The Taylor clan went to Washington State for a much needed vacation! We stayed with my sister Kristen and the kids had an absolute riot of a good time with the cousins. We played HARD and wore everyone out on a daily basis. These are just a few of the pictures we took. I'll post more later.
Kristen lives 25 minutes north of Portland, so we decided to visit the big city for the day. This picture was taken at the Portland Saturday market. Dasha and Preston wanted to buy these hats but settled for posing for a picture instead. Pictures of various head gear is becoming a family tradition. Last year it was coon hats.
This street performer was pretty talented with nothing more than some buckets and some drum sticks. The kids enjoyed listening to him. He stopped, took out an extra set of sticks and handed them to the kids. We all had fun taking turns jamming with him.
I fell in love with these copper vases at the Market and ended up bringing a couple home as my trip momento. I circled around 3 times and finally caved when the guy made me a deal I couldn't refuse. They are really beautiful and look good flanking the mirror above our stairs.
We took our bikes with us on the vacation and decided to take a bike ride along the water front in Portland. The kids did a great job and really enjoyed the adventure. Portland is extremely bike friendly. We were glad to hit great weather for the day. It started sprinkling just as we pulled back into the parking lot. The kids were asleep before we left the parking lot!
Kristen lives 25 minutes north of Portland, so we decided to visit the big city for the day. This picture was taken at the Portland Saturday market. Dasha and Preston wanted to buy these hats but settled for posing for a picture instead. Pictures of various head gear is becoming a family tradition. Last year it was coon hats.
This street performer was pretty talented with nothing more than some buckets and some drum sticks. The kids enjoyed listening to him. He stopped, took out an extra set of sticks and handed them to the kids. We all had fun taking turns jamming with him. 
I fell in love with these copper vases at the Market and ended up bringing a couple home as my trip momento. I circled around 3 times and finally caved when the guy made me a deal I couldn't refuse. They are really beautiful and look good flanking the mirror above our stairs.
We took our bikes with us on the vacation and decided to take a bike ride along the water front in Portland. The kids did a great job and really enjoyed the adventure. Portland is extremely bike friendly. We were glad to hit great weather for the day. It started sprinkling just as we pulled back into the parking lot. The kids were asleep before we left the parking lot!
