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Yesterday morning, we packed up for an overnight trip to Portland, as I had a gift certificate for the Hotel Vintage Plaza. It was a family affair as Toby got to come, too (said hotel is Toby-friendly). On our way, we stopped to do some fishing. Random? Not really. You see, Alyssa has been asking to go fishing ever since Grandpa Mengle got her all excited about the idea during his visit a couple weeks back. Well, thanks to the Trout Fishing Farm, about 45 minutes outside of Portland, Alyssa has officially been fishing. In fact, she reeled in 3 beautiful trout. Since we were headed to a hotel, we gifted our fresh catch to a family arriving at the farm. Then, it was on to Portland. We had an amazing room, delicious dinner and a fun time splashing in our "pool" (a.k.a. an oversized Jacuzzi tub in our bathroom). This morning, Shawna had a hankering for picking some blueberries ... so we found a U-Pick patch just outside Portland. Alyssa and Shawna had a great time picking and eating blueberries (we brought home about 5 lbs.), while Toby and I hung back in the shade. Overall, it was a great trip over and back ...
Yesterday morning, we packed up for an overnight trip to Portland, as I had a gift certificate for the Hotel Vintage Plaza. It was a family affair as Toby got to come, too (said hotel is Toby-friendly). On our way, we stopped to do some fishing. Random? Not really. You see, Alyssa has been asking to go fishing ever since Grandpa Mengle got her all excited about the idea during his visit a couple weeks back. Well, thanks to the Trout Fishing Farm, about 45 minutes outside of Portland, Alyssa has officially been fishing. In fact, she reeled in 3 beautiful trout. Since we were headed to a hotel, we gifted our fresh catch to a family arriving at the farm. Then, it was on to Portland. We had an amazing room, delicious dinner and a fun time splashing in our "pool" (a.k.a. an oversized Jacuzzi tub in our bathroom). This morning, Shawna had a hankering for picking some blueberries ... so we found a U-Pick patch just outside Portland. Alyssa and Shawna had a great time picking and eating blueberries (we brought home about 5 lbs.), while Toby and I hung back in the shade. Overall, it was a great trip over and back ...