Mothers and Daughters/Fathers and Sons

Today is Mother's Day and as is tradition, this weekend was the annual fathers and sons campout.  I think Jeremy will give a report on that in a minute.  It's funny though because in the days leading up to the campout Merrick was getting really excited and said "Fathers and sons is getting closer and closer" to which Carrigan responded "and Mothers and daughters is getting closer and closer".  I am not sure who was more excited, Merrick or Carrigan, for the boys to go away.

For our part, our "mothers and daughters" lived up to the hype.  We got together with Becca and Isabel and our friends the Cannon's (Emily and Ainslee).  We started with the girls getting all dressed up and doing hair and makeup for a super yummy happy hour dinner at Claim Jumper.  After dinner we went back to Becca's for some spa time with manicures and pedicures.  The girls loved soaking their feet and even Elsie got in on the soaking.  We got home late and tired but it was worth it for a really fun evening.

Yesterday we wrapped up our girls time just hanging out at the ballfield.  Elsie decided she needed to take over Carrigan's seat and Carrigan just squoze on to the edge and shared.  It did my mama heart good.

Jeremy here.  As Sarah said, this weekend was the annual fathers and sons campout.  As is tradition, our camp was at Camp Meriwether, right outside of Tillamook.  It was a perfect weekend, weather wise.  No rain and about 75 degrees.  Our campsite is on a cliff overlooking the ocean.  As you can see from the picture below, it makes for a beautiful view of the sunset.  We roasted hot dogs for dinner and then marshmallows for s'mores.

The next morning, Merrick and I took a lap around the lake in a rowboat.  Usually, this is a peaceful outing that we both really enjoy.  However, this year, due to upgrades at the camp, including new sleeping mats and heaters in the adirondacks, and Merrick staying up until almost midnight playing "Capture the Flag" on the beach, Merrick slept really well and didn't wake up early.  So, there were a lot more people on the lake in the morning. 

After we packed everything up, we went, with five other families, to a place called Munson Creek Falls.  One of the other guys had been there before a few years prior.  We all expecting to see a small waterfall, instead we cam around the corner and saw this.

Turns out that Munson Creek Falls is the largest waterfall in the coastal range, I assume that would include Oregon and Washington.  It is 319 feet tall.  There was a lot of fallen trees in the falls that allowed the boys to climb everywhere and play in the water.  As you can see by the pictures, all the boys had fun.  It was another great campout.