Coming to the zoo was a great way for us to play with our new camera. Emma insisted that she needed to see the Giraffe's, Hippo's and Zebra's so we started by going down through the Africa Exhibit, where they all were. As it was still cool (soon to get really warm) the animals were still active and out eating.
Emma of course enjoyed climbing on all the statues (as usual) but the drums were blocked off as they were setting up for the concert that night. By the time lunch came around, the park was getting crowded, and we were ready to head out for lunch.
After a quick lunch, we dropped Emma off with my parents, and Glenn took me out for a special date. The movie "Hope Springs" had just come out, and I really wanted to see it. As we waited for our movie time, we discovered a new park in Portland that we had not realized was there. It is new, on the west side of the Fox Tower (where we saw the movie) and is a paved park. What intrigued us was that it is built on top of a parking garage, and we could not figure out where the cars went in (since it is underground). We finally asked an usher at the theater and found out it was connected to the Fox tower garage, and they entered there. Mystery solved.
Anyway, the park also has a great water feature for kids to play in, and we were able to watch a Dance Troop performing under a covered stage area. We need to return to explore more. I think the name of the park is the Directors Park and it is dedicated to Teachers.
So, the movie was great. We decided that we brought down the median age as most in the crowd were older couples and groups of women. It was fun anyway!
After the movie, Glenn took me to The Melting Pot for dinner. We had been there several years previously for our anniversary. We had a great time, and enjoyed just talking. Glenn did a great job for my Birthday. Love you Glenn.
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