Portland

Hailey and I tagged along with my parents to Portland last weekend. My dad had a golf tournament to play in for work, which included a dinner the evening before, which my mom was invited to. So, Hailey and I had a girls night Friday night while they were away.

Complete with Ben and Jerry’s.

And swimming.

On Saturday, while my dad was golfing, my mom and I took Hailey to the Oregon Zoo. As expected, she loved it.

I think Hailey’s favorite part was the goats. They had a petting area for the kids to get up close and personal with the goats. She was pretty entertaining to watch.

On our way back to Kennewick we stopped in Troutdale at the outlet mall. Hailey didn’t let us do a ton of shopping, but we did get a few things at good deals. As we were leaving Hailey spotted a Big Bird ride. You know, those ones that cost 50 cents and only move back and forth, but kids love them. She rode it once, promptly asked for more, so we put in another 50 cents and again asked for more when that ended. I thought twice was enough and told her it was time to go. She freaked out. Total complete meltdown, complete with crying, screaming, laying on the ground, refusing to get in the car, unconsolable toddler anguish. Really, this was her best tantrum yet. The poor girl I know was tired, so I’ll give her that. I feel bad, because she screaming with big tears streaming down her face, and I was laughing. But, what else was I supposed to do? Anyway, best tantrum ever.

It was a quick trip, but it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed my one-on-one time with Hailey in hotel, bending a few rules (like eating ice cream, licking the lid and staying up late). And of course we all enjoyed the zoo.