Oregon: Avery Park

I swear I'm almost done with all this Oregon stuff.  Just when I think I'm done, I find more pictures.  There is a beautiful rose garden at a local park.  It was fun to walk around and see and smell all the different colored roses.

Sierra and Jayden were best buds.

Too manly for flowers.  Trees were more his thing. 

Makenna is really into setting up poses. 

There is also a train at the park that the kids had fun climbing all over.  You can see them running up the hill to it. 

 No one in town actually knows what these things are supposed to be, but everyone calls them the dinosaur bones.  You can climb on them and through them.  Those were fun too.

Oregon: Beach

We just couldn't stay away from the beach.  It ended up being freezing.  Probably because we chose the wrong beach to go to, but at least the kids enjoyed themselves for the half hour we actually let them stay.  We started out at the bayfront and had lunch, so at least our day wasn't totally for nothing.  It was seriously freezing.  I don't know how the kids could stand it.  There was a really cool fog effect going on too.

Oregon: Fish Hatchery

Our original plan was to go hike up Mary's Peak, but the road was closed so we ended up going to the fish hatchery and a stream.  Surprisingly no one got too drenched at the stream.



Oregon: Makeovers

Makenna really wanted me to do her makeup.  So then all the little girls wanted me to do their makeup and they got all dressed up and we did a little photo shoot on the swing.  They were so cute and it was so much fun.  I love being an aunt.

A few more of Sidney. 

Dirty little princess feet. 

There was also one afternoon when Sidney and Alena went and sat outside under the grapevines eating apples together.  It was the sweetest thing.  It was really a magical little setting.

Oregon: Grandma's House

This was Sidney's first time to Grandma's house and Jayden's second, but that was when he was a baby.  They so rarely get to see their cousins, that I enjoyed watching them play together.  Here's a bunch of random playtime.

My mom has a rope hanging in the middle of her house.  Don't ask why.  Jayden said this was his favorite part of the trip.

My mom is a musician.   So the kids all had fun dancing and singing along with her.

My nieces are all very girly.  They are seriously the sweetest girls, always giving out hugs and are always so well behaved and happy.  They were dancing around while Kathryn was playing piano.  It was the sweetest thing.

I love how dramatic this one is.  Such a cute little girl. 

Like I said before, hours and hours on the swing.  Sidney was spoiled by lots of attention from her cousins.

The kids had fun playing in the "clubhouse."  She's got a couple of sheds that they played in for hours as well.

Climbing the apple tree. 

Eating apples. 

When I told Jayden that my brother has a black belt in karate he couldn't wait to learn some moves.  When Clayton first got there (after a 14 hour drive from Utah) Jayden went right up to him and without even saying a word he started kicking in the air and throwing punches and laughing.  He learned a few basic moves when Clayton was more rested.  He loved it.

These two got along great.  They were all about dressing up and being princesses. 

Since they spent most of their time outside barefoot, their feet were always caked in dirt. 

A rare moment where Clayton was caught surrounded by all his nieces and nephew.  My mom yelled to get the camera so I came running.

"Mommy, look at me!" 

Sidney was ecstatic to find this giant polar bear.  She laughed and laughed about it. 

And of course, hanging out with grandma.  The kids like to brush her hair and give her massages on her bed.  Their favorite thing to do that grandma taught them is to pretend like they're asleep when someone walks in the room.  Sidney is getting pretty good at it and has the funniest little fake snore while wearing a big smile on her face trying so hard to keep her eyes shut.

Jayden also loved all the cherries from her cherry trees.  He ate so many and picked them for everyone to enjoy.  We miss her already!