going to run!  We were so excited to go to the train and then to be let down by it not running?  Then we found some workers that contacted some other workers and they said it would be running, and it was the train we were hoping for (they have three different ones that run three different routes).  We were just too early.
We fed some birds to burn some time.

Aaron had never fed birds before, he was so excited! Those stinkin' things kept dive-bombing us!!

See? They tried to eat Dana!

Then us on the train!!

Aaron waving to all the people who WISHED they could be on the train.  You practically have to sell a kidney to afford it!  Thanks, GG!!

CHeeze!!!!

After the train we did a little walking around, GG headed up to the front and we took a round about way to see Northwest wildlife and Aaron wanted to visit the tractor.

They were playing, don't worry.  It wasn't too much action.  But that would have been cool! Maybe one would have pushed the other off the rock wall!

One of very few pictures of me on this blog.

Here are some extra shots of Delaney's birthday party!  She wasn't quite sure what to do with the presents, but what one year old does??

At least she looks interested.

Terry, Kyle and their twins.  They are SO much bigger!!!  And then there's Karie, living vicariously. :)

I think Delaney wanted the bottle it took 45 minutes for Tyce to finish :)

Delaney's gift from Mimi and Papa, her very first stroller.

And this was Karie and Jess's gift, a glow worm.  She LOVES it!!!

The day after the party we decided to forgo church and head up the gorge.  Of course it was raining...

This is Washington shot from Oregon.

The first waterfall we saw.  Look at those rocks behind the fall, very interesting!

I thought this was going to be the last picture of Aaron we ever got.  On the hike back up to the Jeep he wasn't paying attention and just about fell off a cliff.  I think I know what a heart attack feels like now.

This was the main attraction, Multnomah Falls.  It's a bit of a hike to get to the bridge above the first falls..fall?  Whatever.  We decided to hike up the VEEEEERRRRRYYYY top.  See the top of the falls?  The overlook is JUUUST to the left of the falls.  You really can't see it from here.  The sign said it was a mile.  Whatever.  That's all I have to say.

Here we are at the top, you can see the bridge and then the walking area where I took the above picture.  Totally disappointing because this is all you can see.  You're literally RIGHT above where the water starts falling and you really can't see anything.

Here's Delaney after the hike.  Didn't I tell you it was raining?

Oi.

Braver than his daddy.

Yeah. We both did our hair AND makeup.  Can't tell.

Just a picture to prove we were all there together.

All us Walker girls.

One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?

:)