The Trip Where We Experienced All Kinds of Water.

This weekend my mom, Zoe and I headed out to a wedding in Portland.  Our cousin was getting married on Saturday.  We thought that was a great excuse for a road trip and, what ended up being, packing in almost a dozen people within 48 hours.  We like to stay busy!

The first stop was in Richland so my mom could see her friend Sandy.  They met in high school during their secretarial class.  It has been over 30 years since they've seen each other.

She offered to meet us at a great, local restaurant in Richland called Sterlings.  If you're ever in town, it's a great place for some grub.

Zoe wolfed down a waffle, some ice from her water and a piece of toast.  Then she was ready for a change of scenary.  We headed to the waiting area and saw these.

Zoe had to take a picture of the pumpkins she loved to kiss. 

I preferred a picture of her with the pumpkins.  Well, I love to kiss her, so I see where she gets her picture subjects from.

You can only have so much fun with a pumpkin before you get bored.  Fortunately the restaurant was a block away from some water.  The Columbia River to be exact.

Zoe grabbed her Diego binoculars and we were off.  You never know when you're going to have to rescue a condor or a whale shark in the Tri-Cities.

With the season turning, we had a great view of God's creation.  I think I could've sat there all morning just in awe of His paintbrush. 

A toddler has a different kind of appreciation for His creation.  She preferred to sit on the bench swing and look at all the puppies walking by.

I can only sit and swing and look at puppies for a short time and asked if she wanted to throw rocks in the water.  Zoe wanted to get her swimsuit, get in that big pool and play.  We had a quick lesson on the difference between a pool and a river.  Then we headed down to the water.

We spent hours finding a "good one" and chucking it into the pool river. 

That was until grandma and Sandy came to get us.  It was time to head onto the next leg of our trip.  The waterfall.

Mainly how you can't actually get in it, but you can get some pretty cool leaves.