THIS MONTH IN PHOTOS || AUGUST

The Oregon zoo, fun with cousin Winslow, escaping the heat on the Columbia, our 3 year anniversary trip to Gearhart, and sister love <3.

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Kevlyn

PALM SPRINGS VACATION!

We had the best time in Palm Springs hanging by the pool and playing in the sand.  Andromeda demanded to go to the pool every day as soon as she woke up. We also got to go hiking in Joshua Tree National Park which was beautiful. Can't wait to go back in the future!

Update || KBakerSquared YouTube Channel

Hey guys & gals!

Yes, it has been awhile since I've updated this most neglected of blogs. At one time it was well tended, but alas it has fallen along the wayside along with a good portion of my time and sanity. Those things that you lose once your infant transitions into toddler hood. And with the exciting news that we will be welcoming a new addition to the Baker family in late June (see my previous post), my time spent with you is about to get much shorter.

...HOWEVER, Karl and I have started a new YouTube channel and are faithfully uploading weekly videos (often vlogs) of our day to day. So if you'd like a better update on what we are up to make sure to check it out! Click the link below to subscribe :)

Astoria.

On an atypical sunny day on the Oregon coast for late January, we headed down to Astoria to spend the night, getting a quick jaunt in on the beach in at Seaside before winding our way back to Portland.

xoxo

K

OMSI After Dark

OMSI After Dark is a 21-and-over event held by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry once a month. On their website they boast, "Enjoy child-free, brain-building science fun featuring live demos, new exhibitions and old favorites! Guests can indulge in tasty snacks, sweets and beer and wine from regional food and beverage artisans." After reading that, and being a science nerd, I thought it would be a great idea for a date night. January's theme was Sugar.

A giant devil cupcake…mobile?

So we got our $13 a person tickets and invited our friends Stephanie and Gabe along. When we got there the entire parking lot was completely packed. At 6:30 PM there were barely any spots left. WOW, we thought. This was way more popular that we expected. It must be super cool. Unfortunately, the result was merely satisfactory.

Pulling our own taffy. Literally the best part of the night. 

What we got were small samples, an overpriced cash bar, and a lot of this:

Standing in line!!!

The only good part of the night was when we found a hidden free sample room and tasted enough bit-size bundt cake samples to satisfy our entry fee.

A caramel apple of the future! Cool science, but worth 30 minutes in line?

The main hall with free samples was so crowded you almost couldn't move. But no matter how I tried to wrap my mind around how people would pay to come get free samples, I couldn't figure out the logic. Well played advertisers. It seemed like the "hip" Portland crowd attended just so they could talk about the cool "nerdy" thing that they did. I can't blame OMSI for using this as a revenue stream for what they do (which is great by the way!), but next time I think I will stay home. Maybe I'll put a marshmallow in the microwave and do my own sugar science.

xoxo

K

NW Flight - Admiring the beauty

Some pictures of my flight to Grand Coulee/Electric City on Tuesday. It was a beautiful day despite the stagnant air on the ground, in fact, it made it more beautiful.

Mt. Rainer

Mt. St. Helens

Downtown Portland through the haze

The views almost made up for the fact that I nearly had a panic attack before the flight upon realizing that I had not yet finished getting my travel approved. Thankfully the pilots let me on the plane.

K