Oregon Trip

Last week I drove to Hood River for my friends Kris and Richard's wedding. Tim couldn't get the time off work so my mom came with me to help me out with the boys. That was the first big road trip that I have taken with three boys. Let's just say that I have no plans to do it again any time soon. My mom was a life saver!!! There is no way that I could have done it myself. And really the boys were quite good. But it was way too much work. We did have fun though.

Here is a picture of my friends that got married.

Kris, Richard and his kids Trevin and Emma Franks
My beautiful mountain. Picture taken from my old house in Parkdale

My fond memories of Parkdale are not as fond anymore. While we were driving around, we decided to stop at a park to let the kids get out of the car and play. After a few minutes Matt came over and said he needed to use the bathroom. Parkdale is really really small with just a small convenience store and a few other little shops. So I took him across the street to the store and they said they didn't have a bathroom that we would have to use the one at the gas station. So we walked to the gas station, they said I had to buy something before Matt could use the bathroom. I hadn't brought my purse so I asked again if my 6 year old could please use the bathroom. They refused. So we walked to the ice cream shop next door. The grouchy old lady working there said the bathroom was for customers only. I told her I had left my purse at the park, and could she please spare my 6 year old from peeing his pants and let him use the bathroom. She said, Customers only and walked away!!! I could not believe how rude they were and that they really weren't going to let him use the bathroom!


What Hood River is most famous for, Windsurfing and Kite surfing on the Colombia River

We rode on a carousel in Seaside. Matt was too scared, so he rode on one of the animals that didn't go up and down

At the beach in Seaside

Matt is covered in sand, because Matt, Chase and I wanted to go put our toes in the water. The water was way out there so we kept walking to get close enough to just barely get a little wet. I decided I wanted the boys to take their shirts off so they didn't get wet. When Matt had his shirt halfway off, this huge wave came clear out to where we were standing. He saw it coming and turned and ran. The wave tripped him up and he ended up face planting into the sand. Chase and I just stood our ground so we didn't fall, but I was wet up to my waist. The water was really random that day. Every 10 minutes or so, a big wave would come. The next time we were prepared but it was still surprising how suddenly there was all of a sudden a big wave, when previously the water was way out.

Mom and Kamron on the beach

The only way to travel! DVD players for each of the boys!!!