Our famliy ventures out on their own:
This past weekend the Leff family made a journey to the Tillamook Cheese Factory in Tillamook, OR. It was a great little operation where you could see the steps involved with making cheese. Oh, and you can sample the finished product for free, then you can purchase some extremely yummy ice cream.

We also had a beautiful bike ride through Hillsboro while Chloe took her afternoon nap. The leaves are changing and it was a lovely 70-something degrees while we peddled.

We have a visit!
A few weeks ago we were fortunate to have Heidi's parents Charles and Lilly visit us for a few days. They were gracious enough to give Heidi and I two nights on the town, one of which was Cirque du Soleil: Allegria. We started with dinner at Alexander's Restaurant in downtown Portland and they had wonderful food in a lovely rooftop setting.

We also drove out to the coast to visit Cannon Beach. The day that we were there was cold, windy, and rainy ... but I think that's the norm for the Oregon Coast. It was a beautiful setting and we can see why our friends spend Thanksgiving there every year. We ate lunch at a cozy little log cabin style place called Morris' Fireside Restaurant.

I missed the trip, but Heidi, Chloe, Charles, and Lilly drove out to see the Columbia River Gorge". They were most impressed with the Multnomah Falls - which I am hoping to see sooner rather than later.

I'm going to try to capture our adventures on this blog -- kind of like a journal -- so you can see the things that we are experiencing too.

Until the next blog ...