Summer in Portland is going out with a bang. We ventured out on Friday night to a movie in the park at nearby Laurelhurst Park. We ended up leaving before the movie started to meet up with friends, but before we left we were able to enjoy the pre-movie entertainment which included all the "Wizard of Oz" main characters, popcorn, music, a rock climbing wall and a hot air balloon.
Saturday we headed down south of Portland to West Linn to enjoy the Art Festival. We saw a lot of yard "art" that appeared to me more like scrap pieces of metal that were haphazardly sautered together. But, we did get to see an aerial dance performance that I thoroughly enjoyed. After watching it David said he hopes our kids will just want to run track, but I was secretly hoping our kids will want to dance and perform even if the performing comes in the way of aerial dancing. Heck, I almost signed up right there for lessons. Although, I would have to get a better performance outfit.
After the art festival we headed to a packing meeting for our medical mission trip to Vietnam. It was amazing to see all the medical supplies that had been donated for these medical missions. We spent a few hours sorting through everything and I realized, I really DO NOT know medical stuff. I guess I'll have to stick to the basics.
Today we had a special treat. When we lived in Loma Linda, David worked with this couple, K & G, that were in the process of adopting one of his newborn patients. The family now lives in Washington and they were visiting Portland, so they stopped over this afternoon for lunch. I had heard all about this couple and their little girl, K, who was in the hospital for about a month after being born with some complications. It was so nice to meet them and to see their little girl that is now 19 months and is doing so well.
