Friday, January 27, 2012

used books & evil doughnuts.

just to forewarn you, this should probably be two posts.  but i'm not breaking them up because i'm crazy like that & this all happened in one day so to get the full effect you get one post.  but there are a lot of pictures... so... be warned.

while we stayed with sam's sister down in the portland area last week we decided to make the most of our nomadic homeless situation & have a fun family day exploring the city.  and every time i spend a day exploring portland?  i fall in love with it a little more.  that city is legit.

we started our day off by hitting up powell's books.  this place is ridiculous.  it's the largest new & used bookstore in the world, people.  we barely scratched its surface & we were all in bookstore heaven.  i think we coulda spent another five hours there but our parking was only good for one... so we made due.  first we checked out the kids section {of course} and they happened to be having story time.  parker payed attention for about 0.5 seconds & then was off to pull books off the shelf one at a time, plop down on the ground, carefully flip through the pages & then stick the book back on the shelf until another one caught his eye.

this kid loves books.






the thomas book came home with us & he pretty much hasn't put it down since.  it's definitely his current fave.

after powell's we headed to another part of town to get our voodoo doughnuts on.  if you haven't heard of voodoo doughnuts, i'm worried you might be living under a rock.  you guys, they've only been on tv like 500,000 times or something.  anywho, there's always a line out the door & down the street but it goes fast & it's worth it.

and you get to take fun pictures of the city & your cute baby & husband while you wait so everybody wins.








it's true, good things do come in pink boxes.

despite all the hype of the donuts with sugar cereal on them, bacon covered maple bars, or the signature voodoo-doll donut, sam & i stuck with basic maple & chocolate bars & a couple old fashioned donuts.  not too shabby my friends... not too shabby.

26 comments:

  1. adorable photos and those doughnuts look amazing!!

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  2. I live in Tennessee but around 4 years ago, my brother moved out to Portland. Each time I plan a visit to him, I make it a requirement that we go to Voodoo and spend a day at Powell's. I threaten to cancel the trip if he tries to say no! I've decided that I want to live in Powell's. I think I could stay for quite a while before anyone found me. :)

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  3. oh i just love portland!! i almost moved there a couple years back!! you took such great photos and i so want to check out this bookstore you speak of! and of course the donuts!! :)

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  4. So cute! I've never been anywhere in the area, but it looks just perfect!

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  5. Parker is so darn cute!!! These are great captures...now I'm cravng a doughnut!

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  6. That voodoo doll doughnut looks awesome! Little man looks pretty intent on that Thomas book!

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  7. Did I see cereal on those donuts?! That's awesome. And weird.

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  8. I'm from Portland, it's so charming in winter. Powell's never ceases to amaze me!
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  9. Um yum. Those doughnuts look amazing! And I'm not a doughnut person...

    We spent part of our honeymoon in Portland. Love that city!

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  10. I seem to remember you mocking me for going there.

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  11. I want a doughnut. Like now. That's all.
    Oh wait, and that last photo of Parker had me laughing out loud. The expression on his face was priceless!

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  12. ohhhh some of my favorite places. i love portland.

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  13. I love books too. and was that fruit loops on the doughnut.. uh yum!! :D

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  14. amazing pictures!! i have NEVER heard of voodoo doughnuts. probably because they don't have any here in NE. haha! they look delicious!

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  15. I just watched a re-run the other day of Man Vs. Food and he was at VooDoo doughnuts. The owners are a little-- weird... but the doughnuts looked AWESOME! :)

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  16. I love Powells. Never been to Voodoo. Never heard of it. I guess I live under a rock! I'm not a huge donut person, so they'd have to be pretty amazing to tempt me. Now, if it was Voodoo brownies or lemon bars, I'd be all over that!

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  17. ah man, now i need a doughnut.

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  18. aww… you were in my neck of the woods. funny but i've never actually stayed in line for a voodoo doughnut even though i've definitely contemplated it but haven't actually done it. glad you have your power back. I love Powell's and I know the family personally. Great people.

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  19. you are SOOOO LUCKY ! I wish I had your life :(

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  20. Portland looks like a fun city! That bookstore is amazing, and those doughnuts look like beautiful artwork! Love the photos of your boys!!

    Oh, and if you ever find yourself in Olympia, WA looking for a bookstore, my mom's cousin Jane owns the Fireside Bookstore. I have never had a chance to visit, but have been told it is cozy, and has a large selection of Children's books!!

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  21. I would love to visit Portland! Love your photos. I really want to get to a Powells some day.

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  22. i am dying to go to portland! the donuts just sealed the deal for the next trip idea!
    your pictures are gorgeous, per usual!

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  23. Those maple bars look to die for! And a cool used book store? All in the same day! Perfect! :D

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  24. holy cow, these are some gorgeous pics!!! super impressed with your beautiful day!!

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  25. uhh! so jealous. i want a maple bar right now!

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  26. CAHRAZY BUT when I was in Portland - we went on a little walking tour by our office there and my friends pointed Powell Books place out! It's about 2-3 blocks from our office. What a very cool place and a cool history!
    I love your photos too. they're so good! So much life and depth

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