Hood River, OR 2010

This past week Lulu, Levi and I spent a few days with my parents in Hood River, OR. Mark had to work but is excited to come next year with us! We had a great time playing in the water at the beach. Hood River is on the Columbia River and the beach is just perfect for little ones. There's no big waves, no salt water and you can walk out a good 100 or so feet and the water is only up to about your knees. Levi found a new love.....the beach and water! He LOVED being in the water and didn't want to get out. In town we enjoyed the shops and especially the ice cream shop. Here we are heading for ice cream after enjoying pizza at a local restaurant. On the way back to our hotel we stopped and played in a fountain. It was very refreshing because it was in the 90's while we were there. The next day we took a drive to see the orchards and we stopped at some of the local farms to buy fresh cherries and lavender. Here my parents are with Lulu in Levi and Mt. Hood in the background. Then after a long day we decided to head to the beach for a late night dip, this was around 8:30pm. We saw the sun set behind the mountains. Levi and Lulu slept really well that night. On our last day we headed East to Pendleton, OR. We stopped at the woolen mills and bought some fun Pendleton Wool gifts. Lulu got a fun horse and she named him Pendelton. If you ever find yourself in Pendleton, OR you must stop by Hamley's especially if your a cowboy or cowgirl or just a wannabe cowboy or cowgirl. As we were walking to Hamley's we ran into two of the 5 Pendleton Rodeo Princesses. Lulu was a bit shy but very excited to meet some real princesses. I had to take this picture of our van for Mark. It looks like it grew antlers. It looks like an 10 pointer too! Get your gun! Hamley's makes custom saddles and of course we had to try some out. We had a great time with Papa and Grandma. Can't wait for next year!