4 - In Search of Ramona...

For our trip I thought it would be fun to listen to some of the Ramona audio books by Beverly Cleary. We thoroughly enjoyed "Ramona the Brave" and "Ramona the Pest" on our way to Portland. So on Sunday we set out to find the Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden for Children. My memory is a little sketchy at times, so I spent about 20 minutes circling Laurelhurst Park before I remembered the fountain was in Grant Park (luckily they are very close to each other.) We also forgot to bring a change of clothes with us, so running through this fountain wasn't an option if we wanted to continue exploring Portland that afternoon.
First photo taken by Carly



Once we checked Ramona off our destination list, we drove further East to find the the neighborhood where Carly's mom lived when she and Meme went to elementary school. We found the house we lived in and what used to be the Montessori school they went to... which is now a Head Start Center.

Next stop would be Lloyd Center to hop on the MAX, Portland's Light Rail, to take a trip to downtown Portland. We explored Pioneer Square and the Saturday Market.








Cooling off in Skidmore Fountain...



As the dinner hour was closing in, we headed back to Sarah & Travis' for a backyard BBQ with second (or is it third?) cousins Ben & Ry. The kids beat the heat with a run through the sprinkler.




Last 2 photos taken by Sarah Carter Adams