mini date up the OHSU Tram

last week Rhett and I went down to the South Waterfront and walked the dock, soaking in the sun to the river waves.  It was such a gorgeous evening and Portland just comes alive when the sun is out!  After our walk, Rhett surprised me and took me to ride the OHSU Tram.  Literally, riding the tram has been on my "to-do in Portland" list since I moved here!  The ride features spectacular panoramic views of the city, and a lady who said she's been in residence at the hospital for quite some time, pointed us in the direction of the overlook deck up at the hospital once we made it to the top...

an afternoon at the Oregon Zoo

do I look like I'm 5 years old in this photo, or what

I can't believe our little rendevous to the zoo was a week ago already!  A week ago today, my brother and sister-in-law dropped their boys with us and headed to Seattle.  My momma came up Saturday to make sure we properly feed and clothed the boys while their parents were away.  It was so fun to have her here for Mother's Day weekend.  Saturday afternoon my sissy Karley and her boyfriend came over, and we all took a little stroll to the Max, hopped on, and took it to the Oregon Zoo..

 

 

Perfect Day.

what the what is THIS?!

Tristen returns from holiday with his dad,
with This.

I went to grab my face wash this morning, and my hand picked up a big fat tube of something that was NOT my face wash.  I looked down and found in my hand, a bottle of Neutrogena ~ for Men.   For Men, concerned with Acne.  Since when are Eleven year old boys, MEN??! And since when has Tristen become concerned with Acne? This whole tween thing throws this mama for a loop every other day.  

I'm now in a dumbfounded loss of words this fine Monday morning, so I will leave you with photos of our drive from Portland, over the Grand Mt. Hood, to my "Hometown", Bend Oregon, this past Thanksgiving weekend..

Those gorgeous, endless, bright blue skies... Whether it snows, pours, is 12 degrees, or 88 degrees, that blue vibrant sky peeks through almost every day it seems ~ for as far as your eye can see, until your eye runs smack into Mountain Range upon Mountain Range. I might be biased, but ooooh, it's just beautiful.