Summer trip Oregon/Washington

This is pretty much a picture post. We caravanned with Tom and Dianna and their kids. It was awesome! We stayed in this really cheap Motel 6. Let's just say you get what you pay for.

There was an outdoor pool that the kids had fun in for about 5 minutes, since it was cold and raining.

This is us trying to find some shade for lunch at a gas station along our way.

After spending 2 days in the car we arrived in Washington. We picked Blake up from the airport at 6:00, and got to the cabins at 9:00. Lots of others were just arriving so we were just in time for dinner. The cabins were amazing! Thank you so much to Cindy and Dan!

Tom bought some fishing gear since he forgot his at home. This is the net that came with his gear. Hilarious!

Despite the chilly weather, Becky wanted to go swimming. She convinced Dan, Cindy and Emily to go with her, then she was the last one to get in the water. They were all encouraging her and telling her it was her idea to swim, then she smiled and said, "ha, my plan worked." She has such a fun personality. She did jump in and had a fun swim.

This is how Laura looked most of the time: completely surrounded by nieces and nephews. She's so much fun!

We all hiked up to these beautiful falls. I was able to hike okay with my walking boot, but just not too fast. Luckily there were lots of adults to help watch the kids. We met Sam on the way down, and he hiked back up to the falls with us to show us where they were. What a gentleman.

Cami hiked most of the way on her own.

Here is Jessie the new adopted Uncle. He is married to Dan's sister. They don't have any kids of their own so we were happy to share ours. He was pretty much the walking jugle gym, and the kids adore him!

This is a tree the kids had fun climbing in until they disturbed the hornet's nest and both Bex and Lily got stung/bitten. No fun! They were very brave. We didn't even know Lily had gotten stung twice until we were putting the medicine on.

This is the best picture I could find with all the grandkids. Too bad Emily was hiding her face.

This is the scene we woke up to each morning. It was so incredibly beautiful!

We found multiple ways to entertain ourselves when it got a little too rainy. We played games;

had fun half-doors

that were perfect for an impromptu puppet show.

We also played a lot of different games in the lodge. The favorites were checkers, chess and something about a moose in your house. There was also a reading room that overlooked the lake that Bexy especially spent a lot of time in.

There were two deer that would come by almost every day behind our cabins. The kids loved to see how close they could get without scaring them away.

I love this picture of Bexy.

Lily is almost 3, and she was not too sure about Uncle Blake. She warmed up to him pretty quick though, as this series of photos shows.

Bexy loved collecting gun-shaped rocks and logs. She carried them around for most of the trip.

We also did have a few sunny days, which we took full advantage of. We rented row boats, and rowed across the lake, to try out the swimming on that side, and to check out a tunnel.

Laura and I rowed together. We managed not to turn the boat in circles, but we meandered quite a bit, since one side was way easier to move because of the wind.

This is a picture of the lodge from the lake. Our cabins were to the left behind the trees.

When we got back from rowing Sam and Kaleb wanted to swim, so Laura was nice enough to take them. I don't think she had any fun though ;).

It was fun to spend some time with Dallas too. He was great at keeping track of the kids for us.

This picture captures the girls right in their element. I think they're pretty talented to be able to read and walk. That path was not flat either.

Blake had fun with the camera. He took this picture from a long ways off. I'm not good with distances, but I'd say maybe 200 feet away.

We had such a great time. I really hope we continue to have a Torgertrip every year!