Little Baby+Big Coat=Multnomah Falls

When we went to the aquarium a couple were oohing and aahing over Mackayla because they thought she was dancing. I didn't have the heart to tell them that she was just trying to walk in her coat. She eventually toppled over from her dizzying circles. I couldn't get to her quick enough. For some reason it completely throws her off balance and she walks like a drunken sailor.

Yesterday when I went to get her out of bed for the morning she yelled at me in baby language. Normally a happy baby, I was a little weary to get her out. She spent the next two hours whining and complaining so I quickly thought of a way to remedy it. Driving. For four hours. I told the kids to get ready we were going to Multnomah Falls! She can chill out for a bit by force.

Once again, the coat made for difficult walking.

Macey mentioned after two minutes she was ready to go home, it was pretty cold.

But she finally agreed to a picture.

We passed two waterfalls on our way up there. This is wahkeena falls.

And this is Multnomah Falls.

See that bridge?

We walked there. A 5 minute walk for most.

 A 20 minute theatrical walk for us. 

Mackayla was yelling at me to stop carrying her.

Macey was crying and probably wanted me to carry her.

I insisted that Mackayla hold my hand and she grudgingly did or she would fall over.

Macey insisted that I hold her hand.

 Mace is afraid of heights and this bridge is suspended over the falls, so that probably didn't help.

Her head thing fell over her face right at the picture but you can imagine the distress. 

I'm just proud of her for doing it.

The nice lady on the left grabbed Mackayla or she would have tried to run away and it was really slippery with the bit of water spray, wind and cold temps. Those slats in the bridge are bigger than they look.

 I had thought briefly about going all the way to the top, a mile up. But at the bridge we saw people cautiously pulling themselves up over a sheet of ice and I immediately realized that would be IMPOSSIBLE. And that's an understatement. But the view was still awesome.

All along the drive we saw frozen water to the sides of the mountain. 

 This is how you go to the bathroom with three kids in a public restroom.

  

 I snapped a picture of the gift shop/restaurant before we left. I love it and first saw it when we drove past in our moving van. The only thing I'm sad I don't have is a picture of the walls of green in the summer. Literally green walls of moss cover the mountains. I was amazed, but obviously they're not as green this time of year.

Still, there's definitely a unique beauty this time of year with the ice frozen in the falls. I'm so glad we went!!

 After a long drive, it was time for baths. After that, I don't think chilling out is the right word for our trip. (And it's pretty hard to strain-reach food back for two hours.)  She looks pretty wound up to me!:)