A sunday out and about

Yesterday was such a nice family day out. Thomas was rearing to go, and by 8:30 he was saying "go bye bye" "shoes socks, Jacket, go bye bye". So we did. We all got up and dressed and headed out. Stopped at Shari's restaraunt for breakfast and we ate and chit-chatted. We were thinking of heading to the coast, but is was kind of rainy and overcast so we opted for a new indoor experience. We drove out toward McMinville and went to the Evergreen Aviation museum. That's the place that has Howard Hughes Spruce Goose. Can I just say that thing is enormous. The tour was fantastic, and we saw every type of plane imaginable. Thomas had a blast. They had a kiddie area where you could go into and play on some of the planes and helicopters. He was seriously in heaven. We spent several hours there, and it is something we would definitely go back to see. They are building a new IMAX theater next door. I thought it was funny that the signs out front said "Coming soon Summer of 2005" Well your a bit late on that one, LOL. So We left the museum and got like 10 minutes down the road and Thomas was happily napping in his seat so I told Gerald to just drive. Like the old days when we met we would just drive on weekends and see the sites and countryside. I miss those days. We ended up heading out toward the coast anyway, Just south of Tillamook. I am a person that at times gets Corsica. I think it has more to do with Geralds racecar style of driving LOL. Weaving and zigging back and forth around those curvy mountain roads. It wasn't long before I was leaning down in my seat feeling quite yucky. Next thing I know about 5 miles out of Tillamook we are pulled off on the shoulder of the road, with me hanging out the side of the door "doing my bushiness", with a cheering squad. Got to love the enthusiasm of a two year old, as he was laughing and saying " Daddy...Mommy BLAAAHHH" he he he. Here I am wretching my guts out and my oh so dear son and hubby are laughing at me. Go figure. So we into Tillamook, and just to get some time out side of the car we hit Freddy's (about the only real store in this town) to do some shopping. We got Thomas the cutes pajamas. It was a 2 pack of Thomas the train and it came with a real train too. Best of all, there was a sign that said 40% off all children's character Pajamas. So we got 2 Pair's of PJ's and a choo-choo for $18. Pretty nifty, I was stoked. I love finding a good deal. Heck just the trains are normally $10-$19 each! So back in the car we all go and we headed back to Portland. Decided we wanted to stop and get a bite to eat. Now we had been trying to eat at the Cheesecake factory for months now, but evey time we went there was a 2-3 hour wait for seating....Whatever. So we got there about 4:30 and said lets try. They gave us a pager and sent us off shopping. We let Thomas play at the indoor playground at the mall for a bit and then went back to the Restraunt. We finally got a table just a bit after 6. We finally got out of the restraunt at 8, with a very tired and cranky Thomas. I must say the food is so yummy, to die for. But the service was just dreadful. You would think after an 1.5 hour wait and for the price this place charges, that they would be more on top of things. Anyway, Gerald and I shared an order of crabcakes as an appetizer. Thomas of course Loved them too. For an entree, I had the chicken stuffed tortillas with corn cakes and black beans. G had the Shrimp scatter plate, and Thomas had the sliders,which were a little 4 pack of baby burgers. I might say that they totally forgot to bring TJ's food, It took forever to get the waitress attention. And we had a very unhappy and hungry boy lol. So in the end Thomas ended up pigging ot on daddys shrimp and my corn cakes, and G got baby burgers lol. Topped it of with cheesecake. I had the peanut butter chocolate cookie dough cheesecake, and G had the Oreo. Both were unbelievably yummy. Thomas dug it too. So we headed home and tucked little man into bed and I gave the dog a bath. The weekend gal had but Sammy on a leash and tied him outside. He was drentched, shivering and muddy. I could have killed her. I am seriously thinking of telling her to not come back and putting an add in the newspaper and hiring someone else. 2 hours later I finally had all the mud and mats washed and combed out of Sammy. Poor dog is 1/2 traumatized now.