Scout Lake

Greg and I both work over Father's Day this year, so we are celebrating on the weekends before and after.  Last weekend we took our first camping trip of the year to Scout Lake.  There was a relaxed disc golf tournament at an amazing temporary course that Greg and Uncle Bob played in.  We borrowed our friend's canoe (thanks Josh!) and explored the many mountain and spring fed lakes in the area.  It was Norah's first time ever in a boat of any kind and she did great!  She loved going from side to side and dipping her fingers in the water (though it made steering a bit of an adventure!)  We actually tried having Bishop in the boat with us... he didn't do so well with the motor boats and jet skies and was promptly demoted to swimming along side the boat.

Suttle Lake, the biggest lake in the area. This was where our first attempt was and it got a bit choppy at times, but we all kept our heads above the water!

Getting ready to put the boat in... for rather obvious reasons I don't have pictures of us in the boat in this trip.  Just imagine the biggest smile shining through those ginger curls.

When we got back from our big lake adventure Norah was asking to lie down, so we popped up her little bed and she took a two hour nap under a mountain maple tree in the setting sunlight.  So sweet.

Greg, Bob and Tom getting worked up for a great game of rocky bacci ball.

Twilight canoe on Scout Lake (where there are no jet skies!)

And we're off!

Norah got a kick out of Bishop chasing the boat in the water

Bishop got an amazing work out swimming after us... we even came in a few times to give him a break

We went out later for a moonlight canoe ride.  It was pristine!

We had delicious coffee around the campfire in the morning

The course was just beautiful!

Norah loves playing with her Uncle Bobbers!  She's such a little thrill seeker!

Norah, Bishop and I hiked up high to get a view of what's around us, and were treated to a peek of Mount Jefferson

Classic.

Norah and Mama on the hilltop

Norah has no problem going "pee-pee on the ground!"

Scout Lake

Little girl in the big trees!

Huge Mushrooms!

Happy Father's Day!

Our little camping queen. Norah did so well and we all had so much fun that we spent the drive home planning mor camping adventures for this summer!

Wildflower Festival

We took Norah to the Wildflower Festival at Mount Pisgah Arboretum to properly ring in spring.  There was a native plant sale, craft and food vendors, a display of all the native species of plants that can be found within the arboretum and wonderful live music!  It was a beautiful day and the wild camass covered the ground in a lavender blanket!  We went with Auntie Kelsey, who had been volunteering earlier in the day.  Kelsey knows all the ins and outs of Mount Pisgah, not to mention the names of all the plants... common and Latin!

Norah is never without her umbrella these days... 

she's catching on to this Oregon weather!

My little blue belle in a sea of wild camass!

Ladybug on the arm!

These two have so much fun!

Norah makin her own shade as she takes in the great bluegrass music!

It was a great scene!  We can't wait for the Mushroom Festival this fall!

Rozlyn's West Coast Debut!

We were so blessed to have Becca and the beautiful Baby Rozlyn come for a visit.  Jon and Wilson came down from Portland to meet and greet the girls.  It was really great to see Jon and Wilson, it had been since the wedding!  Wilson was a wonderful example of sharing and being calm and gentle around the baby.  He's quite grown up for three!

Wilson was so excited to meet Baby Rozlyn.

She captivated everybody from the get go!

Mmmmm!  An armful of babies!!!  So yummy!

One for the fridge!

The weather was showing off for these Midwestern Missies, we spent a lazy afternoon at sweet cheeks with a simple picnic, basking in the sun and sipping wine.  Norah was all over the place and everyone knew her by the end of our afternoon!

Who could resist that face?!?

Rozlyn was happy to be under her brilliant blue parasol!

Norah made friends with these two sisters... guess what the redhead's name is... Nora!  Too funny!

Rozlyn was the most mellow baby ever!  She loved the fresh air and the little slices of sunshine!

This one... not so mellow... but so so so much fun!

Norah liked having tea parties with Rozlyn...

perhaps a little more than Rozlyn liked having tea parties with her!!  

Norah loved rocking baby Rozlyn

Greg won huge points by taking both baby girls for the afternoon so Becca and I could sneak away and sip champagne cocktails and catch up without interruption!  Thanks Greg, you are a brave man!

Proud Auntie and Uncle!

Norah was never far from baby Rozlyn.

There's that brave Uncle Greg!

We cought a beautiful day at the Fall Creek, the original plan was to do a little hike, but we couldn't peel Norah away from the water and the sunshine... and we were all happy to stay and soak up the sun!

Stick Flingin 101

Girls Club

Thanks for such a great visit Becca and Rozlyn!  

We can't wait to see you again!

Spring Discin'

We took a family trip to the new disc golf course in Cottage Grove.  Norah and Greg go there a lot when I am sleeping during the day, so I was excited to get to play!  Norah and I had fun looking at all the spring flowers that are blooming everywhere!

Norah found a little Ivy fort, there was a bench inside and everything!

You know it's spring when the Trillium are in bloom!

Norah helped me pick some flowering sweet gum branches for the patio.

Discin' in the spring, nothin better!

Go Green!

Bishop's disc golf buddies, Deia and Finn

A rustic rest stop

Love!

Norah got so comfortable playing in the mud puddle, she thought she'd just take a seat!

This is what you do with sticks... right?!?

Watching the bumble bees buzz

Pretty girl, pretty flowers.

The nudie drive home after her mud puddle escapades!