meanwhile, on Saturday

While I was hiking with my friends, Steve and the children had a lovely fun day in Portland.  They dropped me off at 7:30 and then headed over to 4-4-2, a soccer restaurant.  They enjoyed french toast while watching a Barcelona vs. Valencia soccer match.  Liesl then had dance class at 9 am - the boys went across the street and kicked a ball around while she danced. 

And then it was on to Peninsula Park to play at the playground, re-create our wedding, and watch some sporting stuff.

For lunch they headed to Life of Pie, a pizza shop in NE Portland. The kids elected to sit at the bar overlooking the pizza-makers, and were rewarded with a huge dollop of pizza dough to play with. Seriously cool! They got to play with it, shape it, stretch it, and tear it into little pieces. Steve said they were enthralled, even to the point of ignoring the actual pizza when it arrived.

 

In the afternoon, there was soccer, of course. Sebastian's team played at 2 pm and the other Forest Heights team (with many of his friends) played at 3 pm.  Since they were short a few players, Sebastian was asked to stay and play a second game, which he absolutely loved.

Liesl amused herself with Maggie and her father, Mark - Frances' family. Liesl and Maggie will be in kindergarten together in a year or so.

 We ended the day at Lela's Bistro, enjoying banh mi and beef pho.