Monday, March 8, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Portland Japanese Gardens
Hmmm... I'm thinking that I'll start passing off last weekend's outings as this weekend's outings. That way you can all think that I am keeping caught up on my blog, no?
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 ;)
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.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Weekend Adventures
We enjoy our mini-weekend adventures at the Whisler house. In honor of Jonathan's birthday we visited one of his favorite places last Saturday. It helped that it just so happened to be "free admission day." Any guesses on where we went?
Monday, March 1, 2010
Signs of Spring
Just a few little glimpses of coming spring Gabriella and I found on the way to preschool.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Giggle Giggle Quack
Last weekend we received four free tickets to see the Oregon Children's theatre's production, Giggle, Giggle Quack. I was excited to take Gabriella downtown to see her first real play in a real theatre. I didn't take many pictures to share, but it was a fabulous afternoon. Gabriella was entranced by the super cute production, Juliana was entertained and sat through the entire play quietly (a big deal for a 2 year old) and I will have the song "Giggle, Giggle Quack" in my head for weeks.
Gabriella waiting to have her program signed...
A lovely day to enjoy downtown Portland...
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