home again

We're home.  I love being on vacation.  I've never been the type who wishes to be home again, and to sleep in my own bed.  I love being away.  I love the vagary of traveling, even being bored on vacation beats being bored at home.  I just love the difference in pace that comes from being away.  Until my kids are in school, I hope that we are able to take off whenever we can.  With Loren as a teacher we have a lot more freedom to go away and we like to take advantage to go to Oregon, or Ensenada, or even on a cross country trip.  I think last year was the first year we didn't drive across the country since 1999.  We like car trips.  Unfortunately it's not as easy, nor as much fun with two little boys.  When we drive to Bend we drive at night which is not the same. 

Bend was great as always, and this time we made it to Portland which is a fantastic city.  We spent a couple of days in the city and on the last day we drove out to Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge.  What gorgeous country!  (no pun intended)  We would love to live out somewhere like that.  It's "country" but only 20 minutes from the city of Portland.  Here are pictures from our Portland adventure: