Friday ~ Part 1

Last week was absolutely gorgeous! On Friday it actually got into the 80's, complete with blazing sunshine and a vibrant blue sky. Be-uuuu-tiful! All 4 of my girls had the day off of school, so we decided it was a "special day." When the girls and I have a special day, it usually involves some fun activities, and a special lunch out. Our original plan was to have our first visit of the year to the zoo. Portland has such a great zoo...it rocks :) So, the girls and I got up, got ready, packed up some snacks, and headed to the zoo. Little did we know, that hundreds of other families had the exact same plan. We drove around the whole Washington Park area looking for a parking spot. After almost 45 minutes of searching, the girls and I decided we would wait for another sunny day to visit our animal friends. Major disappointment :( It didn't look like our day would be quite as special as we were hoping it would be.


On the way home, the girls decided that we should go to Costco and get samples (love those kids!) and then visit the new, nearby park. The new park has an awesome play area and a huge fountain area that the girls can run through. So after Costco and lunch at Mickey D's, we headed to the store for new flip flops and summer dresses, and then finally made our way to the park. The girls didn't have on their swimsuits, but I figured "What the heck, they can get a little wet just by sticking their hands and feet in the fountains. Just don't get too wet," I warned them. I've been a mom for 10 1/2 years, I should have known better! The result? Soaking wet kids with enormous smiles on their cute little faces :) It was all good.

It was just a super fun day. We didn't really go anywhere too spectacular, the food really wasn't that great, and the girls' clothes did not stay dry. But there were lots of laughs had by all, and definite memories were carefully tucked away inside this mommy's heart. It was quite a special day after all.