I think living in Portland is like living in a forest. There are trees everywhere and it is so, so pretty! I am so jealous. The trees there are quite unlike the smog-brown green trees of southern California.

Since we were on vacation, most days got to a really late start, so we grabbed a late lunch at Andina (if you are ever in Portland… you. must. eat. here.), then we drove out to Multnomah Falls and did a sort of Twilight tour (I saw where they held their prom and it totally felt like I was in Forks!). After enjoying God’s beautiful creation, we headed to Mississippi and did some strolling. It was another day of enjoying Portland and its yummy food!

The first day in Portland was spent mostly in the eastside, but when I think of it, I think we spent all our days mostly on the eastside. We crossed the Williamette River often. First on the agenda was Slappy Cakes, which was so so good and we had so much fun, I wish we had one of those here! I mean, making your own pancakes right in front of you in any shape you want… what more could you ask for?!! Then, we did some shopping/looking on Hawthorne and spent a good chunk of time in Powell’s and continued the vintage hunting on Burnside. After which, we made a stop at Pix Patisserie to pick up some macarons before we headed off to Por Que No for an early dinner. That place is an absolute yum (I am craving their tacos just thinking of it)! After getting our taste buds satisfied, we headed off to First Thursday at The Pearl, where we did some art looking and more eating! We grabbed some food from the Koi Fusion and Village Creperie food trucks. I didn’t even take too many pictures cause I was pretty much stuffing my face with food all day long, but we did get lots of video of us stuffing our faces, so will share that soon.

This was our last day in Seattle. We made wandered Pike’s Place again, grabbed some goodies from Le Panier then made our way to the waterfront one last time. On our way out, we went to went to Fremont and ate at Paseo for lunch (thanks to the suggestion from one of you) and wandered Fremont for a bit and hunted down the different art installations, such a very cool city! We bid our farewells to Washington and headed back to Oregon.

In case you ask…

on True:

hat (worn in previous post): gift from auntie owen from anthropologie

scarf: made by me (tutorial to come)

sweater: vintage

dress: misha lulu

tights: target

on Brave:

sweater: gift from auntie reinna from american apparel

dress: misha lulu

pants: misha lulu

mocassin boots: minnetonka mocassins from milkshop

on Soul:

poncho: made by me

skirt: forever 21 baby (when they use to have it)

leg warmers: babylegs

on me:

dress: anthropologie

belt: thrifted

tights: forever21

shoes: macy’s

We did so much this day. We took the monorail to the Seattle Center, where we went to the top of the Space Needle. Then, we trekked down to the Olympic Sculpture Park, then walked along the waterfront and had lunch at Cutters. After which, we strolled Pike’s Place and continued the walking as we took a walking tour of Pioneer’s Square.

Let me tell you that half the time, True was crying and whining as much as her four year old body could! It was a very trying day, though the pictures say otherwise. We ended the night ordering pizza and eating all together in the hotel room. It was nice to relax and put our feet up, of course with a glass of wine in hand. Despite the trials of the day (and trust me there were lots), Ben and I know that when the girls are grown and out of the house, we will definitely miss their constant whining and crying! This is all part of making memories and that is something we love to do! Thank you Lord for this opportunity!

We all woke up super early to go to the Alameda flea market. I really liked this flea market (as evidence by our goodies) and wish I could visit this all the time. After some flea market shopping, we made the 10 hour trek up north to Portland. It was a very long day!

I know some of you asked where some of the girls’ clothes were from, so here is a little list for you…

on True:

navy pea coat: gift (a few years ago) from old navy

skirt: vintage (altered and appliqued)

shoes: livie and luca

on Brave:

sweater coat: vintage from my red boots

dress: misha lulu

leggings: target

red shoes: vintage from fine little day

Ready, set, go… we were on the road all day long. Thus, there was a lot of fighting between the two older girls. Oh boy!!!