On Thursday, Andrew finished up early with his conference...so we were able to spend a good part of the day all together. Since it was still early in the day, we took off for Dim Sum at Wong's King Seafood Restaurant. We read really good reviews about it, and it didn't disappoint. It was evident that it would be good just from the parking lot - it was packed!
After dim sum, we went over to get the boys' haircuts at Pigtails & Crewcuts. They did a great job with the boys. But even more impressive was the great jobs that Aiden and Jeremy did. They were very polite and behaved. Jeremy doesn't like the clippers, and he told his stylist that he didn't like it, but she talked him through the haircut and he listened and was quite agreeable.
In the evening, we met up with Bart and the boys at "Out of This World Pizza and Play". It's outer space themed, with tons of play area. There were cute little cars for the kids to drive, bounce houses, a rock climbing wall, and a huge rocket ship play structure. The kids played and played, took a short break to eat pizza with us, then played some more. We stayed and closed down the house.
Bart & Lisa's Youngest, Lincoln in the Playhouse
Jeremy aka Speed Demon
After dinner, we went back to Bart & Lisas. We played Fluxx for a bit, then Lisa got home from work. She joined us for a quick game, then we all played Rock Band some more. That's so fun! It was another late night there (we've been keeping them up late!) - it was a lot of fun.
Cousins! Anthony, Aiden, Lincoln, Jeremy, Jacob
Today, we went to the Elephant Garlic Festival. We tried garlic ice cream, garlic spaghetti, garlic kettle corn (with cheese!), and pulled pork with garlic sauce. It was quite garlicky! The kids got temporary tattoos airbrushed on by one of the vendors. Aiden picked Spiderman and Jeremy picked Superman. They were quite content with their choices! The boys also enjoyed the play area - where there were bouncehouses and inflated slides.
In the late afternoon, we headed back to the hotel for a swim. It was short lived though because it got cold fast! The shade was starting to come over the pool, and the water wasn't terribly warm to begin with. So after some kick, kick, kicking and some superman arm paddling, we wrapped it up.
For dinner we decided to try another local favorite, Laurelwood Public House & Brewery. We've been heading to the restaurants that top the family favorites lists for the Portland area. There was a play area for the kids, and they hung out over there while we waited for dinner to be prepared. There are so many family-friendly places here in Portland, we've been enjoying it a lot. Looking forward to more fun this weekend on the coast with Bart, Lisa and the boys!
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Mmm! Garlic-y!
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