We had some great weather this memorial day weekend and spent most of the time outside. Saturday we went hiking up around Tumalo Falls. The kids had a great time. They spent an hour just throwing rock into the river above the falls. Caden and Ellie are great little hikers. Max is a little slow but loves it. He doesn't want to be carried or put in the backpack. It is nice to be able to get out and do things. Bend is such a great town with so many hikes, falls, rivers, and parks nearby. Sunday, we took and evening stroll in Drake park. There were lots of little ducklings and gosslings out which were so cute and fun to watch. Then Monday morning we went to Lava Lands for some more hiking. It is a cool place to visit. Its amazing to see all the lava flow and the view from the top of the butte is amazing. We had a little BBQ later that evening and got out the kiddie pool and squirt guns. Ryan's exact words were "This is the life". I started laughing and said "what is the life? sitting in our backyard and watching the kids run around. " He said that, warm weather, and good music (he had brought the speakers outside). I guess we all just excited about the long, warm, lazy days of summer and being able to get out and do camping and hiking every weekend.
