No such thing as bad weather.

I've been told in Portland the locals don't carry umbrellas, it's a sign of the people visiting. It is also an acknowledgement that the weather is bad. But it's not bad, it's just wet. Today I rode to work in a hard rain it wasn't cold just wet, and the fenders on the bike sure help keep things in the minor mess vs. a major mess. Putting on wet clothes to ride home isn't fun but it's no big deal.

Anita got the girls some ice cream as a treat. Who cares what the weather is outside when you have ice cream inside.






Saturday we went up the Columbia river valley and saw some water falls. They scared Ella when we were up close, lots of water and noise coming to get her. Then we went to a fish hatchery. They had thousands of Trout and Salmon. They also had this cool pond with huge Sturgeon, six plus feet.




Sunday was swimming and a short bike race for Daddy where he got to meet some of the Oregon racer crowd. It was a fun to race after a six month lay off, especially to ride rocket wheels over the system wheels and it was also dry. With presidents day weekend we had Monday off to play. Hanna started the day in what is probably the first of many raids on Daddy's wallet!

We went to see the Currier's. They colored and the Hanna's played. I also am in favor of Ella making a long standing tradition where the boys chase her but never catch her.