We arrived in Portalnd on Saturday evening. Our friends David and Kerry were waiting for us at the airport. They used to live in Raleigh, but recently moved to Portland. We are so excited that everything worked out so that we could fly to the west coast and see them before we left the states. On Saturday night, Kerry made the BOMB lasagna....Ben got to play with their dogs (Abby and Della)....then we all went out for ice cream (actually, gelatos!!). Caleb wouldn't let me eat the Peanut Butter kind....he said no headaches allowed! We tried to stay up as late as possible in an attempt to beat any minor jet lag....I made it to 9pm west coast time....
The next morning, we hit the town to visit fun spots! (BTW- Kerry is due with their little boy in less than 8 weeks. She was so great showing us all around Portland!)
We visited Portland State University where Dr. Kerry is an acedemic faculty professor. She's so smart and that sentence was probably so stupid! Anyway...she got her PhD right before they moved....and I commend her for doing it while she was pregnant!
We visited Portland State University where Dr. Kerry is an acedemic faculty professor. She's so smart and that sentence was probably so stupid! Anyway...she got her PhD right before they moved....and I commend her for doing it while she was pregnant! 
My favorite word that Kerry uses is "fricative". We found a picture that shows fricatives....don't ask! You wouldn't get the inside joke!
Ben was able to play in the sound attenuated booth.....where Kerry is going to do her research, make recordings and do listenings! Again....she's so smart!
Caleb wanted to play, too:
Had to walk in the rain to get this shot....should have taken another one in retrospect. My hair dried in 15 minutes, so it was totally worth it but we look really funny:
Then, we ate Mexican....YUM! Kerry and David are really good about knowing all the local spots to hit up. I just wish we had more time to spend with them! Hopefully on the way back, right??
Ben really wanted to go over a bridge (Portland has 12 of them!):
You can't tell from the picture, but this one is a double decker bridge. Pretty cool!! Cars were driving on top of us. It was like we were in a tunnel bridge.
Don't ask:
Portland really is a great place. I honestly have no idea how to descibe it. It is definately a little town that looks like a city at night. That's my best attempt. You should totally come out here to visit Kerry and David. They are such great hosts....and this was a much needed stop. I can't imagine what it would have been like to hop on another plane without this stop. Thanks, friends!! We will miss you SO much and are beyond sad that we will not meet your little man in person right when he is born. But, we will meet him soon enough!One last picture:
We were told by our support team NOT to open our tubs since they were weighed and all are exactly 49.9 pounds (under 50). Caleb had to get the clippers out so we could cut Ben's hair while we were in PDX. Shhhhhh! Don't tell our friends!
We were told by our support team NOT to open our tubs since they were weighed and all are exactly 49.9 pounds (under 50). Caleb had to get the clippers out so we could cut Ben's hair while we were in PDX. Shhhhhh! Don't tell our friends! We leave tomorrow morning for San Fran, then Hong Kong, the PNG!!!!
we had so much fun having you here! and hopefully after the baby comes I'll lose the 50 chins i have. can't wait! :)
I love the new blog! I thought about your travels tonight and although we haven't lived close in quite some time, I already miss you guys! Love ya, be safe and Ill be reading....
just remembered things i forgot to post! kerry made this AWESOME breakfast Saturday morning- Ebelskivers (round filled pancakes) and an egg tart. I miss it already! I know there are a million other things that I am forgetting....just know we had a blast!
Can't believe y'all are on your way...very exciting but kinda sad. :( Best of luck with the travel and the next few weeks!
We saw that!! Hope you got all of Ben's hair off the clippers and put them back in the right tub :)
I am beyond sad that we couldn't make it to your sendoff dinner and have a chance to officially say goodbye! I didn't start to really feel better until today and I definitely didn't want to get you guys sick! We will miss you guys so much, and now I'm starting to cry as it is sinking in that we won't get to see you for so long! We will be praying for every step of your journey and we'll be here when you return!
Love, the Weyands
hey guys... right now you're on the plane probably waiting for take off... we love you guys and will be praying for you, not just on our assigned "days". we're so glad that we go to see you before you leave.
When you get back Ben can meet Addy!
Love you guys!