Thursday, September 29, 2011

Portland Urban Tour Field Trip with the 5th Grade

Miles asked me to join him on his school field trip to Downtown Portland. They called this the Urban Tour. We toured historical buildings such as US Bank Pavilion (Where Dave and I have eaten at Portland City Grill), US National Bank, Bank of The West and The Benson Hotel with beautiful architecture. It was neat to walk Portland and see different views of the city with Miles, being that we are still fairly new to Oregon. We did not make it to the Court House because our group of 8 boys and one girl ran out of time. I had a great group of kids. Our tour guide Cindy was a volunteer with the city and she was fantastic. We ended the tour with lunch at Pioneer Square where we have been before and  Miles and his 5th grade class mates were on the news weather update!! What a great day.

My group with tour guide Cindy

25th floor of the US BANK Pavilion looking out at all the bridges and the Willamette River...and of course Mt. Hood

Lots of street art through out the city

Tons of Food Carts

Miles- 5th Grade!


studied a lot of Columns today and the history of each buildings architecture and how it has changed over the years



stair way- Hearts <3


 

Can you imagine how the 5th graders responded to this guy?



 
public transportation, cabs, beautiful flower baskets and bikes....These are Portland Streets in a nutshell.


ceiling of the bank





Hotel Benson where President George Bush has stayed many times among many other famous people. Lots of history to this hotel. Was beautiful inside.

Benson Hotel Chandelier

This window cleaner was very high up...again, imagine 5th graders attracting his attention

 
Miles and I at Pioneer Square


Miles far right...red jacket. The news guy in the red tie...

the weather guy

kids going crazy and even falling down to be on TV....Was quite a scene

Sunday, September 25, 2011

A Baker Weekend

This has been another great weekend! The kids had their soccer games yesterday and they both are doing so great! Katrina is becoming more and more aggressive on the attack of the ball. Often times she will push or pull jerseys to get to the ball...She is feisty on the field and it's so fun to watch! Her team won 3 to 1.

Miles team lost in a 4 to 3 battle but did not go down without a fight. Miles is doing a fantastic job. He is such a great sport and is always there to cheer on his team mates. Miles scored two out of the three goals while on offense and the crowd was going wild for him!! It was very exciting.

We told the kids they could get a fish in their rooms if  they give maximum effort in their games. They definitely gave maximum effort and are always impressing Dave and I with their talents!

Saturday night Date Nights are back for Dave and I!! After we toured our local Club Sport facility that we want to join, we enjoyed our time out to dinner, shopping and home on the couch to watch Bridesmaids. If you have not seen that movie, it's worth renting for a good laugh. I personally thought it was better than The Hangover.

All is well with The Baker Family!!
"Swerve and hit people at random"- a reflection of Katrina in a motorcycle helmet before her game. I thought it was appropriate to pump her up before the game...
 
Beautiful setting across the street from where Katrina played her Soccer game

An Old house with old stables. Very Vintage Countryside feeling. Loved it.

Becoming a soccer Diva

Miles and his new YoYo. He loves playing YoYo with the neighborhood kids and learning new tricks.



after goal #1


dominating

the look of determination


Dinner with Hubs. Always fun.

Katrina and her new fish Frankie

Miles and his new fish Stan

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Erik and Chris Visit~ Such a fun night!

Cousin Erik and Chris flew out to Portland to visit with us last night. They are driving to Seattle to visit Chris's grandparents and then on to Vancouver for a concert so it worked out perfectly! It was so great to spend some time with them. Dave and I were newly dating when I met Erik on our trip to Southern California! He was the first family member I met! Our wedding week we got to spend a little time with them but we were surrounded by family and friends and it was not quality time; so last night was great! We grilled steaks enjoyed wine and cheese and talked for hours! We had a lot of catching up to do! Getting to know Chris better was a blast too. She rocks! I took some pictures of their visit! We plan on seeing them again very soon! Summer beach time in California is a must! See you soon guys!

Dave and Erik
Chris and Erik


Miles and Boggs

Kisses from Boggs

Miles again! Such a cutie

Dave laughing after he almost blew up the grill just turning it on....gotta love him

Grill masters ...

Chris and Katrina


Time to eat!

Katrina impressed us with how much she was eating. She beat Miles by far in the amount of food.

Chris and Katrina

Dave helping Katrina with a homework question