August 2013: The Meenderings Come to Town

 I almost died when Jess called to tell me she had a conference in Portland and that she was bringing her whole crew! We hadn't seen eachother in YEARS and I'd yet to meet Grifynn! We had a great week together - we spent a windy day at the Oregon Coast, some great dinners out (that we survived with 3 kids!), and even had a reunion BBQ with our old UO Crew. I so wish we got to see them more, but we always vow that after our kids are grown or at least older, we will make more trips and visits! You can scroll through the pics above to see our full week! 

Aug 2013: Camping at Timothy Lake

 

I'd never been to Timothy Lake, but I AM IN LOVE. I seriously can't wait to go back there and I hope when we do we have a kayak or canoe, because it was all I could do to resist stealing a boat to go out on the beautiful water! Grant and Ethan had the idea to spend a weekend camping out here...I was skeptical because they didn't really know where they were going and they were going out early in the morning and us ladies were meeting up later after they secured a camp site (there are no reservable spots here). Anyway, long story short - I thought I was going to run out of gas alone in the car with Edrie in the middle of the woods without phone service, but we all eventually found eachother and had an amazing weekend! I'm kind of obsessed with the pictures from this trip so bear with me... 

 she is happiest when we are camping and she can be off-leash all weekend! 

I'm in love with the foggy early morning lake. So perfect!

Aug 2013: Jill's Bachelorette

Jill and I met in FOURTH grade. Its hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that we have been friends for so long, but its true. She is a tried and true friend who knows me better than most and still puts up with me. We can still laugh so hard it hurts and cry at the drop of a hat. I was lucky enough to get to go to her wedding festivities last summer. We spent a weekend in a fabulous beach house with all her closest girls for her bachelorette party. It was my first weekend away from Edrie and we were still nursing so it was kind of hard, but we all had a great time! Scroll through the pictures above to see the fun!