(Great) Grandma Lim

A few weeks ago, my grandmother passed away at age 98. We drove down to Portland for the funeral and it was nice to celebrate her, visit with family, and explore Portland on our downtime. The kids don't remember visiting with her but I do! She would come visit in LA when we were younger, but a standout memory for me is when Scott met her for the first time. My parents, aunt and Grandma were going on a cruise that left out of New Orleans, and we decided to fly over and join them for the weekend before the cruise. It was our first time to NOLA and it was so fun! And, walking down Bourbon Street with your grandmother late in the evening is not something everyone can say they have done. Anyway, Grandma Lim had the smoothest skin and was always upbeat and joked a lot; she had a really infectious giggle. Rest in peace, Grandma.

New Orleans at night.

Evie's first vacation was Portland! Evie is only 1 month old here.

Another trip to visit Portland, this was in Aug 2015.

While in Portland, we stopped by Powell's for an hour.

We also did a quick drive to Multnomah Falls area. This one is Latourell Falls.

Our drive home took about 4.5 hours because of traffic! We stopped to stretch our legs at a Penny Park in Chehalis.

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