Summer travel Part 1: Oregon

Life has been really busy this summer so this post is late coming. We got back from our trip over a month ago now! In June we took a 2 1/2 week trip to Oregon and Texas to visit family and attend a graduation and a wedding. This post will be about our time in Oregon. It was tiring to travel with two kids but we had such a good time! And this was the first time a lot of our family got to meet Josie for the first time! This was also the first time Josie was on a plane. She did great! She didn't sleep much but was calm and happy for most of the time. Oli was a little hyper in the airports, but did great on the plane with snacks, books, and the iPad. Our first stop was my parents where we spent a week. Oli loved exploring their beautiful yard, picking raspberries and cherries, and playing with his grandparents. One of the highlights was the Oregon coast (as usual)! The weather was surprisingly nice at the beach and we had a great time eating at Mo's and playing in the sand and water.

More photos after the jump.

Chris, Cathy & Katrina with Steve, the graduate!

drumming with utensils

enjoying my parents beautiful yard

grandfather and granddaughter

sand angels, obviously

Oli and Poppi playing in the sand

this expression kills me

this view made me happy in many ways

We had such a great time at the beach. The coast really is my happy place. The photo of Chris and Josie below reminds me of a photo of Chris and Oli from one of my favorite days two summers ago on the coast of Scotland.

daddy and daughter

Jo's first time to the Pacific Ocean!

Jo with Grandma Linda & Poppi

love these two

playing with Grandma on our last morning

if there is an instrument around,
he'll be playing it

On our way up to stay with Chris' family we stopped at my grandparents house in Oregon City. My grandpa had drums set up for Oli to play with. He hopped up on the stool and stayed there playing for close to an hour! Then the two of them went swinging and exploring outside. So cool to see two people with over 80 years between them enjoying time together!

drummin'

swingin'

exploring knows no age

Jo meets her great-grandparents

Our last stop in Oregon was to stay with some of Chris' family before Katrina got married. We rented a beautiful house in Oregon City and enjoyed spending time with our family and some friends!

Oli and Til play ball while Jo cheers them on

our friend Robin helping Jo practice her walking

Oli exploring the yacht club

Chris' fam with the newlyweds

A belated congrats to Steven on the graduation and Katrina & Kent on your wedding! It was great to see all our family and friends and we can't wait to come back to Oregon again!