Hood River

Today I hooked up with an old friend that I haven't seen in awhile, and took the babe on his first trip out to the Hood River Fruit Loop.

It was the perfect day for it--when I woke up, it looked like it would be cold, gloomy, and kind of miserable, however once we got out to Hood River, it was sunny, gorgeous, and in all ways perfect for this excursion. It was a beautiful sunny day, but the kind you only get in September (I call it Octoberfest weather because it's the kind of weather that you hope for if you're going to Oktoberfest out in Mt. Angel. So being an absolutely perfect day for it, we drove around, took in the scenery, picked some fruit, bought produce at farmstands, tried some apple/marionberry pie, petted alpacas (and other critters) and generally had a fabulous time. I came home with an insane quantity of pears. I'll have to go back when it's apple season (a bit too early yet).

The babe seemed to enjoy all the excitement. He was a good sport about being in the car all afternoon, and loved looking at all the animals we saw. I'm glad I didn't leave him at home with daddy because he had a great time.