Anyhow, last weekend we went to the Portland Japanese Gardens. There were three very good reasons to go.
1.) It was the Hina Matsuri Doll Festival... also known as the celebration of Girls Day (and we just happen to know two little girls that would be impressed by the ornate dolls.)
2.) We were having our own celebration weekend for a very special Daddy that happens to love the Japanese Gardens, and really Japanese culture in general.
3.) It was free admssion day.
It was very crowded because of the free admission day so we made it a relatively short trip. The girls loved finding all of the things on the "treasure map" they were given at the entrance and they enjoyed the doll display. They were also able to try a bit of origami and make their own paper doll. Gabriella was very pleased with herself at the rock garden because the tour guide who was addressing a large group said, "This is the only garden that does not have a water feature. Why do you think that is?" and after a moment of silence from the entire group, Gabriella's little voice piped up, "Because the little rocks are like the water." The tour guide was pretty darn impressed at Gabriella's conceptualization of zen aesthtics ;)
And a happy birthday month to this guy:
I still melt a little bit at those blue eyes.
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