Zen

One of my favorite spots in all of Portland is the Japanese Gardens. I've been many a time, but never with Noam. One morning we headed over for some fun. He had a blast and loved it! I tried to balance taking in the serene sights and chasing a toddler, it was an experience!   

He loved watching the water and koy in the pond. Saying "bu-bie" as the water moved down stream. I had to pull him away to go find more things to see.

 There are tons of stone staircases and Noam refused all help to go up and down them. He did some standing up, some on this tush, and others on his knees. Determined and a dare devil all wrapped up into one.

 One of my favorite spots in the whole garden. Noam, a lover of all things rocks, got the biggest smile on his face when he came to the giant zen stone garden. Then when I told him we couldn't touch them he took off for another spot, realizing this wasn't as great a spot as Auntie Mar was hyping it up to be!

We had a great morning. After a short stop at the local playground he was asleep in his carseat before we even drove out of Washington Park!