Peter's parents have been on a trip around the US to visit various family and attractions since his Dad retired in July. We are the last stop on their trip before they head home and we're glad they came for a visit!
We've had such beautiful weather, especially since it's November so we've taken full advantage of it and have been outdoors quite a bit.
One morning we headed out to Silver Falls State Park about 40 minutes from our house to enjoy a hike around the waterfalls on a beautiful 70 degree day. It was perfect outside.
This is 1 of 10 waterfalls in the park
there was quite a bit of water flowing over, it was beautiful!
you actually get to walk right behind the waterfall on some of them
Benjamin loves being outside and didn't even mind the spray from the waterfall
it was so pretty everywhere with the streams and the sun peaking through
second set of falls we saw, next time we want to do the whole loop
GongGong blends in with the beautiful fall leaves
we cozied up with hot chocolate by the fireplace in the lodge
he would much rather crawl than pose for pictures!
We had such a beautiful walk then ate a picnic lunch in the sunshine. Such a fun day!
We had a few days of running errands, starting some house projects (thanks Poppy), and enjoying beautiful walks. I know the rain is coming but I'm sure loving the sunshine!
Peter took a personal day off of work Friday and we decided to head to Bend for a few days to explore the area and show his parents the area. Again, we had such gorgeous weather, we were really lucky. We stayed at the resort we've stayed at before in a cozy condo.
From our last visit to Bend we knew the Cascade Lakes Highway was beautiful so we headed that direction. Because of the snow a certain part was closed for vehicles but we were able to get out and walk and I'm glad we did, it was beautiful.
most of the road was clear but we did have to walk through a little snow
oh how I love these two
we didn't walk around it because of the snow but this is the view from Todd Lake
mountain stream leading up to Mt. Bachelor
Mom and Dad K in front of Brokentop Mt.
he's a NUT
what a view!
snug as a bug back in the car :-)
Saturday we headed out to explore the trail along the Deschutes River right near the condo where we stayed. Another sunny day made for a beautiful time.
cool set of rapids along the river
lazy ol' Pete didn't even have to carry his own son this time!
so many different views but all pretty
not a bad place to walk!
these two have walked in quite a few places in the past 3 months
so fun to enjoy such a beautiful day!
We spent the rest of the day in Bend exploring the town and walking along the river path at a different park. We topped off the night with some pizza. Of course, it started raining....but only after we had been driving home for 30 minutes :-) We really enjoyed the little getaway, lucked out with the weather and have loved sharing it with Poppy & GongGong.
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