50 Degree Summer*!

Omsi, Portland, Oregon. Inside an aquarium.

From negative temperatures to 50 degree cloudy Portland, OR weather - we felt like it was summer. Dawning short sleeve shirts and no coats, we didn't mind that the sun only peaked through the clouds once. Montreal is a wonderful city, but we won't see temperatures like this until May.

We took the girls to a wonderful museum called OMSI. It's a hand's on children's museum with all sorts of things to do and see. They also have their own IMAX style movies called OmniMax Theatre. They even have an indoor play area where you can have your little ones put on galoshes and a smock and play in the water or in a large sand box. Check out a few pics from our day:

Up in space!

Bored waiting for the movie to start!

Picking up a snake! Craig would be screaming like school girl if it was real!

Water Play!

Supporting Self-Portrait Tuesday!
I am using this photo to support self-portrait Tuesday - even though Craig took the picture.

Although I live in Montreal, QC, the city in my self-portrait Tuesday is Portland, OR. I grew up just over the border into Washington State; the tall trees and cozy cloudy weather were a part of my childhood.

It was a great feeling being back on such familiar ground. It was the same feeling when we visited DC, California, and Utah. We once had a home in each of these places, and although we no longer reside in them, even when we are away from our physical home - we are at home. For our family, "home" is where we are at that moment.