Winter Sunriver trip

Audrey and Kate spent the MLK holiday weekend in Sunriver with cousins Lily and Cora. They drove down on Friday night. On Saturday, the girls swam at the SHARC and ice skated in Sunriver Village. On Sunday, they drove up Mount Bachelor to find snow to sled in (there was no snow in Sunriver itself; it was rainy and in the 40s), and went on a bike ride to Fort Rock Park. They also watched a lot of cable television and splashed around in the hot tub.

Diving for Dada

What a difference a couple of months -- and lots of pool time at Camp Sherman and Sunriver -- made for Kate's swimming skills. At the end of her lessons in June, Kate was still very tentative about putting her face and head in the water. Now she is quite comfortable with it, as she demonstrated for Dada.

Sunriver 2013

On Wednesday, Audrey and Kate packed up their stuff at Camp Sherman and headed further southeast to Sunriver for part two of their family vacation in Central Oregon. They shared a big house with Jill and Lily and Cora and GG and Michael. They walked or biked just about everywhere they wanted to go, which was usually either the North Pool or the SHARC (aquatic center). They also took a train ride and got ice cream in the Sunriver village and took a trip with their cousins to a nature center, where they learned about owls and checked in on some other injured birds of prey.

The girls enjoyed having lots of time to play with their cousins, making up games and performances with them (which Kate usually appointed herself the director of). On the last day of the trip, the girls went with GG to Maverick's where, after a handful of tries, Audrey climbed to the top of a climbing wall. (Click here if the slideshow below doesn't appear or doesn't work.)

Sticker mayhem

While Mama and Dada were distracted trying to unpack and re-organize after we got back from our Sunriver trip yesterday, Audrey and Kate took it upon themselves to cover Kate and a doll in some of the stickers they got from Grandpa Dave in Sunriver.

Fun in Sunriver

Audrey and Kate had a great time in Sunriver. They enjoyed the nice weather, hanging out with cousin Lily, swimming at the North Pool and the SHARC (Sunriver Homeowners Association Recreation Center), traveling everywhere by bike, getting their nails painted, and a couple of trips to Goody's for ice cream. They were there from June 30 to July 5, and so got to celebrate the birthdays of both Kate and the USA on July 3 and 4, respectively. On the Fourth there was much ado in Sunriver, including fire trucks and police cars to climb on and in, costumes to try out, and (later in the day) bouncy houses to jump around in. They were sad to leave, although there was some consolation in the beautiful weather in Portland they returned to. (If the slideshow below doesn't appear, click here.)

Kate's 3!

While in Sunriver, Kate celebrated her "golden" birthday, turning 3 on July 3. She got to open her presents in phases throughout the day, starting with a veterinarian dress-up costume in the morning and two sets of princess Legos in the afternoon (the putting together of which the whole family got into). In the evening, friends Kyan, Griffin, and Caleb came over to join the festivities, and additional presents included clothes, dollhouse family figurines, and an "animal house."

Sunriver trip

Audrey and Kate headed to Sunriver today for a family vacation. They were excited to see cousin Lily. The three girls enjoyed hanging out together, exploring a bunk bed, chasing each other, and eating ice cream drumsticks. At the house they'll be staying at, Audrey and Kate will be sleeping in bunk beds.

Cousin Convention

Audrey and Kate enjoyed pool time at Sunriver with cousins Elsa and Lily.  Matching ballerina swimsuits were provided by GG.