We spent last weekend in Portland- Wonder Daddy rode the Seattle-to-Portland bike ride, so we thought we'd combine a bit of sight-seeing and family-visiting with our Wonder-Daddy-meeting-at-the-other-end.
A few things didn't go as planned- Wonder Daddy and his friend thought they'd drive themselves to the 4:30 start time, but found out the night before parking passes had to be pre-purchased. Saturday morning found our whole, happy, sleepy family in the car an on the road at 3:45- Mimi was rather confused about the whole thing.
The girls and I stopped for an hour for breakfast, and made it to our desination where we'd be staying with family around 9:00...and as I was unbuckling Mimi, the call came: "I've been in a wreck. Can you come pick me up?" Sweet Aunt D collected my extremely sleep-deprived children into her home, and I hit the road to a spot two hours away. Poor Wonder Daddy- he was travelling 27 MPH in the "fast" column when a fellow in the "slow" column decided HE wanted to be fast too, right in front of Wonder Daddy! He wasn't quite fast enough to merge, and with nowhere to dodge, Wonder Daddy had to hit the brakes. The front wheel of the fellow behind him locked into Wonder Daddy's back derailer and both bikes were toast. Thankfully, mercifully, and perhaps miraculously, neither man was hurt. I picked up Wonder Daddy at the home of the "guy in back," and we loaded the poor bike (with a back wheel so bent it couldn't turn) onto the bike rack and started the 2-hour drive back to his aunt's house. Quick shower for Wonder Daddy, a well-deserved milk snack for Mimi, and we were on the road once more to visit my grandparents in a near-by suburb.
We had a lovely weekend, and Wonder Daddy's aunt and uncle were so to let us stay at their home, pick their fantastic blueberries, and be so welcoming.
Monday morning we took the girls to the Portland Zoo on the way out of town- here are a few pictures!
A few things didn't go as planned- Wonder Daddy and his friend thought they'd drive themselves to the 4:30 start time, but found out the night before parking passes had to be pre-purchased. Saturday morning found our whole, happy, sleepy family in the car an on the road at 3:45- Mimi was rather confused about the whole thing.
The girls and I stopped for an hour for breakfast, and made it to our desination where we'd be staying with family around 9:00...and as I was unbuckling Mimi, the call came: "I've been in a wreck. Can you come pick me up?" Sweet Aunt D collected my extremely sleep-deprived children into her home, and I hit the road to a spot two hours away. Poor Wonder Daddy- he was travelling 27 MPH in the "fast" column when a fellow in the "slow" column decided HE wanted to be fast too, right in front of Wonder Daddy! He wasn't quite fast enough to merge, and with nowhere to dodge, Wonder Daddy had to hit the brakes. The front wheel of the fellow behind him locked into Wonder Daddy's back derailer and both bikes were toast. Thankfully, mercifully, and perhaps miraculously, neither man was hurt. I picked up Wonder Daddy at the home of the "guy in back," and we loaded the poor bike (with a back wheel so bent it couldn't turn) onto the bike rack and started the 2-hour drive back to his aunt's house. Quick shower for Wonder Daddy, a well-deserved milk snack for Mimi, and we were on the road once more to visit my grandparents in a near-by suburb.
We had a lovely weekend, and Wonder Daddy's aunt and uncle were so to let us stay at their home, pick their fantastic blueberries, and be so welcoming.
Monday morning we took the girls to the Portland Zoo on the way out of town- here are a few pictures!
What a bummer! I'm glad no one was hurt and that you guys were still able to have a good time.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the goal of a family mini-vacation weekend was still accomplished. :-) So glad to see a smile on J's face... even after all the disappointment of a goal derailed.
ReplyDeleteYum! blueberries. And Fun! the zoo. = Great memories created!
So um, has your sense of smell recovered from the penguin exhibit?
ReplyDeleteUmm...MiMi makes such INTERESTING faces for the camera! LOL
ReplyDeleteGlad you had fun at the zoo! E looks so happy!