Through a child's eyes

On this day down by the water, I saw life through the eyes of my son. It was raining and cold, but he could have cared less. At first glance all I saw was a cold and dirty fence and a brown river. I'm pretty sure he saw a perfect climb to a beautiful sea. I love these days.

Cupcake Mania

Last week while Angie was here we did a taste test of the two best cupcake joints in Portland to see who had the tastiest treats in town.

Saint Cupcake was our first stop. Located in the heart of NW, these cupcakes were amazing. The famous "dots", sized and priced perfectly for those wanting to try them all, were the perfect little treat. If we lived downtown still, this place would become a daily stop! Even their packaging is so cute!

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Cupcake Jones located in the Pearl, was our second stop. They have fun daily specials such as Hot Chocolate and Marsh on Thursdays and Peanut Butter and Jelly on Saturdays. I was surprised to find that they no longer use their "gourmet" wrappers to make the cupcakes more appealing, but all in all, still a delicious spot. I would recommend the larger ones because they are filled inside! To compare: they're priced a little higher than saint cupcake and there is no where to sit inside, but if you're getting them to go, not a problem.

Aunt Angie is the greatest

Angie came to visit for work again. Jack wouldn't leave her side and we had such a blast! Angie please come back!

Some pics I took down by the water. I am in love with the bridges in Portland.

Jack couldn't manage to seperate himself from Angie whenever she was home. The last day angie went to her room to pack and Jack of course toddled after her. It got really quiet, so after a while I went to go check on him. What could be better than gummy bears and Finding Nemo on Angie's bed?

Our St. Patty's breakfast. Who knew you could dye oj?

Beans, Beans

I haven't updated in a while, so just wanted to post a few picks of what we've been up to. We made a bean pool for Jack to play in (with the encouragement from Angie), which he LOVES. For those paranoid readers out there, he has been pretty good about not eating them! Lately though, he keeps bringing them to me in a cup and then dumping them out all over the floor! Luckily they clean up fast! This was such a cheap project and has kept Jack entertained for hours!