Our trip to Bend!

One of the things we were looking forward to most when moving to Oregon, was seeing a family we knew back when they lived in Alaska.  Early on in our relationship, Brandon and I rented a room from this family.  We learned a great deal about parenting as we watched them raise their two boys, Sean and Logan.  Soon after we moved in, Brenna found out she was pregnant, and had a baby girl - Lola Sophia.  We would have lived with them a lot longer than we did, but they moved to Oregon.

It took us a little while, but we finally rented a car and drove out to Bend (central Oregon) to visit them! After four hours in the car, we arrived at their house feeling a little bit sorry for ourselves....that is, until we met Rose and her daughter Cali (2 years old) who just drove up from Santa Cruz.  With a full house, lots of  food and conversation, we had a great time!  One of the first things we did on Sunday was travel to Tumalo Falls.  Here we are at the base of the trail:

Once we got to the top, we stopped and had a few snacks.  Here I am with Logan and Amelia:

The surrounding area was absolutely breathtaking.  Here's a shot of the waterfall, and the nearby hill-ish mountains:

It was a perfect hike on a hot summer day.  We were really hot, but also really happy.  Here are the two loves of my life chillin in the shade:

And just in case you're wondering what Brenna, Jason and Lola look like, here they are.  Well....kind of....

It was a short trip to Bend, but we had a great time.  It's a BEAUTIFUL city, and I wouldn't mind moving there one day.  If you ever have a chance to visit, I highly encourage it!

We left on Monday, which was a very busy day for us.  We drove back home, made a pit stop at a Honda dealership to purchase a vehicle, and drove straight to the airport to pick up our first visitor - Dave Enders!  More to come on that later.