Trip to Bend (June 2020)

TRIP TO BEND (OREGON)
AGE 5, MONTHS 10 & 11
JUN 19 – JUN 23 (2020)

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

We got out of the house as soon as we could get packed up (we always bring way too much stuff!). Along the way, we stopped to check out the sights at a geologically scenic viewpoint along the Columbia river.

In the car, Todd drew a double decker bus with lots of seats! We also drew other pictures with markers.

As always, we stayed at my parent’s house. My aunt Elaine was there. We hadn’t seen her in two years, so that was really special! 🙂 Oops, no pictures of her! 😦

We had a family gathering and dinner that evening at my sister’s house.

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

In the morning Elaine went home, and we had a lazy day hanging out at my sister’s house. Todd loved playing video games with his cousin Eli on the iPad and Xbox. This was the highlight of the trip for Todd!

At dinner time, Todd, once again did a great job eating Grandma’s (vegan) mac ‘n cheese, and he also liked his drinks of lime on the rocks! Grandpa and Todd watched Shaun the Sheep together on Tubi, then Grandma read Mr. books to Todd before bed.

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

Happy Father’s Day! During the trip, Todd slept on the couch. (I love taking sleep pictures of my baby!) When Todd woke up, we gave Eric his gift of a homemade card, Geology Rocks book and the Mr. book, My Daddy & Me. We presented Grandpa with his homemade card, too. (He would later receive a personalized beer glass with engraved birthdates of his 3 grandchildren, as his gift.)

During the day, the whole family biked around Discovery Park for several laps. (This was Todd’s first time pedal biking in Bend!). Eric snapped some pictures of our group from the trail on the hill. We had lunch at my parent’s house, then hung out at my sister’s house once again.

In the evening we enjoyed the (breezy) fresh air at Discovery Park with take-out dinners…

MONDAY, JUNE 22

Oh, boy…Eric passed a kidney stone in the night!

In the morning, we took a rare opportunity to go mountain biking together. This was a fabulous ride for me, and a ‘painfully good’ ride for Eric.

{Despite the pain over this day and the next, Eric never did pass another stone…as of July 10th…}

In the afternoon Todd hung out with Eli, and I hung out with Karin. Todd had fun playing with Lucy, too!

We went back to my parent’s house for dinner and bedtime. Out on the patio, Grandpa read Mr. Topsy Turvy to Todd.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

We drove home, making a stop in The Dalles for a Bliss shake at Burgerville. Mmm! Back at home, we picked up some take-out from Chipotle. Todd loves eating the lime-flavored white rice, flour tortillas (plain), corn chips and apple juice.