I spent the day at Wings & Waves Waterpark next to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum.
Do you see those water tubes on the side of that 747? I went in those! They slide all the way down to the bottom.
My favorite was Sonic Boom, the yellow slide. I didn’t go on Nose Dive, but I will next time. It’s a giant funnel!
I am a Sky Fighter!
I also rode the Oaks carousel for the first time!
Help! I just can’t stop playing with LEGOs at the library!
It was our final day in the Columbia River Gorge, and we started off with a quick breakfast in downtown Hood River.
Then we headed off to the “Fruit Loop,” a section of Hood River filled with local produce and u-pick fruit and flowers.
Our first stop was The Gorge White House, where we picked lots of raspberries and blueberries, a few strawberries and blackberries, and a fruit I’d never heard of called pink lemonade blueberries.
Then we went to an antique shop called The Old Trunk. I was already so hot and tired, I just lounged in their outdoor picnic area.
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of lavender, so we continued on to Hood River Lavender Farms.
I was almost ready to go home, but I wanted to go to one more lavender farm, Lavender Valley.
The lavender was swarming with bees, but I still love to smell it. Bees and I have good taste!
We crossed the Hood River Bridge to visit…Hood River!
I waded in the Columbia River at the Hood River Waterfront Park.
It was over 90 degrees, so we took breaks in our sun shade and laughed at something I can’t remember on Daddy’s phone.
After a day at the river beach, it was time to head back to our cabin. But I wanted to climb this cool dirt hill first!
I also mastered climbing the ladder that goes to the loft in our cabin!
About a month ago, I suddenly declared I wanted to go camping. There weren’t any campsites left in Oregon and we don’t have any camping equipment anyway.
So we rented a little cabin in Stevenson, WA instead. The trip got off to a great start when we got to cross the Columbia River on the Bridge of the Gods!
Here’s our home for the next two nights.
It has a ladder that leads to a loft – just like a Minecraft house!
We wandered around the grounds near the cabin and found this little stump seat.
There was also lots of lavender.
And an old tractor.
Daddy wanted to look like he was on the cover of Farming Magazine.
It’s really pretty here in the Columbia River Gorge!
We got to Oaks early so I’d have time to ride and ride and ride. I wanted to do the ferris wheel first, but I had to wait for it to open!
Scrambler is my favorite ride of them all!
My summer of LEGO continues. I’m at the Sellwood Library again!
We returned to the Hillsdale book sale after two summers away. The last time we came was our first summer in Portland!
I’m not a big fan, though. Mostly, I rested under this table.
My summer of Legos @ The Library continues, this time at the Hillsdale branch.
I made rollercoaster cars, so, of course, I had to test them to make sure they were fun enough.
