To Grandmother's house we went

A long weekend enabled us to make a trip to Salem

in January.  Blake and Logan stayed home this time, as Logan had a scout campout and Blake had his usual, albeit valid, excuse...work.  We had a great time with Mom and Dad, Danielle and her girls.  I even got to see my friend, Britta, whom we met at Bush Park.  Into our short weekend we crammed

playing at the park, inspecting the stuffed two-headed calf at Bush Barn, dinner at Wallery's, movies, lots of tramp time, visit from Kevin, lunch at the Wild Pear and more!  So Fun!

 

My kids aren't real dog fans, even when it's a cute little puppy like Bandit!  I wanted a picture of Cam with Bandit and told him to pick the puppy up-after several failed attempts (I know, how hard is it to pick up a puppy???), I picked him up and put him in Cam's arms.  He doesn't look too comfortable though, does he?  Cute doggy!  The kids did enjoy watching him and playing with him a bit.

Camden and Eddy had fun with Olivia and Charlotte.  They spent most of their time on the trampoline.  The weather was pretty good!

I like this picture of Dad showing the boys his treasures.  Camden and Eddy wandered into Grandpa's room, which holds endless fascinations for young boys.  Dad enjoyed showing them all of his stuff.  One of the boys asked to see his coins, so after having them leave the room (to protect the secret hiding spot), Dad brought them out for them to look at.

Two cute boys on an air mattress

Look at that concentration!  We need this every time he practices at the piano

The boys kept begging Johanna to jump with them (or me), she finally complied.

Mom, Johanna and I enjoyed a delicious and fun lunch at the Wild Pear. 

Congratulations to Blake!  He received the job of CFO of Rogue Credit Union recently and came home with these balloons from his first "Leadership Team" meeting