Portland Trip, Part 2

We enjoyed our trip to Portland, Oregon and Lacey, WA. Finishing up from my previous travelogue post, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) was a resounding success for FOSSology and FOSSbazaar.

I was able to get a conference badge for Alex. He enjoyed playing with mine so much, I thought he'd like one of his own.

Alex had a lot of fun just playing at the hotel

He tries to fill some big shoes

On Thursday while I was at the conference, my parents and my Aunt Kim took Alex to the Portland Zoo.

At the petting zoo, Alex got to meet the rabbit

Alex was at least as interested in the rabbit's carrot!

The goats didn't have any carrots, but they were pretty interesting anyway

Alex seemed to get the biggest charge out of the aquarium

Grandma and grandpa reported that he just sat there in awe, saying "Ohhhh... Ohhhhh!"

Of course he didn't have to walk the whole time

And he enjoyed sampling his very first snow cone

Before leaving for Lacey, Washington, we stopped at Aunt Regina's for a visit

Here are me, Charlie (the dog), Aunt Regina, Grandpa, Alex, Aunt Kim and Carla mugging for the camera

Then it was off to visit Great Grandma Stangel at her new house at luxurious Panorama City. Alex took a few hours to get used to the change, but he quickly warmed to GG'ma and her comfortable home.

We had several outstanding meals, including traditional irestirits (nobody really knows how to spell that)

Alex discovered Grandma's wheeled suitcase and enjoyed wheeling it around

On Saturday afternoon my Uncle Darrell took me and my Dad out on his sailboat


It was a gorgeous day and fantastic sailing.

We sailed over to Boston Harbor, and past a WW2-vintage Navy tugboat under restoration

Back at Panorama City, Alex leads us on a pleasant walk around the park-like grounds


On Sunday we drove Grandma and Grandpa to the Troutdale Airport before heading back ourselves to PDX. Alex got to inspect Grandpa's plane and have a turn at the controls

Thanks again to everyone who made this trip such a joy! I look forward to doing it again soon.