Amelia and Chris and the Ogden Family...and the Chateau Porter is closed for the season

So Amelia and Chris were our last visitors of the season. We had tons of fun and I think we managed to visit 4 wineries and 5 pubs/breweries - awesome. They flew in on an early flight Sunday morning so we took them straight to Voo-Doo Doughnut (a quirky local fave) and the Saturday Market for some window shopping. We ended our busy morning with lunch at Kell's Irish Pub (Ben's favorite Portland pub). Then on Monday Amelia mapped out 4 wineries for us to visit in the Willamette Valley (Oregon's wine country). We had a great time and had some very tasty - and not-so-tasty - wine along with a picnic at one of our stops. Tuesday Ben took the kids out to Forest Park for some quality time with nature and then spent the rest of the day just hanging out at home. Wednesday, their last day in the great state of Oregon, we went sightseeting in downtown Portland and the Pearl District then met up with me (Alli) after work for our last breaking of break at the Deschutes Brewery in the Pearl District (making that pub numer 5) before dropping them off at the airport. We are so happy that they were able to get a cheap flight and come up and visit us for a few days!

Ben's Crunch Berry Doughnut - mmm!

Lunch at Kell's

The Willamette Valley

Taking a break from the wine tasting

Hanging out at Rogue Brewery in the Pearl District

The boys being silly

The girls trying to be silly, but laughing so hard the camera is shaking!

Right after we dropped Amelia and Chris off at the airport, we headed back to downtown to meet Jenny and Phil Ogden who were in town for his brother Doug's wedding. We all met for drinks at Portland City Grill and hung out with a great view of the city from the 30th floor. We had a great time catching up with them! Thanks for taking some time to hang out with us!

Me, Ben, Jenny, Phil, Doug, and Vanessa