What a great break it was to get up to Oregon for the 4th of July holiday. Kyle was such a trooper on the long drive up and back (9 hrs). We took my parents with us and stopped overnight in Ashland, OR to break up the trip. While walking around downtown I ran into my friend Meighan and her hubby & kids - what a treat that was. After leaving Ashland we headed up to Crater Lake, to show the beautiful scenery off to Kyle and my parents. Then it was off to Scottsburgh, OR to spend the rest of our time with Grandma and Grandpa Nelson. We explored Florence, OR and spent some time at beautiful Loon Lake, where Kyle got to try out his new floaty.
You should have seen the fireworks we had out on the river (behind the Nelson house), the night of the 4th. I'm not talking sparklers - we had rockets, and all kinds of large explosive devices - thanks to a Nelson stop off in Missouri last year.
Kyle was a great sleeper, loved exploring his new surroundings and couldn't have been better (even with 3 new front teeth coming in).
We even got to see bald eagles flying around the back of the house! Grandpa Howard kept missing them and didn't believe us, but he finally saw one on the last day.
Chad & Traci had fun on the canoe, jet ski/tube and sleeping in. We had our usual feasts and really caught up on some much needed relaxation.
We enjoyed having Kyle out of daycare and spending time as a family. It was also nice to have both sets of parents with us, and spend time as one big family. I've posted pics of our trip - check them out! More later.....
