It has been a busy week, with Spring Break this past week and Easter today. We stayed in town for Spring Break this year and we definitely made the most of our time. In light of that, I apologize for the picture dump that is about to happen.
After almost 13 years in Oregon, we finally made it the 5 minutes across the river to the End of the Oregon Trail Museum. Merrick and Elsie's excitement to be there ebbed and flowed, but C.C. was in it to win it. We made candles, cloth dolls, and journals. We loaded a wagon, played dress up, solved puzzles, played games, felt furs, and filed a land claim. Really, the only boring part was a movie that we watched, but all in all, it was lots of fun.
Tuesday, we took a break from the fun and did some yard work and shopping. We were also going to hang out with our Brown cousins, but the day took a turn when Nana fell down the Brown's stair and had to be take to the hospital in an ambulance after losing lots of blood. She ended up needing 5 staples in her head, but is ok. I have pictures from the ordeal, but they are a little gruesome and I promised her I wouldn't post them.
Wednesday, we were back to the fun and Jeremy took the day off and joined us. We started the day by spending WAY to much money at the Nike Employee store. We then went to Next Level pinball museum and arcade. We have been there one other time and it is always a blast, although a bit of sensory overload.
Thursday, we did take two on hanging out with cousins day. Merrick spent the day at the Brown's and we had Isabel over here. Thankfully, this attempt at hanging out was all fun and didn't involve a trip to the hospital.
Friday, we wrapped up our week of fun with bang. The kids and I visited Fort Stevens at the northern most beach in Oregon. The draw to this beach is the famous ship wreck on the beach. That was really cool to see, but my kids had way more fun with the sand dune there. We camped for the day at a plateau at the top of the sand dune and spent the day building, playing frisbee, and running a jumping off the edge of the plateau and sliding down the dune. While there, we also traveled up the beach to where the Pacific Ocean meets and the Columbia River. We also went to the ruins of the old battery of Fort Stevens. It was this really cool bunker built into the side of a hill. You could climb up and explore all three levels, just to end up at ground level at the top. We ended the day at a diner and got milkshakes for the drive home.
Today is Easter. We have been so blessed this week that, in addition to all the fun, C.C. has had a video to share with us each day with an Easter message. We missed a few days, but have made it a priority to make them up. Even though we are working hard to keep the true meaning of Easter in our minds, we did enjoy a visit from the Easter Bunny this morning. We will go to church in just a little bit and we will wrap up the day with a family dinner here this evening. It is shaping up to be a wonderful Easter.
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