Road Trippin'

 Last week was crazy-busy with our final Bible study for the season,
errands, and a day with friends at the amusement park. 
But finally, FINALLY. I uploaded photos from our weekend trip to Medford.

We don't get down there often, but we sure do love it!

This trip was hush-hush because the occasion was a surprise birthday party for my aunt!

Medford is {should be} about a 4 1/2 hour drive. 
But, for our little family of six, it's more like six hours.

It takes us forever to get out.
Then we have to stop for eats and treats:

 

 

 

But everyone sighs a great big relief when we've scaled the last mountain pass,
and Medford is in sight.

Once we got settled in our room, there were plans made for dinner with my parents, sister, and her family.

Shoji's is a favorite because it's so much fun to watch someone prepare your meal right in front of you!  And what a show it is!

{Tay LOVED all of the fire}

 

The next morning started with snuggles.

 

 

 

 Then off to the restaurant we went to surprise Aunt Pat.
 

 

She was surprised :)

 

 

And it's pretty safe to say we ALL had a pretty great time.

 

 

 

 We got a little visit time in with family,
 

 

and then it was time to say good-bye :(

 

 

 

 

 Until next time, anyway.

Any great ideas for passing the time in the car? 
We've got several road trips planned this summer, and not one of us is any good at traveling :)  

 

Car games, activities, any ideas to make travel time fun would be much appreciated!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another Road Trip!

 

 Last weekend we were heading to Medford again for another wedding!

Side note: I love weddings.
I love, LOVE.
What an amazing thing to be able to witness two people pledging their lives to one another.
To be a part of a fresh, new beginning.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Anyway.
Another road trip.

 

 

We knew we were in for a hot weekend, so we tried to plan accordingly.
On Friday night, we met up with our Medford fam for pizza, and then back to "Aunt Suzi's" for some running through the sprinklers.

Last month we attended Mackenzie's {pictured below with the girls} wedding.

The girls are pretty smitten with her ♥
 

 

 

 

 

 

The wedding didn't start until 6 on Saturday evening, so we got to spend the morning doing a little shopping, and then the rest of the afternoon at the hotel pool.

 

Thank goodness for that pool!
Saturday's forecast was 106*.
Yikes!

 

 

We brought water, spray bottles, and battery-operated fans to the outdoor ceremony,
and still it was a sweat-fest.

But so so beautiful.
A beautiful sweat-fest.

And we were in sleeveless dresses. 
I don't even want to know what it was like to be in a suit!
 

 

 

Poor Miss Kam had a hard time with the heat
 

 

 

 

But once the sun set, it was much more manageable, and we got to enjoy the festivities.

 

 

 

{It looks kinda like rain, but that was just the field sprinklers}  

 

 

 

 And a quick shot of cousins before heading home.

What an amazing weekend celebrating love and family!

 

 

 

 

 

Medford Trip

For, literally, years I've been wanting to plan a trip to Medford.  Though I didn't grow up there, I did spend several significant years there as a teenager; and I've been longing to show my girls all of the places I loved in Southern Oregon.

Since we still have so much family there, our limited trips are always short, and spent at a specific function {reception, party, birth, etc.}  We never seem to have time to just mosey around, visiting.

I was so happy that we finally made it happen a couple of weeks ago!

My mom and I took the girls down a couple days early, and Jeremy and my dad met up with us later.

On Friday we drove to Jacksonville, an ADORABLE little town I used to love to visit.

 
The weather was wonderful, and the scenery gorgeous.  Beautiful Fall colors everywhere.
 

We met up with one of my favorite people for lunch at one of my favorite places ~ The Bella.
 

We're just going to pretend that we had a wonderfully quiet lunch full of sweet conversation and delicious food ~ Instead of the full-on screaming from a certain one year old who shall remain nameless.  Sigh.
 

The day didn't exactly unfold the way it had in my mind.  There wasn't much window shopping for me since my little ones were coming down with a virus, and Tay was cutting three molars.  But I'm happy we made the trip anyway.
 

I have no desire to go on another trip any time soon.  But I am glad we made it happen ;)
 

 

 

 We even had a few moments of silence out of Tay.  Especially when she got to meet up with her little cousin again.  She LOVES the bay-bays :)