Turn n' Burn

We were in Portland for 24 hours!  Well, more like 33ish.  We flew in late Friday night and left early Sunday morning.  But it was worth every sleepless minute.

Saturday morning we met up with my sister Katie’s family and Anna’s family for a fun breakfast at iHop – watching those kiddos’ eyes pop when they saw their chocolate, chocolate-chip pancakes with whipped cream on top was priceless!

After breakfast we went to the Portland Zoo – my very first Zoo experience!  We saw hilarious black bears, stinky penguins, ugly monkey bums and everything in between.  The kids were in heaven, and found the train ride to be especially entertaining!    

Once we realized we were cutting it close on timing, we scarfed down a quick lunch, sped back to the hotel to change, and made our way to the beautiful ranch where my cousin Charlie and his wife Laura were getting married.  Sandy, Oregon is such a cute little ski town, and the view at the wedding was phenomenal!  Mt. Hood was there off in the distance with rolling green hills and the perfect amount of sunshine. 

After a fun night at the wedding and reception, we dropped off the kids (and mom who volunteered to be the babysitter) and we made our way to downtown Portland to experience a night on the town.  Ryan and I were the only ones who had ever tried a Voodoo donut, so we had to make a pit stop!  After about an hour wait, we ordered the following:

Dirty Donut – Oreos

Arnold Palmer – Vanilla frosting with lemonade

Diablos Rex – Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate

Dirty Snowball – Coconut with peanut butter in the middle

Butterfinger – Butterfinger!

Tangtastic – Tang and Vanilla

Fritter

Although the donuts may not be the tastiest things on the planet, just the experience was worth the wait, and the weight!

P.S. Get ready for picture overload!!