August is supposed to be Mountain Man Month around here. That's what Chris told me at the end of July. What does that mean? Well, I'm not exactly sure except for the part where he wants to do outdoorsy stuff every single day...
Last week he got to go backpacking out in the Wallowa's for the second time. He went with a couple of guys from work and they were only able to go for 3 days. They climbed to the peak of Eagle Cap; which apparently is the 13th highest peak in Oregon. Woot! Woot! They enjoyed beautiful mountain scenery and swims in the lakes. Here are some of his pics:
I love my rugged mountain man!!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
From Thailand, with Love
My little sister spent the summer in Thailand this year, which was pretty cool for her. We decided it would be fun to surprise her at the airport with lots of people and handmade signs welcoming her home. Finally the big day arrived. We all loaded up and got to the airport in time to snag a great place to wait. Here is the welcoming committee (besides me).
So we waited and waited. The time for her plane to get in came and went. We thought maybe she missed it, so we waited for several other planes to arrive. She wasn't on any of them. So, then we really started to worry. The airlines couldn't tell us where she was. We had no idea. Then I got on Facebook...and wrote something about my lost sister. She just happened to be sitting in the Seoul airport and logged on to see that. Turns out, we were a day early to pick her up. Lame sauce. Now we had to go home and come back the next day. At least I was able to leave Neil home the second time.
She brought the kids adorable Thai pants and little purses for the girls. They loved them! Thanks Auntie Kee!
A couple of days later we had a fun fire at my parent's house. Neil loved building the fire. He is definitely his father's son. We enjoyed making some s'mores and setting the grass on fire. We really did. It was crazy cool to see the little ember fall and immediately ignite the dry grass below it. We all just watched for a minute before extinguishing it with a pre-filled bucket of water. Good times with the fam!
Seaside
A few weeks ago we took advantage of a clear, warm day at the coast. We headed to Seaside to enjoy some family time. Since we like bikes, we thought it would be fun to rent a Surrey and ride around for an hour. What we didn't count on was the fact that none of our 3 kids would be able to reach the pedals...meaning Chris and I got in a really great workout!! It was pretty exhausting. We turned in the bike about 10 minutes early because we just couldn't go any further.
Now we were all sweaty, but we hit the main drag anyway. We got elephant ears, ice cream, and made a visit to a gigantic candy shop. Then we hit the sand to enjoy our loot.
We played in the sand for quite some time and enjoyed the sun. The sand actually burned our feet without flip flops on. It was great weather. Hot enough for swimsuits. Eventually, we moved down closer to the surf and ran through the water. Neil loved it! When he finally started turning blue, we had to pick him up kicking and screaming and carry him all the way back to the van. He really liked the water. Love, love summer days in Oregon!
Now we were all sweaty, but we hit the main drag anyway. We got elephant ears, ice cream, and made a visit to a gigantic candy shop. Then we hit the sand to enjoy our loot.
We played in the sand for quite some time and enjoyed the sun. The sand actually burned our feet without flip flops on. It was great weather. Hot enough for swimsuits. Eventually, we moved down closer to the surf and ran through the water. Neil loved it! When he finally started turning blue, we had to pick him up kicking and screaming and carry him all the way back to the van. He really liked the water. Love, love summer days in Oregon!
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