Hi Sidra,
We had another great day with the girls from Brookline. First we went to the Japanese Gardens. Your mom had gotten passes for us from our local library. She is pretty good with that sort of thing, seeking out good things for you to do and then finding out the way to make it happen. Actually, your cousin Mia apparently requested the visit to this place and your mom pursued it.
It's not the most kid friendly place and there's really no action stuff there, but you girls still had a good time. We got a little treasure map that showed interesting things to look for and hunting them kept our interest up. It was cool because the map was a little vague and that made it more of an adventure when we solved the mystery. At least it did for me because I had the map but when I found something on it I would show you girls what it was and how it related to the map. We also got a couple of nice photos of you in some scenic spots. In one, the four of you are standing with a downtown Portland vista behind you. In another you are standing in front of the Pagoda Latern, according to the treasure map.
After we'd been at the gardens awhile we were all hungry and we left to find something to eat. That brought us to NW 23rd avenue in Portland and gave your mom a chance to show her cousin Dina some trendy shops. We ate at Noah's Bagels and then went back up the hill to the zoo.
We enjoyed showing the brookline girls around the zoo. We saw the mountain goats, bears, bobcat, eagles, turtles, beaver, lizards, petted some sheep in the petting zoo, polar bears, and then came to the Lorikeet landing. We got three cups of juice for the lorikeets and went in their cage. Grace got a bird to land on her wrist first, but she flinched and it flew right back to the tree. The competition for feeding the birds was tough because there were many others that wanted to do what we were doing and the birds were being fed seeds by the zoo keepers. But, we were patient and you and I got a bird to come to my hand and stay for a couple of minutes. It was long enough for your mom to get the camera out and take several pictures.
You did a great job keeping up and not complaining too much. You were pretty beat by the time we finished at the zoo and conked out probably before we left the parking lot.
Well, the girls are here for a few more days, so there's more to come.
Love, aba
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Well Sidra, you get to do more things tan we can imagine!! We are always anxious to see the next blog to find out what exciting things you have done.
You look like you are having fun with your cousins from Boston.
Love, Grandma and Grandpa
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