On the town with cousin Rachael

Evan and his cousin Rachael painted the town one Tuesday in August, an outing that didn't end until late in the day. We started out with lunch at Pioneer Place, then took MAX to the Portland Children's Museum.

Rachael built herself a fort out of cardboard tube Lincoln Logs ...

... while Evan caught up on some ZZZ's.

Rachael built a small neighborhood in the craft area. The only thing missing is a matching hard hat.

Taking a break between activities.


In the grocery store area the cash register works and the scanner actually beeps.

Evan wasn't so sure about all the commotion.


The face painting area.


Finished product!


We took the streetcar to Green Frog, a toy store in the Pearl district. This is part of my effort to promote public transportation and sustainable living, a message that was most certainly lost when we got to the toys.



Then we listened to street musicians.


Jeff met us for dinner before we all went home.

Rodrigo y Gabriella

The three of us went to the Rodrigo y Gabriella lawn concert at Edgefield. Let me tell you, this is a great place to see a concert. Most of the area is under shade, and there is a good view from just about anywhere on the lawn. Some people queue for hours, but we got there only about an hour before the show began and we could still see the stage pretty well:



Evan wearing outfit #2. The music was so good, Evan just couldn't contain himself!

The Bite of Oregon

Summer in Portland brings festivals on the waterfront, one of which is The Bite of Oregon. Better some years than others, at a minimum it offers a selection of local food and live music. This year the weather was perfect - not too hot, not too cold, best of all not raining - and we spent the better part of Friday wandering through the stalls and listening to jazz.

This expression has earned Evan the nickname "The Serious Man" by Aunt Rachel.


Notice the Pepto booth? Conveniently located at the end of the line of food stalls. Nice touch.


For some reason there was a Lewis and Clark pelt exhibit.


Plenty of shade for everyone.


Ahhh, our little banana.


Me and Evan just before we called it a day.

Reading

It was to our amazement and joy that Evan shows an interest in reading Aviation Week, the weekly periodical that delivers the latest scoop about the industry in which Jeff and I work.

We also read Evan regular stories - you know, to keep him well-balanced and all that. This story is about Clifford's bed time, namely that he must go to bed in order to be a good puppy. Evan hasn't quite made the connection between his own need for sleep mirroring Clifford's need for sleep.

A few more minutes of play time before bed. This Taggies blanket keeps Evan entertained for hours.