Road Trip to Salem!

Here are some photos of the trip Paige and I took to see my Grandma in Oregon last weekend! It was so much fun. We spent most of our time in Salem, and then popped down to see my other grandparents, in Sweet Home.

I have to warn you that these are not my best photos; taking a trip like this with a three year-old and trying to document it is not the easiest task! I didn't get nearly as many as I would have liked, but that's ok. We had fun!

And thanks everyone for the warning about the rain! It did rain the first day, but we made sure to bring our pink rain coats and a "lella", as Paige likes to call it.

My dad drove us, and he must have stopped at every park in the Washington/Oregon territory during our trip. Paige loved it!

We also hit this adorable Diner in a tiny town along the way. It was so picturesque! Right down to the gingham curtains and cowboy hat-wearing locals.

And, of course, there were many of these stops:

:o)

Here is a park that we visited in Salem. It was tucked away in a forest area, and completely empty and quiet. It felt like we had gone back in time!

The second day was beautifully sunny.

We spent lots of time on the deck visiting and enjoying this view:

And also enjoying the. worlds. best. pizza. from Walery's.

We've eaten it during every visit since I was a little girl. It still tastes the same. It is seriously life-changingly delicious. Try it!

We also took your advice and visited this place:

I have to thank you for the recommendation! It was amazing!

It's a child's total wonderland.

This was my favorite room.

I love the ocean and sailboats, I could redo my whole house in this style!

Paige's favorite room was the bubble room. Here she is in the giant bubble-maker!

And I had to get a photo of her in the asian room. Hehe :o)

But the highlight for Paige was definitely the outdoor play area:

Talk about stinking amazing! It was like the New York City of playgrounds.

It was very fun, but definitely educational, too. And A.C. Gilbert accomplished so much. He was an amazing man!

But my favorite part was the architecture of the houses and grounds! They were breathtaking!

There was so much beautiful scenery, I couldn't possibly have documented it all. Unfortunately I didn't get many photos of western OR, but here are some views of eastern OR (through the car window....sorry). Not nearly as green, but still lovely!

But my favorite part of the trip?

(other than visiting family)

Visiting a Nordstrom and finally finding the perfect coral lipstick.

Ahhh. :o)

(the shade is Vegas Volt by mac)

(P.S. I got bangs!)

So there is our trip. I wish I had taken more pictures of me and Paige together, but at least I got photos of the cuter one. :o)

Have a great day!!

-Dis