More fun times from Grandpa John's visit

While my Dad and his friend Theresa were visiting last month we had a whirlwind of a trip and were away from the house from sun up to sun down. I think we all needed a vacation from our vacation but everything we did was a complete blast. We hit up Mt St Helens, OMSI, Wings and Waves Waterpark, Multnomah Falls, the ocean, a pumpkin patch and much more, even the hotel pool! And many lovely lunches and dinners at Red Robin, Denny's and other 'american' places. My Dad really needs to branch out his food tastes. :) Just saying.

The day we went to Mt. St. Helens was a dreary day and we didn't get to see much of the crater. But Hunter was sponging up all the history about the explosion and the valley, it was really great to see her learning. She still talks about it almost daily.

On the way back down the mountain we stopped to take a picture with Bigfoot. A 28 foot tall Bigfoot!

It was a nice and sunny when we went to Baggenstos Farm in Sherwood. While we didn't make it on the tractor ride to the actual pumpkin patch we played in the hay maze and on their play structure.

I see rock climbing in the future for these two.

Multnomah Falls is a must see for friends and family visiting. We forgot Leo's backpack carrier and we ended up carrying him the mile up to the top of the falls. We also ended up carrying Hunter most of the time too. We got a good workout that day!

This picture of my Dad and Hunter cracks me up.



See, sweaty from the workout!



But the view is well worth the hike and sweat. 

Hunter also discovered cheetos on the way home from the falls and had her first cheeto hand experience.



OMSI is the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. It's got too much stuff to list and if you have kids, you need to spend a day here. Hunter and Leo didn't want to leave.

Such a fun trip, can't wait for Grandpa John to visit again!

Happy Birthday Gramps!

Last week was Mark's 40th birthday (maybe he's a few years older than that) so Erin setup a day of fun for him. We kicked if off with rollerskating at Oaks Park where Hunter continued to perfect her rollerskating skillz.

 

We had a blast and hopefully will be able to take her back to the preschool rollerskating class they have every week. She got to skate with Chipper the Squirrel again!



Sibling love

I love the way Leo is looking up at Hunter in this photo. One of many big sister moments to come, I'm sure! 



And Leo will follow in Hunter's smart foot steps and be reading before we know it. I mean, he will be one in less than a month, he better get on it. :)

~Happy Halloween~

Hunter wanted to wear last years Fairy costume again. And as you can see it went smashingly with her striped jacket, lady bug boots and backwards princess tiara.

Our little Leo bear!

We took the kids trick or treating in downtown Newberg around the businesses. It definitely doesn't have the appeal of going house to house but it's quick to go through and a lot of fun to see so many costumes in one place. We got a fair amount of candy and we witnessed Hunter's first candy high that night. She literally was bouncing off the walls!

Hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!