places to play

Oregon Museum of Science & Industry {OMSI} Oregon Museum of Science & Industry {OMSI}

Located on the East side of the Willamette, OMSI was founded in 1944 and is one... 

Bliss Bakery } Storytime Bliss Bakery } Storytime

Bliss Bake Shop is best known for their delicious cupcakes, made entirely from scratch!... 

Piccolo Mondo Toys Piccolo Mondo Toys

You may know Piccolo Mondo Toys for it’s wide variety of toys and games for... 

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places to eat

Best Breakfast} Bijou Cafe Best Breakfast} Bijou Cafe

The hunt continues…. This week we headed back downtown to the Bijou Cafe. ... 

Two Tarts Bakery Two Tarts Bakery

Two Tarts Bakery got their start in the Spring of 2007 at the Portland and Beaverton... 

Best Breakfast } Screen Door Best Breakfast } Screen Door

Our second week of searching for Portland’s best breakfast took us to Screen... 

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places to see

Oregon Museum of Science & Industry {OMSI} Oregon Museum of Science & Industry {OMSI}

Located on the East side of the Willamette, OMSI was founded in 1944 and is one of the world’s leading science museums.  It is also home of the Pacific Northwest’s largest planetarium.  With 219,000 square feet of science at your fingertips the museum offers educational fun for the whole family.  Something I am embarrassed to admit... [Read more of this review]

Santaland Santaland

You can find Santa or one of his helpers hanging out in just about every mall in America this time of year waiting to greet you and hear what you want for Christmas. If you want to visit the REAL Santa though, you’re in luck!  You can find him right here in Portland! For the last 25 years our family has been visiting Santa at Santaland in downtown... [Read more of this review]

Peacock Lane Peacock Lane

On Friday we gave you a list of places around Portland to view holiday light displays . I have to admit that my favorite on that list is Peacock Lane, a Portland tradition since the 1920’s!  Our family has been visiting Peacock Lane for 23 years.  It use to be a quick trip, just a few blocks away, when we lived over in Southeast Portland.  Now... [Read more of this review]

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