Ispas Invasion (also known as: A Happy Visit)

My sis April (aka: Bepo) and her hubby Bela came for a visit from Romania last week! We had a wonderful wonderful wonderful visit (did I mention that it was wonderful?)!! They hit the ground running and the first night they stepped off the plane and wanted to go for a walk. We showed Bela where April used to live and...

we walked through Laurelhurst Park....down lots of stairs...

and around the scummy pond. (BTW: Bela took every one of these pics. All. Todos.)

Some people were cracking up

Jonah found this sweatshirt in a "free" box on the curb. Everytime he wears it he says to random people "I'm INDEPENDENT!" I have no idea where he gets this.

Gelato

"How do you like yours Bepo?"

Bela's Random Pics

Dinner at Home

Story-Time with Bepo

Jonah's Pancake Caper

Jonah got it into his noggin that he would eat ten (count 'em) hotcakes.

This was not condoned or pre-approved by his mother.

He was not happy at the prospect of eating ALL of them once his mother found out.

We are unsure if he will recover. As for the pancakes, they're history (yes, he ate them all).

We're going on a double-date but the kids can't come...

I promise Jon wasn't breaking up with me.

Did you know Mt Tabor is a volcano?

I look a little skeptical...

Boo waves goodbye to Daddy from the porch every morning

Pearl District

There are trees growing in that building

Jonah really loves Hot Lips Pizza