We've Decked the Halls and Trimmed the Tree

I'm glad I married someone who loves to travel as much as I do.  It wasn't too long ago that we went to San Diego and already we felt like we wanted to go somewhere.  So we headed to Eagle Crest Resort near Bend, Oregon.  We were there in February of this year and really liked it.  Not too far of a drive and there is a lot of kid friendly activities.

We spent the week swimming, going on hay rides, biking, playing tennis,  raquetball, pool and ping pong.  We also saw Santa

 Played video games

Climbed trees,

Chased geese

went on walks

and watched movies.

We also went to the strangest "museum" we have ever seen.  A boy immigrated from Denmark  in 1935.  He started building things out of rocks.  What started as a pastime/hobby turned into acres of bridges, castles, houses, etc.  People started driving by to look and now people actually pay money to see it.  They have a museum on the property.  It was not as grand as we had expected but amazing that he spent so much time building all these things.

Lilly spent most of her time chasing the animals.  There were cats, dogs, horses, chickens and peacocks running all over the place.  Lilly absolutely LOVES dogs.

A Day at Mt. Hood

The mountain was gorgeous but it was COLD!  That didn't stop these three from having fun.  Mom wasn't quite as happy with it.  I did notice that I was the only one that didn't have warm snow pants and boots.  Derek needs to stop buying so much gear for himself and share the love.

Lilly was so cute in her little snow bunny outfit.  She had so many people stop to watch her....they loved her.

After the long day in the snow, we were all tired.  We kicked back and relaxed in the lodge.

Fall 2009

Hope Your Day Was Better than Mine

It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To

Lilly's big day started out with a great breakfast.  Oatmeal.

The rest of the day was standard.  Running errands, taking Bridger to preschool, watching Bridger at Karate.  Fun, right?  After dinner we kicked off her party with a big bang.

Apparently she doesn't like party hats...

Or candles...

Or frosting on her fingers.

(We won't name names but one pesky little 4 year old did have something to do with all of the above.  Blowing a LOUD party horn every couple of minutes.  Lilly has never been one for loud noise.)

After tasting the frosting and getting a fork she did start to warm up to the whole idea.

She did eventually get used to the idea of frosting on her fingers....and face.

And finally we got a smile!!  And, yes, it's blurry.

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Lilly!

The first year of Lilly's life has gone by so quickly (a true sign of my getting older).  If I could choose one word to describe Lilly it would be JOY.  She is such a joy to be around.  She  brings so much happiness into our home.  She is so sweet and loving-  even strangers in the store comment on our happy and sweet she is.

We love you Lilly!  Happy Birthday.