Busy Fun Weekend

We went down to Oregon for a night this past weekend. I figured it was time to visit all the family again and made sure we had a full tank of gas in the van this past paycheck so we could visit everyone. It was a great weekend to travel because the sun was out but of course everyone else thought so too. So we didn't make great time traveling but it wasn't too bad. Saturday we slept in as long as the kids would let us which turned out to be around 7:30, finished packing up the last stuff we would need, ate a quick breakfast, and was out the door and on the road by 8:30. Our forcast said it would be sunny and in the 70s so that is what I planned for. I forget that Oregon tends to be 10-15 degrees hotter than what we have so I was unprepared for how hot and miserable we all got. After a quick trip to Target I picked up a couple pairs of shorts for Sam to ease his misery.

We spent most of Saturday at my mom's house, letting the kids run around the backyard, enjoying the sun. Us adults spent most of the afternoon playing Maplestory together. Mom got back from her obligations at school and we all had burgers grilled on the BBQ. The kids were roasting hot by this point and covered head to toe in dirt from all the adventures outside. Dwayne gave them all a cool bath and a scrubdown. Then Dwayne and I headed off to see a movie. We were very grateful to Mom and Melody for offering their baby-sitting skills since we still don't have friends or neighbors we feel comfortable enough with to leave our kids with in WA. We hadn't had a date in a long time. Dave and Charlene joined us at the movie theater and we all enjoyed ourselves thoroughly watching the new Star Trek. We chatted a bit outside the theater when we were done and then headed back home. It was about 11:00 when we finally got to Mom's and I still needed a shower. Of course, Evie was sharing a room with us and heard us come in so it took a while to calm her down and fall asleep. The house also absorbed all the heat so it was extremely hot. Then Dwayne started to snore which then woke up Evie again. It was a horrible cycle and needless to say, I did not get much sleep that night.

Sunday, after breakfast and saying our goodbyes to Mom and Melody we were off to visit Dwayne's side of the family. Once a month they have a potluck so we were able to get say hello to everyone in one fell swoop. It turns out they were having Burgers too plus all the extras and sides that go with it. We were well fed after this visit. The potluck didn't start until 1:30 so we got there early to allow the grandparents time to see the kids before all the rest of the relatives showed up and compromised our time. When Evie went down for her nap, Dianne, Stephanie, Sam, and I went down the block to the park. The slides were already way too hot and Sam was pretty dissapointed. So Grandma volunteered to have him ride in her lap. He enjoyed that a lot and thought it was pretty funny. We then went to the other side of the park and found the swings. Those were his favorite and we spent most of our time their just letting him swing away. There was something blooming that was causing my eyes to itch really bad. To Sam (and Grandma's :) dissapointment I called a halt to the swings. We made our way back and had a lovely visit with all the family. Around 3:30 we made our way home. I wish we had remembered to take pictures. I'll get some more new ones soon posted here for everyone to see.