surprise!

30 is a milestone. And this year, my older brother is 30. Say what?? So what did the family do? Flew up to Portland and had a party for him... without him knowing a thing about it! Nonna, Papa, Little Bro and Girlfriend, and the Dunlop crew made our way up to Oregon and with Older Bro's Girlfriend's help, we pulled it off!





Portland is an awesome city. The siblings and significant others took a day to tour the city and eat our way through it... local coffee shop, local beer sampling, local burger joint, local bakery, local food trucks... notice a trend? I love it. Portland is all about things being local. And the neighborhoods are so quaint and just gorgeous.







And oh did we eat...




The house my parents rented was huge... so of course Ruby loved exploring...

(yes, we put a coffee filter on her head...)

Overall, a great family trip. Can't wait to do it again! Happy birthday, brother!!