Starlight, Star bright...

Since we were in Hillsboro for the second weekend since Dallin's internship started, we decided to check-out downtown Portland. We walked along the river for a while, and were very entertained by the assortment of shopping, restaurants, and people.

We chose to go to Portland because of the Starlight Parade. The parade was very entertaining! There were really sweet floats,

and some very talented marching bands, hula-hoopers, and storm troopers?!

The best part of our trip was the 5K Starlight run that happens right before the parade. (We didn't run in it, we just watched.) The reason it's so fun is that a big part of this race is the costume competition. Nearly every person that ran was dressed-up in some way.

People are quite creative! I couldn't stop taking pictures of all the costumes! haha!

We had a great time in Portland, but I am so glad that we live 30 minutes away from the big city and not right in it... I don't know if I could handle all the people and the noise!

Oh... and here's the HOT PINK Hummer-stretch-limo-of-awesomeness that we chased around downtown trying to get a picture... this was the best we got...