Get outta town.

I felt the need to get out of town this weekend, so after attending a birthday party in Portland, the whole family headed out to the end of the Columbia River Gorge for a hike.  It was a bit too hot and exposed for the kids, so we basically did a little mini-hike until the sun seemed like it was too much for the kiddos (even lathered in sunscreen). It still was a nice drive - Andy said it even felt like we were on vacation, because the scenery was so different than what we are used to where we live.

 We found a nice picnic spot to ourselves right along the Columbia River.

Here are the very cute, but very annoying deer that come through our yard several times a day and stay for long periods of time.  One doe has 2 fawns and the other has just one.