Kate and I went to Oregon for a few days this month. We went because my Dad was turning 60. Yup, that's right, the big SIX-O. Kate was his birthday present and I was her method of transportation.
Kate had never flown before and I was a bit nervous, but she did really well. She did have some complaints at the end of the longest flights (we had several transfers and layovers) but I was very happy with her attitude. She even endured the layovers really REALLY well.
Getting ready to take off.
So ready to land, get out, and run around!
So happy to be out of the plane and in Denver...
but it did not take long before she wanted to get our of the airport and to someplace more fun.
The sun was streaming right in on while waiting in the Phoenix airport. She got creative to keep the sun out of her face.
She was really excited when we saw the above sight from her window and I explained that this mountain (Mt. Hood) meant that we were there (essentially) and that we would be seeing Grandma and Grandpa soon.
Grandma and Grandpa were flying in the same day as we were from a visit they made to Des Moines. They were visiting their mothers (my grandmothers). We were actually in Denver at the same, but we had different airlines and therefore different terminals. We were scheduled to land in Portland about the same time (kate and I 20 minutes later than them), but my parents flight was delayed by an hour and so I was able to meet them at their gate since I was still on the right side of security. That was a fun experience that is rarely had anymore.
After that we picked up my parents car and headed down south to Eugene. They have been living there the last few years. It is nice to go to any part of the WIlliamette Valley, it all feels a bit like home, but Portland is my home. I grew up there and I miss it. I wish that there had been more time for me to spend in Portland, but there was not. As you will see in later posts we were quite busy.
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