Sunriver Reunion

Our stay in Sunriver was amazing! There was so much to do! Hike, mountain bike, play golf, participate in water sports, run or bike on endless trails. The sky's the limit! We had a blast doing all of this with Kevin's side of the family during our Sunriver Family reunion. Each day we had our own agenda of play, then, at dinner time we would all come together to eat, laugh and reconnect as family. What a wonderful blessing - to be included with such a special family for such a special time.


Cousins Annie and Olivia


Olivia tries to give cousin Liam a welcome kiss

Jamison Square, Pearl District, Portland, OR

3 hours before our plan left for LAX, we decided to get one last bit of fun in. We grabbed some lunch to go at Cha, Cha, Cha Taqueria (loved the taco salad with sauteed mushrooms, onions, fennel, tempeh and black beans, YUM) and headed for Jamison Square, an urban gem for kids young and old. What is it you ask? It is the coolest thing. A water fountain that simulates a shallow tide pool. So water flows over the rock structure and gradually fills the area with knee deep water. This takes about 5 to 10 minutes. All the while, kids are everywhere with water wings, goggles, rubber duckies, everything you would find in a pool or at the beach. Then, the water goes down the drain and the process starts all over again (picture all the kids with their rubber duckies, goggles, water wings, trying to get every last ounce of water in before it evaporates, so funny, lucky for them, it keeps repeating).

This by far was Olivia's favorite place. We seriously could have spent all day at Jamison Square. Way to go Pearl District!

Bath Time, Ace Hotel, PDX

This is so darn cute we felt is deserved it's own post. Bath time at the Ace Hotel was great! The tub was an old claw foot tub, which means lots of room for mama and Olivia to play!

Our Family Vacation

Well, August 7 through the 17th we took our longest family vacation since Olivia was born! Where did we go? We went to Oregon and had oh so much fun! Why Oregon you ask? Kevin's side of the family had a family reunion planned in Sunriver (15 miles from Bend) so we decided to arrive a couple of days early in Oregon and have a little urban vacation in Portland before a couple of rural days in Sunriver. Overall, we had a fabulous time. Below are some highlights from our travels:


Olivia plays her train whistle, lobby, Ace Hotel, PDX


Lobby, Ace Hotel, PDX


Dada and Olivia, Children's Playground, Rose Test Gardens, Portland, OR


Swing it baby! Olivia on the swing, Children's Playground, Rose Test Gardens, Portland, OR


View of Broken Top Mountain on South Sister Trail, whew.... it was windy!


Kickin' in at our favorite bookstore: Powell's Bookstore

Happy Birthday Nala!

We recently helped our friend Nala (mama Heather and toto Nala are part our mamatoto group) celebrate her first b-day. Nala and family threw an amazing party with yummy food, beautiful friends and lots of musical instruments for the little ones to explore. As you can see, the drums were Olivia's favorite!

Olivia's new favorite toy: A black, scarry dragon! :0

While in Cayucos, Olivia's cousins, Tristan and Noah, let Olivia play with their dragon and guess what?!? She absolutely LOVED it! Move over dolls and make way for puff the magic dragon!