HOOD RIVER, OR

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!

Jul 24

STEVENSON, WA

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!

Jul 23

OAKS AMUSEMENT PARK IV

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!

Jul 22

LEGOS @ THE LIBRARY – SELLWOOD BRANCH III

My summer of LEGO continues. I’m at the Sellwood Library again!

Jul 21

HILLSDALE BOOK SALE

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.

Jul 18

LEGOS @ THE LIBRARY – HILLSDALE BRANCH

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.

Jul 17

NEIL AND HIS FAMILY

Daddy’s old friend, Neil, visited Portland with his wife and two kids. So we hung out with them!

First, we went to Pine State Biscuits where I danced because I didn’t like the biscuits.

Then we went to the Rose Garden in Washington Park to check out some tulips. (Kidding!)

I smelled several of the roses until I realized I don’t like the smell of roses.

I also walked down to the amphitheater and pretended to put on a show.

At this point, I was a little bored with roses, so I pretended I was on a rollercoaster.

I also stood in this line with Neil and his kids, Samantha and Owen. (Owen is just like me! He loves Minecraft, doesn’t like hiking, and thinks eating is a big waste of time.)

While walking back to our car for the next adventure, we came across this tree with big exposed roots.

Then we went to Powell’s Books. I did more dancing on the way.

This is pretty much what I do in bookstores.

Finally, we went to Salt & Straw for some ice cream. I got the honey lavender flavor! (Then, I was so tired, I accidentally dropped it on the sidewalk.)

The lady in the pink shirt is Neil’s wife, Liz. She had the salted caramel. It was nice meeting you all!

Jul 14

AT HOME WITH KENJI

Before we went to the farm yesterday, Kenji and I turned letters and numbers into robots with my Alpha-Bots.

And when we got back home, it was time to protect the homestead with our water shooters.

I was also determined to be able to pick up Kenji.

But it just devolved into a group hug.

Before Kenji left this morning, we noticed he and Daddy were wearing matching shirts! It was fun having you here, Little Captain America!

Jul 13

TRISKELEE FARM

Kenji is here!

He’s a big animal lover, so we went to Triskelee Farm in West Linn. I was also excited to see the pigs and llamas (turned out they were actually alpacas) because they’re my favorites in Minecraft!

First, we waited for our farm guide in a cool barn.