We like picking up food at Oregon City Brewing Company, which we’ve gotten in the habit of calling “Corner 15.” It’s filled with food carts and all outdoors, so it can get cold while we wait for our food! Thankfully, they have FIRE.
A food court pod recently opened up in Oregon City, so we had to go. Mommy got pizza, Daddy got gumbo, and I got GUACAMOLE! (It was pretty good, but OC Taco’s guac is even better.)
Not only can you get food there, but you can also do Celtic axe throwing! (I’m not old enough, but maybe one day…?).
On the way back to our car, we caught the train that rumbles through there. I can never get enough of that train.
I got it in my mind that I really wanted to put my feet in the river. So we drove to Clackamette Park on a chilly spring day and I got my wish!
Because of the ice storm that hit West Linn, we were out of power for 5 days!
We did stuff like eat cheese quesadillas in the dark…
…And play with water and syringes in the sink.
I hung out with Fluffy, who just happens to glow different colors.
We also had to go buy stuff sometimes. We parked our car across the street and found all sorts of obstacles getting there.
One of the things we bought was an inverter to hook up to our car battery. I waited patiently in this cardboard box while Mommy and Daddy hooked it up.
After the inverter was hooked up, we had enough electricity to charge our computer!
We didn’t have internet, but I found this awesome dinosaur game that showed up on any Chrome page without internet.
On what turned out to be our last night without power, we drove to Oregon City and ate delicious hot pizza in our warm car.
For New Years Day, we took a little jaunt to Oregon City.
At Black Ink Coffee, we built a bunch of little LEGO creations.
Then we walked to the record store so Daddy could ask someone about getting his record player fixed.
And then I tried to avoid Mommy’s camera, as usual.
I made Daddy a Father’s Day card and showed him all the cool drawings I put in it.
Then we went to a record store in Oregon City and found a record with “It’s A Small World” on it! With the Father’s Day discount, it cost $1. It was a Father’s Day miracle!
Then we went home, put the record on, and danced through that whole wonderful chorus.
Mommy’s friend, Holly, just moved into a new house with her husband, Matt, and son, Quinton. And she invited us and a bunch of other kids to play.
First, we had a big Minecraft playing session!
Then I played around on Quinton’s piano.
Annabel and I watched as some of the other kids played badminton in the yard.
Then when they cleared out, I went to try some badminton myself. It was fun!
We went to a coffee shop in Oregon City called Black Ink White Rabbit for some fun LEGO building. Mommy, Daddy, and I each brought a small amount of LEGOs and we built as many different things as we could with them!
I bundled up before braving the elements to go home.
It was Mother’s Day today! First thing in the morning, I surprised Mommy with a LEGO creation I secretly made at Bricks & Minifigs.
I also made her an awesome painting!
Then we set off to Oregon City to go for a little walk. Mommy is one of those people who likes to go outside when the weather is nice.
I wanted to test out every bench along the walking path.
After passing about a dozen benches, we found Willamette Falls.
Oh, and a pedestrian bridge!
Then we headed back to the car because it was really hot and our winter skin was not accustomed to such sunshine. Mommy had a great time!
LEGOLab at the Oregon City Public Library recently went from a weekly event to just once a month. (But I kinda like it that way because I have time to drop pins on Google Maps and go driving around with Daddy the other weeks.)
