Weekend Getaway: Portland

We had a good weekend away. We started Saturday with a visit in Tacoma with Marty, Susan, Ari, and family. We had a good Mexican breakfast and then Jack and Ari played while the adults caught up. Then, we headed on to Portland. We arrived mid-afternoon and started with a park visit to get Jack and Aspen some exercise. Then, we went for a stroll through and Arts and Crafts market downtown before going to check into our hotel.

We went to a lovely Swiss restaurant for dinner called the Swiss Hibiscus. I had a poached Salmon with Spatzli, and Mike had a Chicken Milanese with Rosti. Jack had a European style hotdog. Oddly enough, his favorite thing about the meal was the mustard, but it was all really yummy. It was a tiny little place with about 6 tables. 

 On Sunday, we drove out to see the waterfalls. However, it started pouring just as we hit the parking lot of the first one. We started out to hike up to first one anyway, but half mile in we were all soaked and Jack was done. "I don't like this place," he said. He was ready for the car and refused to get out at a second one, so we had to give up the venture.  Here's our one picture of Wahkeena Falls. The picture doesn't due justice to just how wet it was.

We did a little viewing of Multnomah from the parking lot before giving up.

 We ended up going shopping at an outlet mall instead. After that, we drove around a bit and then went back to the hotel early and let Jack play in the swimming pool before heading out to get some really good pizza for dinner.

It was a very quick weekend, but fun. Today, we sent Jack off to preschool and we spent the day on yard work, laundry, errands, and baking before it's back to work tomorrow.