Portland!

Family friend Alison Lambert moved to Washington last week from Virginia to attend Bastyr University. On Saturday we went to Portland for the day.

Dad, Mom, Alison & Me

We went to the Saturday Market. Check out the cool glasses we tried on.

This pic is for Katie - enjoy!

Girl's Night Out

We went out to celebrate Jennie & Ben being home. For dinner we went to I Love Bento, then to the Ale House & Cheers.

Ben, Jennie, Shanley, Willie, Catrina, Me, Jeff, Amie & Allison

Happy Birthday Amie!

Amie, Jennie, Allison & Me

Amie, Allison & Me

Mariners Game

Jennie & Ben are in town to visit friends & family. Amrit, (a friend of Ben's from junior high & fellow bridesmaid in their wedding) was also in town. We all went to the Mariners Game.

At the beer garden before the Mariners Game.

Jennie, Allison & Me

Ben, Amrit, Jennie, Allison & Me

All of us again. We really did make it to the game.

Trying on hats the Mariners Store.

Girl's Weekend

I went to Arizona (Chandler to be exact) for Girl's Weekend 2009 at Kelli Blubaum's house! We had so much fun. On Saturday there was a baby shower for Kelli who will be welcoming a baby girl the beginning of September. Kelli & Shawn just recently bought a new house so it was fun to see their new place. We enjoyed floating in their pool too! Cole even made a few appearances before & after enjoying a boy's weekend with Daddy at a local resort.

Me with Kelli

We were all bridesmaids in Kelli & Shawn's wedding.

Beth, Catherine, Kelli, Kristie, Kristi & Amy

Conehead...

Riley injured herself while playing with her friend Mason at the lake on Friday.  My Mom had to take her to the vet where she had three stitches.  While her injury heals she is sporting a very cool cone on her head.  Thought everyone might like to see how she looks.

Budapest, Hungary

I LOVED Budapest.

The cities are so beautiful and the weather was amazing. I says cities because Budapest is actually two cities - Buda & Pest. They are separated by the Danube river.

I found these when I was walking along the river. This is a memorial called the Shoes on the Danube. This depicts the shoes that the Budapest Jews left behind when they fell into the river after having been shot World War II.

Heroes' Square

St. Stephen's Basilica

Budapest Opera House

The Great Synagogue

A monument and I have no idea what it is called.

Statue of Liberty on Gellert Hill

Central Market Hall

House of Terror. This museum is located in the former headquarters for the secret police of both the Nazi & Communist Governments.

Soviet Tank and portraits of the victims of this building.

The Hall of Tears - in memory of the 25,000 that died in 1956 in the Hungarian Massacre.

The Cave Church





The Monument Park. This outdoor museum is home to the Hungarian Communist Statues.










Parliament

Buda Castle during the day...

Buda Castle at night...


Transportation to the Buda Castle.



It was windy up there. Here is another self portrait Kelli!

The Chain Bridge