After our quick stop in Seattle, we took a short 3 hour drive down to Portland, Oregon where we visited my Aunt Sandra and my cousin Julian. They live just outside of Portland, in Gresham. Sandra recently bought her beautiful home there on a large lot last year. The lot has enough acreage that she can keep horses – she has three. These, however, are no ordinary horses – they are MINIATURE horses. They are probably half the height of your average horse and their backs only came up to my waist. In addition to these three funny horses, they also have two “Russian” chickens that have a really interesting hairdo, and finally one wild cat that goes by Toy Yoda. Yoda loves to hang out with the other animals and feels right at home amongst the horses and chickens and they don’t seem to mind either. The horses had just gotten groomed and one of them had some funny blunt-cut bangs, while the other one had a high-and-tight military cut.

When we first arrived to my aunt’s house at 7:30am we noticed a large trampoline set up right next to their garage. It didn’t take very long for Jessica to leap out of the front seat of the car and climb up on the trampoline. In a split-second, Jessica was transformed into a 9 year old all over again – the pictures are proof enough.

After Jessica got her trampoline fix, Sandra welcomed us inside and cooked up a really yummy home-made breakfast. And then, it was my turn and Julian’s to show off our mad trampoline skills. Again, the pictures speak for themselves.

[pictures soon]