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Mom and Dad took me took me to this really cool restaurant call Peanut Better & Ellies. They were totally kid friendly! There was a blackboard wall where kids could doodle, there were toys and even these cool high chairs that strapped to the table. That's where I sat and drank from my sippee cup (sort of). I discovered that I adore drinking from Mom and Dad's cups and tried to sneak some beer (Portland has tons of microbreweries).
Auntie Dana came up from L.A. for the weekend to hang out with me. She is so cool. She's drinking a beer in this picture that I tried to have. We went to wine country together and to the Tillamook Cheese Factory where lots of people wait in long lines for tiny pieces of free cheese. Auntie Dana babysat me one night and Mom and Dad went on a date! They had a yummy fancy dinner out and I got a great massage with my super cool west coast auntie. See you in a few weeks Auntie Dana!


This is Mom's friend Fara. They used to go see concerts together. They followed Phish around. Remember Phish? The guy in the band, Page McConnell? that's partly whom I am named after. Anyways, Fara and her husband Chris and their son Miles live in Portland. We hung out with them a couple of times. Miles is exactly 6 months older than me to the day! He was crawling and standing on his own and I was watching and learning. Mom said she was so happy to catch up with Fara and Chris again. They were such good Portland ambassadors.

Oh, here's silly Daddy in that Keller Fountain again! He said if he lived in Portland, he'd go in the fountain every day!

On the Oregon Trail

Hi!
Well, we've been back from Oregon for a week, but the family has been busy getting ready for school and dealing with a lovely virus called Coxsackie. That's right, I had my first virus! I got it on vacation and had a fever and a sore throat. But enough about that, let me tell you about the cool stuff! This will probably take more than one post because my fingers get tired of all this typing and there's lots to tell!
So here's me on a plane! My first trip (or trips since we went up and down a bunch of times) was great. I was very well-behaved and I didn't cry really at all. I wouldn't nap though and mom was really hoping I would since she was tired and I sat on her lap the whole time!
Here we are at Cannon Beach on the coast. This is the most photographed rock in America! It was also in the movie Goonies (more on that in another post!)
Look at my family! We are standing in front of Multnomah Falls on the way to Mt. Hood. The waterfall is over 500 feet high. We were getting wet during this picture! Below is us behind a waterfall, but this one is man made. It is Keller Fountain in downtown Portland. Did you know that in Portland, the city WANTS you to enjoy the fountains and even PLAY in them? Isn't that cool?

Me and my cuz

Hey there!
Remember a few months ago when I told you about my cousin Liam? Well, we got to really hang out this weekend in the Catskills when the Bennett clan got together for some family time. My Mom and Aunt Shannon had lots of fun together chatting about baby stuff and they even played with Aunt Lauren and Grandma Nancy (she fed me avocado and tickled my cheeks!).
Dad and the men played golf one day and then Dad came with the ladies and Liam and me to Woodstock. We went to this awesome toy store when the Moms totally spoiled us kids.

Speaking of us kids, don't Liam and I look like we're going to be great friends? He is so cool! We even talked to each other on our last evening as the Moms sat outside enjoying the mountain air and talking.

Oh, and check out Dad. He was totally jealous of my rockin' bald head so he shaved his head to look like me. Mom said he will make a handsome bald man one day, but in the meantime, a little hair is nice!

I heart my highchair

Hey! Check me out!! Dad put together my highchair and I am munchin' down on some sweet potatoes. mmmmm mmmmm sweet!

Cape Cod

Hey Everyone! I was a swimmin' fool this week! Mom, Dad, Aunt Amber and Grandma and Grandpa and I went to Cape Cod for my cousin Andrew's baptism. The night before the baptism, Aunt Erica and Uncle Walter had everyone at their house. Here I am with all the ladies (and Andrew...we're the only two boys). Watch out girls, I am ready to flirt!

The baptism was just the beginning of a great week. I got to swim in the bay, swim in the pond at Uncle Adi and Aunt Janet's and swim in the pool at Evelyn and Fred's condo. Sooooo fun! I love kicking my feet in the water, but I don't love grown-up sunscreen. I got a funny rash where I touched mom's skin. She has to use Water Babies now too!

Guess what else happened on the Cape? I got my first taste of REAL food! Mom made me organic rice cereal and here I am being fed by Dad. mmmm. I loved it from the first bite. I figured out how to get the food off the spoon really fast. Everyone took a turn feeding me. Now I am ready to try sweet potatoes ... then PIZZA!