Silly Dilly.

My sister bought this outfit for Dylan so long ago.  I think it was for Dylan's 1st birthday.  It is 18-24 months but she is just now fitting into the shorts.  I had to take a picture of her in the outfit to send to my sister and this is the pose Dylan chose.  Funny girl.

Max Patterson Memorial Park

 This was a super fun park.  Water.  Playground.  Huge trees perfect for tree climbing.  And an ice cream truck that comes around every so often.  Too bad it was so far away in Gladstone.  But definitely one we'll go back to.  Here's a bunch of pictures of Dylan having fun with her friend Lee.

Cannon Beach and 1st Tent Experience.

We were in Cannon Beach for a friend's wedding and couldn't find a place to stay for the night so...  we (Marty) thought why not camp?!  This is a first for Dylan and only a second for me.  I think we might have to make this a daddy and daughter thing.  Unless we get our own stuff...  I did not like sleeping in someone else's sleeping bag and air mattress.  I was miserable so...  there are no pictures from the evening.

Sunset at the zoo.

 There's nothing better than a summer day in Portland...  especially with all the outside music venues.  This is Dylan with her friend Hailey...  having fun at the zoo dancing to some jazz music.

Camp Sherman for the 4th of July.

 I remember taking a great family vacation with my sister and her family, my mom and dad, and Sape and Jennifer many years ago so I was really excited to go there this year.  This year we stayed at Lake Creek Lodge and it was the perfect amount of rustic (without wifi or 3G unless at the main lodge) and comforts of home (fridge, bathrooms, bed).

 Feeding chipmunks on the way to The Head of the Metolius River.  It just comes out of the ground here and becomes a river.  

 We went to the Crescent Moon Alpaca Farm.  It was so cute.  The sprinklers came on and they all ran over to the sprinklers and started playing in the water.  After we left I started wondering if the owner is/was a Gamma Phi Beta.  She wore a pink polo shirt (which is our color) and our emblem is a crescent moon.  I'll have to look that up one day.

 The girls playing...

 We biked over and walked around the cabins that we stayed in many years ago.  Good memories.

First Dental Appointment.

 Technically this was her second appointment.  I took her in when she was 2 and she cried through the whole knee to knee exam.  What a difference a whole year makes!  She let them polish and everything.  I'm so proud of her...  she did so good.  There were no x rays so I'm still fearing the worst even though I floss her every day.   

Chihuly Glass Exhibit in Seattle

 I guess it's payback for all those years as a kid that I never appreciated where my parents were taking me...  This exhibit was so beautiful...  but Dylan was not on board.  She does NOT like to walk anywhere but also does not want a stroller.  She wants to be carried...  in your arms or up high on your shoulders.  And when you want her to be still - she wants to run around.  When you want her to get exercise - she is too tired.  (Sigh!)