The 2 Day Drive Home

On day one we stopped about an hour out of Springfield at the Sahalie falls
Family picture in front of the falls
Lily was so funny, when the spray hit her she stiffened up and stuck her arms straight out to the sides and shook all over (Don't worry Mom, I moved her away from the spray!)

Daddy and the girls

We ended the day in Ontario with some swimming!

Kisses!

On day 2 we stopped at the Shoshone falls in Idaho
we tried to get a picture in front of the big waterfall but we kinda blocked it!

Ella liked this sign because it had a lot of horses

I guess the falls usually have a ton more water...

We also stopped at every McDonalds that had a playland between Oregon and Utah! The girls did amazing on the trip, and it was great to take it in 2 days so we had time to do some sight seeing!

Last Day in Oregon

We went to the beach again today, it was super windy but we sat behind a big log which blocked it all. I am so burnt..everyone else just tanned up nicely! we have been packing like crazy, its amazing how much stuff i've accumulated over a month! Ella follows me and Joe around and won't let either one of us out of her sight, I think she's afraid she'll get left! Poor baby....we booked a hotel in Ontario with a 24 hour pool, if it has internet i'll post some pictures before we head home!


Lily is such a happy babyShe loves to just lay on her blanket and look at her toys

Ella is getting so big

Family foot prints

Joe and Ella

Ella dancing with her watermelon

Luau Birthday Party!

Volcano Cake

Fruit Kabobs
(we also had BBQ pulled pork sandwiches but I forgot to take a picture..)

Ella and Tay in their Hawaiian attire

Ella wore Lilys flowers too

Alex

Tay

Alex and Nick

Uncle Harry and Aunt Toni

Tammy and Russ

Tay and Grandma Lyn

Ella and Alex

Mom and Dad

Grandma and Aunt Sue

Tay and Alex

Me and Joe

Lily and Joe

Lily(with a crazy face!) and Papa Steve

The cake all lit up!

Make a wish!

MMmmm cake!

Ella and Tay

Tay, Grandma Lyn, Lily, Me (looking very white next to all these brown girls!) and Ella

The birthday boy!
Everyone in their Hawaiian shirts
Lily eating her flowers
Me

Lake Fun

Today we took the girls to the lake to play. Ann from my Moms ward invited us to go yesterday and we couldn't go because we already had plans, so I was excited to see all the girls there again today! Ella had a ton of fun playing with all the kids! I have a lot of fun memories of going to the lake when I was little. I think we started going every summer when I was about Ellas age. Hopefully we'll get to visit Florence every summer so Ella can have fun memories of the lake too!

Ella and CampShe fell in the water and drank quite a bit of lake..
after that she was too scared to go back out in the water

Danin, Camp and Ella checking out a salamander

Ella and Danin

Memorial Day

We had a fun filled Memorial Day..We started it off by going to the cemetery and letting Ella put flags on some of the graves. Then we headed to Newport to the Aquarium.

Joe bothering me while I was trying to get ready!

Ella putting a flag on a soldiers grave

Family Shot

At the Aquarium

This sea otter was just chillin washing his face, and then all of a sudden he dove at Ella. Right after I snapped the picture she ran like she thought it was going to get her!

Lily hung out all day with Daddy

Joe and Ella with the Dumbo Octopus

Doesn't Ella look thrilled?

Ella with the giant crabs

She ran up the steps and then at the top yelled, "I did it! I did it!" ha

Jelly Fish...
and you can kind of see Ellas reflection

weird fish thing

Ella at the touching pool

Getting eaten by a freakishly large shark!

After the Aquarium (and a trip to McDonalds Playland!) my Mom and I took Lily and headed for Lincoln City to shop the outlets, while Joe and Dad took Ella and headed home. Gymboree was having an awesome sale! I think the girls got 4 matching dresses and at least that many matching shirts, plus the cutest fishy swimsuits ever (pictures to come!)