Lydia and Ellie joined us on Saturday morning at the VF outlet in Centralia Washington to begin Grandma Camp 09. We had a brief farewell to Mom and then after a pit stop to visit the restrooms and load up on snacks, we hit the road south back to Beaverton.
First on the agenda was to pick up Auntie Alyssa and then head straight to the Sunset Transit center to pick up the MAX into Portland ...
Then we transferred to the Streetcar ...
And soon found ourselves in biblioheaven!
Also known as the Rose Room in Powell's Bookstore home of the largest selection of children's and young adult books in our known world... Of course the challenge was - how many books can $15.00 buy?!!
Mission accomplished after much deliberation and debate ...
The purchases were made and we were back on the streets of Portland ...
A return trip on MAX ...
And then ... the resolve - the sun shall not set on any coinage remaining in the purses!!!
Another stop at the Bethany toy store to again engage in the battle of the balance ... what can I get for the remaining money?!
Whew! mischief managed ... and then on to Grandmothers house we go to enjoy the purchases while waiting for dinner to be prepared.
After dinner there was just enough time to decorate handbags ...
Before a bubble bath in the big tub ...
Then settling down to an American Girl flick with Grandma ...
Quite a full day!
This was AWESOME Dad! Just what I needed. Oh, how we miss those girls around here! I LOVED seeing all their fun and adventure. I've been thinking of them like crazy and knowing they are in for the best 4 days of their summer!
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