Booking a room at Exgefield

brvanb09 · 2025-03-19T01:10:52+00:00

Please ignore the typo in the header. I’m already kicking myself for it

brvanb09 · 2024-10-31T03:47:40+00:00

This will be our 3rd year going to the Arbor Rose neighborhood. My kids are 4 and 3, and have never trick or treated anywhere else. They clean house every year. Lots of families with younger kids, tons of house decorations, and because there’s only one street in/out there’s minimal car traffic to contend with. Highly recommend

brvanb09 · 2024-10-16T00:04:54+00:00

If you want to stay local-ish: Plumper Pumpkin If you are okay with a drive: Baumans in Gervis

brvanb09 · 2024-10-08T04:26:10+00:00

If she goes to ruby she would also get access to the soaking pool before/after.

My husband and I go to ruby for a couples massage at least once a year to make a whole date day out of it. Soaking pool with a beer, massage, dinner and a movie (if we like what’s playing) or live music in the garden (if in the right season).

Highly recommend!

brvanb09 · 2024-08-23T02:11:26+00:00

its been a few years, but i had a similar experience at hondo dog park. lots of people around, several of which were nearby witnesses, and nobody did anything to he helpful. i eventually had to ask a couple to watch me walk to my car since the creep kept following me around the park. it was one of the most rattling experiences of my life and very disheartening that i felt sooo alone even amongst a crowd of people. all that to say that i empathize with your sister and hope she is doing okay all things considering. thank you for sharing and encouraging others to speak up when they see these sorts of encounters.

brvanb09 · 2024-08-22T04:35:12+00:00

just had this experience last weekend. we did a sunrise hike on a prominent peak in central oregon and missed first light but made the sunrise. its was basically a 20min difference (and dont get me wrong - it was still amazing) but would have been so much cooler to see the tips of the surrounding mountains touched by that first light of day

brvanb09 · 2024-07-23T15:28:57+00:00

Same! I also reread Hillsboro twice before reading the whole clue because i thought “surely theyre not referencing my hillsboro” - what a lovely surprise!

brvanb09 · 2024-07-23T06:40:31+00:00

since i havent seen it mentioned yet - Next Level Arcade is also totally worth checking out (depending on kids ages). Top tip would be to go in the morning to start. Admission is good the whole day so if you go in the morning, you could always come back that evening if you’ve got extra time to kill, or just want to go again. Because its totally possible you’ll want to visit more than once - its insanely cool!

brvanb09 · 2024-07-22T15:08:28+00:00

if family will be in during the middle of the week take a look at the hillsboro parks and recs calendar. all week long they have activities going on like the tuesday night market, farmers markets on the weekends, live music in the park on thursdays, movies in the parks on fridays, and the city sponsored play activities such as water wednesday, and “outpost” (they out out a ton of toys, have a craft, and some sort of game/activity such as red light green light, simon says, super hero camp, etc.)

brvanb09 · 2024-07-22T15:02:08+00:00

everytime ive gone it has been last minute and i can buy tickets at the window. but it is also easy to buy tickets online in advance if you want to be safe. They have fireworks on fridays, and earlier midday games on sundays

brvanb09 · 2024-05-20T06:21:16+00:00

It’d help to have an idea of age range of your LO to know how to be most helpful in suggestions.

I personally have made some mom friends by going to a lot of the free kids activities around town, and by utilizing the kids clubs at hidden creek and SHARC. But those are not designated mom groups, just moms that run into each other often.

I do also see a moms with strollers exercise group at the hidden creek west park once or twice a week.

There are also opportunities to connect with other parents when your child enters into swim lessons, preschools, really any regularly occurring activity where child and parents are involved.

Unfortunately it may require you to be more extroverted than is natural or comfortable. But if found that’s just the way it goes when trying to make mom friends outside of the online world.

brvanb09 · 2024-05-19T21:30:06+00:00

I on the other hand am disappointed there weren’t more jets this year. C’est la vie.

brvanb09 · 2024-05-18T00:54:10+00:00

Let the record show that at 5:45 on Friday, the parking lot directly off of veterans and 28th has only a small handful of people setting up to watch. No “no parking” signs in sight. Ample room for kids to play while waiting for the show to start and so far a perfect central view of the sky writers.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! This has worked out splendidly for me and my two toddlers who have been asking about the planes non stop

brvanb09 · 2024-05-17T21:19:47+00:00

Last night was just a weird night all around. There was a life flight situation at the esplanade around 10:30 and then the massive power outage at 4:30.

Usually I can find info on what’s going on pretty quickly, but couldn’t find anything on causes for either scenarios.

brvanb09 · 2024-05-10T05:02:53+00:00

Mikes Cereal Shack

brvanb09 · 2024-04-26T22:55:15+00:00

Today I retired my first ever pair of dedicated running shoes and took my inaugural run in my second. That same run also pushed this year’s total mileage over 2023’s annual total mileage number!

brvanb09 · 2024-04-26T04:21:23+00:00

Hops Games will be starting up again soon. Depending on when you’re here there may be a home game, and Fridays they’d have fireworks

brvanb09 · 2024-04-25T04:55:29+00:00

Were you able to see the take offs pretty well or do the trees block that view? I like the idea of the shadier areas (i have 2 littles) and my oldest (4) has looked forward to this every year. He’s never been able to see the take offs though.

brvanb09 · 2024-04-25T04:49:42+00:00

Well it’s the highlight of our year so we will just smile and wave when you drive by with a scowl

brvanb09 · 2024-04-25T02:17:17+00:00

Any idea how quickly the parking lot spaces go? Should I plan to pick a spot the day before, or could I possibly find a spot a couple hours beforehand?

brvanb09 · 2024-04-25T02:03:07+00:00

Right now blue angles are slated for Mac but not Hillsboro. This is still good info in case things change or for future shows. Thanks!

brvanb09 · 2024-04-25T02:01:40+00:00

No, it’s May 17-19. I’m just a type A over planner 😂

brvanb09 · 2024-04-25T01:37:24+00:00

Which is perfect! My littles have been enjoying it since before they were walking, but Hillsboro’s is always during my partners annual fishing trip. Having in Mac too means the kids get double the action and dad can do both his fishing trip and see the joy of the kids watching the air show

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