Weekend getaway

You know how you just get an 'itch' to get outta town every once in awhile?  Well, we were feeling that in the early fall but knew we were a bit limited due to budget, vacation days, and the fact that we had a baby!  But we didn't let that stop us from a fun little weekend getaway to Portland.  I wouldn't exactly say it was a vacation because it was still a bit of work, but it was definitely a fun, breatho f fresh air, and I know our boys had an absolute blast.

We headed out Sunday after church was over, ate lunch in the car and headed straight to OMSI.  Our family gets in free so it was the perfect way to spend a few hours before we could check into our hotel.  We ate dinner ate Noodles & Co which wasn't super fun since Ethan was being a bit of a fussy baby, but we survived, and headed to the hotel.  The best part of being at a hotel is always jumping on the bed right?

We settled in for the night, it was great since we had a hotel suite with 2 rooms, hooray!!

The next day we went to the Children's Museum and just let the boys play like crazy.  It was a bit crowded but still fun.

Later that afternoon we headed back to the hotel so Ethan could take a nap and the boys could swim with Daddy.  They were so excited and I am so grateful they have a Daddy who does such fun things with them.

We realize restaurants are not the easiest or most fun choice for us right now so Peter took off that evening to go bring some Papa Johns back to the hotel.  The boys got to watch a movie while they waited so it was pretty much the best thing ever in their minds!

The next morning we headed back to OMSI for some more playing after we checked out of our hotel.  We of course had to hit up a Starbucks first for some mommy/daddy fuel :-)  It was ridiculously windy that day so we were so glad we had decided against going to the zoo, we would truly have blown away!

We played until the boys were worn out and then we headed home, but not without a stop to get some take out at The Cheesecake Factory.  That sure was delicious as a little welcome home dinner that night, yum!

There were definitely some rough moments throughout the weekend but I need to remember that though its often a lot of work and prep to take 3 little boys away for a weekend, it is so necessary.  Necessary for them and necessary for me.  I love mixing up our routine and watching our boys just soak in the fun that comes with a night in a hotel room, different food and just a day focused on them.  Kids don't need Disneyland and all the bells and whistles.  They just want simple memories, a day built around childhood excitement, and extra love and attention from their parents.  Looking forward to many more weekend getaways with my boys.