Patrick's cousin Cristina and her family came down from the Seattle area for a visit. She has two adorable little girls. They came and hung out at our place for awhile, the went went to lunch at a Greek place. After that we drove down to the Portland Japanese Gardens. The Gardens themselves were really pretty. We weren't exactly happy with the staff. We felt like we had a personal escort without being told. Any time Cristina ' s daughters foot would go off the path this guy would come over and say " I'm sorry but I noticed her foot just went off the path, please be more careful. " All the while there are adults meandering off the paths and nobody said anything to them. It was weird. Afterwards we walked down to the Rose Test Gardens. The roses aren't blooming yet, but it was still very pretty and free! We had a really nice day hanging with them.
