Oregon is Green

It was a total BLAST! I wish that we didn't have to come back. But it's nice to be home again...
We left on Saturday to the Denver airport. The night before, all the Young Women had their hair done, so I slept in my up-do (well,not exactly sleeping), really carefully so I wouldn't mess it up. Well...as I was going through security, the alarm went off. So one of the employees took me aside, and scanned me. It was the most embarrassing thing in my whole life! I had to stand up, with my arms in the air, palms up, in front of the huge crowd that the airport is. I guess all of the bobby-pins in my hair had set it off, so the lady was patting my nice up-do, to see if it was a real threat or not. So after that, my hair looked like a mess, and Jamison had no trouble reminding me that 24/7. Kyle was the most excited out of all of us. Every little thing had him talking about it non-stop. He especially loved the "train thing". It went "so speed"! LOL! All in all, the flight went okay.


Our first stop in Portland, OR, was the Rose Gardens. It was beautiful! We also went to the mall, and shopped.

After spending the night at a hotel, we set off to the beach (Seaside, OR)! It was so much fun! Us kids were so excited to actually be at the beach, since it has been so long since the last time that we have, we all ran into the water, clothes 'n' jackets. The Aquarium was also quite the entertainment. The seals were my favorite, because they would do tricks for food. Mom rented a beach house from VRBO (vacation rental by owner) and it was just amazing! Dad rented boggie boards for the guys, and wet suites because it was so stinkin' cold! They were "out at sea" for 4 hrs straight! The whole family went on a hike in the woods, and it was so pretty and green. After that, we toured the Tillamook Cheese factory. It was yummy, cuz we got to eat their cheese curds, and ice cream! I never really realized how much milk was needed to make a LB. of butter! Crazy!

Another one of the stops, was at Medford, OR. We got together with some other families at the park, and talked. It was nice to see our friends again! The Family's friend, Trina Brumble, took pictures of us kids, and the whole family. It was really nice of her!

I didn't take any pictures when we were at the Sunriver Resort. I wish I did! It was really fun! There were bike rides, tennis games, swimming, fooz ball, card games, t.v., dinner, golfing, and the like! It was awesome!Before we got to Sunriver, us and the Wests, toured the gorge. It was spectacular! To make a long story short, a teenager guy went down the river/waterfall and survived with cuts & bruses! All the other insedences that happened there, the people died...um...really grossly. So the moms kept a close eye on all of the kids. It was fun to be in Oregon once again! I can't wait to be there again someday...