Sunriver: Snow, Sun, and Cold

Hazel,

We were invited to go to Sunriver with the Hortons and some other new friends, David and Marlo a couple weeks ago. We had such a great time relaxing in the warm house while it was super cold outside. Daddy went snowboarding on Saturday with the other boys while the rest of us hung out and played, went for a walk to Goodies to get some yummy treats. You had some gummy candies for the first time and loved them, but your favorite part of Goodies was all the stuffed animals they had on their shelves. You loaded our stroller with some. When we were ready to go I put them all back, or so I thought. About a block later (while using the restroom) I realized you put one in the basket under the stroller, so we had to do the walk of shame back to return your stollen goods! Gets even better since I found another toy when we got back to the house! Sheesh Hazel, we really need to have a talk about not taking things that aren't yours!

Everyone else left early Sunday, but we decided to stay until Monday. Daddy and I took you and Parker to play outside while everyone else was packing up. You guys had so much fun playing in the 1/2 inch of snow!  We tried to go for a walk Sunday afternoon, but as you can see from the picture below, you were so cold (so was Mommy) that we only lasted outside for about 10 minutes! Poor girl, your hands were so cold they were numb when we got back...sorry about that. All in all we had a great time with friends and with our little family. It was so relaxing to get away.

We love spending time with friends and as a family!
We love you,
Mommy and Daddy

Beach Family Fun

Hazel,
We started a tradition a couple of years ago of going to the beach with Nana, Papa, Aunt Al, Uncle Ty, and Aunt Hannah. We had so much fun then that we decided to do it again this year! We stayed at a great house right by the beach in Pacific City. The weather was mostly stormy (lots of sideways rain and wind), so we spent a lot of time inside cuddling, playing games, eating yummy food, listening to music, dancing around, talking, and playing with you! We did get to go for a walk on the beach when it wasn't stormy on the very last day. Although we didn't take many pictures of the rest of the trip, here are some from our walk. Such a great time to relax and be together!

I know the last one is pretty blurry, but it's a picture of all of us, so I'll take it!
We love you,
Mommy and Daddy

OMSI

Hazel,
The day after Christmas we went to OMSI with Aunt Al, Aunt Hannah, and Uncle Ty. You had SO much fun! I was a little nervous that the activities would be too old for you, but you loved it!! Everybody loved showing you new games and toys, and you definitely loved watching. You threw balls to watch them go round and round, you watched pop bottles be blown into the sky with air and water (Aunt Al's went the highest :), you helped Daddy and Aunt Al make sail boats to sail, and you climbed all over the crane and building station. At the end we went up to the little kids area. You were getting tired so we only had a few minutes to play there, but we will go back! So many fun games and activities that you would love!! We'll have to go back with some friends!

We love taking you new places and trying new things!
Love you,
Mommy and Daddy