Fun in Portland

We went to Portland with Daddy.... He went to a Rails conference all day and we played. Amber loved the glass elevator and the pool of course. :) She is jumping in to be caught this year! We were there enough time that Amber even learned to help look for our room number, she thought it was pretty neat to be able to tell her parents which room the key would work for. :)

One day we went to the zoo where we saw lots of animals like Northwest animals, a tiger, elephants and lots of water animals. We also rode the train (which was very popular), and even got to feed lorakeets!

We also spent two days visting the Portland Children's Museum. Amber had so much fun the first day that she specifically requested that we go back the next. :) They have lots of fun things and we definitely need to discover one near home! She got to play store, play with building things, sing on a stage, play a marimba, and much more! It was interesting to see that she is not really much of an introvert. :) On the stage she tried to get the whole room of parents and kids to sing Old McDonald and was playing the announcer. So much fun!

Presents and fun

Amber turned 3 this month and is definitely entering a new phase of life! Thanks to family, we got lots of popular presents. Here she is using her Aquadoodle while dressed as a princess/good fairy.

Also a picture of Amber's new favorite game..... Hide and Seek, though it involves hiding under a blanket with Daddy and a flashlight. It's very exciting! :)

Finally posting

Well, moving went well. Our moving helpers were wonderful, and thanks to Great Aunt Cindy, Amber had a great day without being underfoot. When we got out to Maple Valley Cindy warned that some neighbor girls who were home schooled would be coming over to meet Amber. When the family dropped her off with us again she had played with the girls including lots of dress up. This outfit was given to her by the girls and she was totally happy to add to her dress up collection. :)

More to come soon!