Silver Falls

Note to self-if we plan another trip in April, we will be driving 10 hours south instead of north!! It rained, it snowed, it hailed....but it still did not stop us from having a good time :) I am so glad we decided to stay in the rustic cabins in Silver Falls instead of trying to camp. When it was in the 30s, I was really enjoying the heaters in the cabin even though we still had to cook outside and the camp restrooms were a long walk in the rain. We splashed in puddles, ate lots of yummy food, hung out with family, and hiked when it wasn't pouring down rain.  Grevin had so much fun exploring, playing in the mud, throwing rocks, and finding sticks.  He learned how to say "tree" and would point them out to everyone!  I am so glad he was walking, I couldn't have imagined if he wanted to crawl through the mud....

All packed(think we can fit anything else??) and ready to hit the road (10 hour drive to Eugene)  Grey was a trooper...

Reading the paper in bed with dad at the hotel

Watching the rain come down on the front porch of the cabin with Grandpa DeShazer

Playing with his tractor-waiting for the rain to stop

Well, since the rain wasn't going to stop anytime soon, let's go out and play!  And isn't his hat the cutest??  We didn't bring one with us so Grammie knitted him one the first night we were there.

Cooking in the rain-the shade tent came in handy!

Grey's favorite thing to do...throw rocks in the puddles

Muddy face!

Hiking the falls

Hiking behind North Falls

Uncle Tyler and Grey hiking the trail!

Tired after his long hike

Grey and his Grandpas getting snowed on (we had just stepped outside-it wasn't snowing yet-to take pictures...that is why Grey doesn't have a coat on!!  I might get the mommy of the year award for this one!)

The whole gang

Daddy!!

Check out Grey's new words. I started the video late so the first word he is saying is "light" if you don't understand "Grey-talk".

And Grey wanted to show off his new skills!!

He is trying to stand up from a sitting position but gets frustrated very easily when he can't do it with all of his toys in his hands. He loves to walk over to the step in Grammy's house and use it to stand up from a sitting position. He thinks he is pretty cool when he does it!

Playdate with Shane

Shane and Grey were able to finally meet up for a playdate this weekend!  We have been trying to get these two together for quite awhile but something always came up.  We played and had lunch at Jill's before heading over to the Rincon Valley Park.  Shane is so lucky to live so close to a nice park, not like the scary Doyle Park by our house.  I refuse to go there alone!  The boys played in the sand, swung, and loved watching the older boys skateboard. When we got back to the house, we had brownies and ice cream so Shane could sing "Happy Birthday" to Grey and give him his birthday present.  Shane showed Grey how to use his toys and it was fun watching them play together....

Grey was fascinated by the skateboarders. I told him he had to walk more to be able to skate like that.  The next day, he started walking everywhere!

It is always interesting to try to take pictures of kids together...

Thanks, Jill.  We had lots of fun and we can't wait to do it again!!

Grey's other first birthday shirt

Grammy and I made a shirt for Grevin for his first birthday but he ended up getting it really wet before his party so we threw it in the dryer to fix it before everyone arrived. Well, the sock monster decided to eat the "O" from ONE from the front so he wore the other one that the Deierling's got for him instead (which was probably better since it was short sleeve and it was so hot the day of his birthday. Well, Grammy made a new "O" for his shirt and he finally gets to wear it!

The Oglesby's Came to Party!

What would a birthday party weekend be without being spoiled by Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Ben?  They came out to visit for the long weekend but unfortunately everyone was sick.  I don't even have a picture of everyone with Grevin...yikes...I must have felt worse than I originally thought!!

Grevin had fun trying to figure out his birthday present from them.  He loves to make his little fire truck go.  He needs some help if he is going to be riding in it still, he doesn't push the button hard enough.  But he likes to push it from behind. He also like to stand in front of it or to the side and push the button-he ran over his toes 3 times last night, cried each time for about 2 seconds, then did it again.

Grandpa Oglesby helping Grey with his fire truck

Uncle Ben and Grandma Oglesby helping Grey party

While I was home sick on Monday, everyone else headed out to the coast to enjoy the beautiful day.  

 Uncle Ben climbing on a log

Grandpa Oglesby throwing driftwood back into the ocean

Getting close and personal with the wildlife

Grey playing with the pebbles

And I just love these pictures.

This was last year, on Grevin's 1 week birthday and Ben's birthday (March 17, 2009).  Grevin had slept through our sushi dinner and had pooped as we were getting ready to leave.  I had to change him in the car and it was cold out, he was not a happy guy.  BUT, we just had to have a picture of all the boys :)

One Year Later (March 15, 2010)

I still can't get over how fast they grow up.  My mom still had this picture on her camera from last year when they were here.  I have a hard time imagining Grevin this small and it has only been a year!

Sweet Potatoes

Grevin really loves to feed himself with a spoon...I put the food on the spoon for him and then he aims in the general vicinity of his face...

Forward Facing

Do you think Grevin likes it now that he is forward facing?

Love the weekends

Another great weekend.  It wasn't the 80 degree weather we had earlier this week but the sun was definitely shining and we took full advantage of it.

Friday afternoon, one of the neighbor girls came by to see if Grevin could come out and play.  They have been playing in the rocks outside and wrestling all week.  This time, she taught Grey how to drive...

Saturday morning, we got out of bed early-like usual- and rode our bikes downtown for coffee.  I love being so close to downtown where we can sit and enjoy a coffee and a blueberry muffin as we people watch early in the morning.  When we got back to the house, we packed up and headed out for our monthly hike.

I am not sure if I have mentioned it but for my New Year's Resolution, we are hiking a new place each month. So far, January-Sugarloaf Ridge State Park; February-Jack London State Historic Park; and then this weekend in March, Lake Sonoma. 

Lake Sonoma was amazing.  We hiked for over two hours and only saw 2 other hikers (twice when we passed back by them from coming up from the shore access trail) and 2 people on horseback.  I was amazed at how many people were out on the lake, even water skiing in March...I mean, it has been warm this past week, but BURRRR! They have a great campground so we are planning on camping there later this summer.  Great hiking, water access...hmmm, now we just need a boat!

"Come on, let's go!"

The whole family

Giving daddy wet willies...

Dropping sticks into the lake

Doing what boys do best...

If you look closely you will see the lake in the distance...down the BIG hill that we had to hike back up!

We also dog sat again for Bruno and Grevin had so much fun playing with him again.  He liked to sit really close to Bruno until he licked him and then run away laughing.  It was really really cute :)

After our hike, we headed over to the Wings for a belated St. Patrick's Day where they made yummy corned beef and cabbage. My cousin's wife had posted on her blog about making an Irish Creme Cheesecake so I decided to find a recipe and give it a shot.  It turned out pretty yummy if I do say so myself-very similar to a New York Style Cheesecake with a hint of Baileys.  The boys played hard and thought it was pretty funny watching Bruno and Bella run around chasing each other.  Once the boys fell asleep the adults even got to play some games.  Fun times for EVERYONE!

Resting before dinner

Grevin and Andrew are finally at the point where they want to play with the same things...good thing Michelle got a two seater!

Swinging

Michelle and Andrew had just put together their new water table so Grey had to help test it out.  He liked it so much we got one the next day!

We were so exhausted by Sunday, that we just hung out at the house, taking lots of long naps!  We did make it to Costco but that was about it...I think I am ready to go back to work just to relax....