McMinnville

My good friend, Beth, and her daughter, Hannah, flew up from California to Oregon for Memorial Day Weekend. They stayed with a woman (Louise) that Beth used to work with. You can bet I jumped at the chance to drive down to see them -- even if it meant braving the holiday traffic, which was only a bit of a challenge on the drive down.

Unfortunately, the weather didn't quite cooperate. We had planned to take the kids to the center of town and let them run in this fabulous park that looks like a giant castle . . . but, this is the Pacific Northwest!

RAIN, RAIN, and more RAIN!!!

It turned out OK. It sure didn't stop our fun. The kids played with Louise's new puppy Lucy, while Beth and I chatted and took pictures. The kids found that by lying on the floor and pretending to be dogs, Lucy took more interest in them (ha, ha).

Then, we headed downtown for lunch at a yummy pizza place -- you have to love a place that serves pizza "by-the-slice." And, I even got a parking space right out front!

After lunch, we went to the Evergreen Aviation Museum. The kids loved running around and trying out all the "old-style" airplane seats (you know the ones with ash trays!) I loved seeing and walking into the body of the Spruce Goose!

We had a wonderful time, and miss our friends!