Portland

 Richard had a week of so we took the chance to fly to Portland to visit Julie, Brian, Claire, Anne, and Faye. We had such a fun time there. Not only did we get a break fro the snow, but we we got to see so many of the sights around Portland. The best part was just spending time with them. And Julie took such good care of us, that I didn't even get a picture of her. Guess she was spending all her time taking care of us (and her 6 month old twins)! Thanks for the great visit, hope we can come again sometime soon!

Benson loved the Merry Go Round

Brian and Claire

Benson's first arcade visit

Benson had a BLAST at the beach. Even though it was a little chilly and rainy, Benson didn't care. He just saw open space to run and fall and get messy!

Benson tried hard to keep up with Claire the whole trip. Someday he'll get it. Claire was so sweet to play with Benson even though he isn't quite old enough to be much fun yet :)

My really good friend and old roommate Brianna (and Brayden and Jacquelyn) came to visit. It was so sweet of them to make the 2 hour trip to see us on Brianna's birthday no less! It was so fun seeing her and her family!

As you can guess, Benson's favorite toy at the Brinkerhoff house. He wouldn't get out of it :)

We went to a play center that had a bunch of inflatable toys (slides, mazes, etc). Benson had so much fun. Poor guy couldn't balance well at all, he spent most of his time falling on his face.

Faye and Anne. They were at such a fun age when we got to see them, it was so fun getting to know them!

Claire. Such a sweet little girl.