Friday, November 25, 2016

Christmas Tree Hunt

We started out our Christmas tree hunt with different plans this year- to go up to Mt Hood with a tree permit to cut down a tree in the snow with the family.  We didn't have much luck with too treacherous of roads for our Volvo so we ended up bailing the family and heading to a tree farm in Sandy.  It wasn't what we had planned but we found our tree!  
The girls ready to go
Pit stop while we checked out our map 


My handsome lumberjack 

We found the one.  

Brandon's Grandma handed down this train to B's dad and then to us.  We've always wanted a train around our tree.  The kids love it.

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Great Wolf Lodge

B's parents bought us a Great Wolfe Lodge weekend from the kids' school auction and we finally put it to use!  Our good friends the McKenzie's decided to come with us and it was a blast!  We all had a great time at the water park and hanging out.  The water slides were so awesome. The boys also did a magic quest which they really loved.  We would definitely like to go back. 

Ready to get started

We finagled getting our rooms right next door to each other and the kids were back and forth the entire trip, including using these "weird phones with cords" to call each other. 

The rooms were really nice and comfortable.  There was a fridge, coffee maker, microwave so we brought a lot of snacks and drinks which was nice.

Tabor, Peyt and Liv
Blurry selfie
Late night buffet
The kids had so much fun.  
A little breakfast before we hit the water

These two...


Not excited about a bathing suit in the winter so I express ordered a one piece

In the wave pool.  


Liv doing the rope course


Peyt 

Love this family! We have so much fun together always.

One of our many meals together  
Our last day in the water before we head home