More Berries!

This weekend we headed back to the farm!! New berries are in season, so we spent some time picking raspberries, boysenberries, and marionberries. What are marionberries? I'm glad you asked. It's a hybrid berry that was invented here in Oregon, but more importantly... They. Are. DELICIOUS. It was more enjoyable picking these berries because they grow from the ground up so I did not have to try and bend down for hours on end!

On Sunday, we spent some time at a jazz festival here in our neighborhood. It's free which you can't beat and tons of people just showed up for an all day party. It was at a park by our house that we hadn't been to yet and it runs right into one of the rivers here in town. As soon as Cooper saw the water, he diverted from our original plan to throw some rocks.

It was another great weekend! Only a few more weeks before the Bean is here and we are slowly getting ourselves prepared! I added a picture of my belly taken yesterday at 37 weeks.

~Ahna

Fun Visit!

Last weekend our friend Kara came to visit. She has lived in Phoenix since we graduated but has always loved the northwest... so I did my best to convince her to move here! On Friday night we went to dinner and a concert in the park. Because the summers are really nice, there are always concerts or movies or things going on in the parks across the city, so we tried that out. We got Cooper to dance a little bit and it was really nice to not be in the hot house!

On Saturday, we went down to the waterfront, which is just a fun place to hang out and on Saturdays in the summer they have an arts and crafts market... AND there is an awesome water feature. I think these are so fun for Cooper and was so excited when we found that! I immediately took off his clothes and let him go in... and yes, his shorts are a bit big, but don't worry, they didn't stay on long! He loved it and was running around to all the water shooting up at him. It was so fun. After his nap on Saturday, we went to one of the biggest street fairs in the state on Mississippi Street. It was really hot again, but we cooled down in the shade with some snow cones and lemonade. Ryan grilled lots of good food for us to enjoy when we got home!

Sunday was all planned out. It was the World Cup Final! There is a square in downtown Portland where they were playing the game on the big screen so Kara and I packed Cooper up and headed that way. We got there in plenty of time... only it appears there were TONS of other people that had the same idea. We walked around the square for a minute to find a place to sit, but such a place did not exist. Apparently soccer is kind of a big deal here. After trying about three more places to watch the game, we made it home for Cooper's nap and the second half. Well, we tried. After Cooper's nap, we drove up to Washington Park, one of our favorite places. There is only a little time left for the roses there, so we walked around and took Cooper to the playground, where he let us know it might be time to go.

It was such a fun weekend and we can't wait to have Kara visit again! Cooper asks for her at least two times a day!

~Ahna

Weekends of Shenanigans

We've just been hanging out. A couple weekends ago, we went to an Organic Brew Festival for a little while. Cooper played on the playground... so did some of our friends. The boys enjoyed some organic brew and I enjoyed some people watching. We spent the fourth of July watching our neighbors light off fireworks and watching the real fireworks on TV (it doesn't get dark enough to do fireworks until after 10 here, so it wasn't really an option to take Cooper anywhere).

We got to hang out at another fun park with a rose garden and playground. This week, temperatures are dangerously close to the 100 degree mark, which would be fine except there are many, many houses in Portland with no air (it's usually only a necessity for about three weeks throughout the summer)... our house is one of them. Yucky pucky. Luckily, it cools down in the evenings but wow, it is definitely uncomfortable for a few hours in the afternoons.

Enjoy some of our random pictures!

~Ahna

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We are Ahna, Ryan, Cooper, and Olivia. We try to always be looking for the next adventure, and when we find one, we share the stories here. Our family is spread all over the place, so this is how we keep everyone updated.

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