Our trip to Oregon has arrived at long last! We have been wanting to take a trip out there for a couple years now and decided that this year is the year to make it happen. We wanted to see Sid and Dan and their family and also spend some time on the Oregon coast. So we planned and saved and here we are on our way! Two families from our neighborhood are joining us and we are looking forward to a great family vacation together. Our van is perfect for a road trip and especially a 12 hour drive like we have ahead of us. This is an hour into our long drive - we didn't get far but we stopped for a picnic at the park and so we could feed Desh before we get back in the car. We decided to drive through the night for a few reasons: the kids are asleep for most of it so that means less whining and fighting, Baby Desh is now sleeping through the night so no need to stop every 3 hours to feed him, and Josh is a pro night time driver so he gets us there quickly and safely without any hassle! So off we go!
We made it to Sid and Dan's about 6 am Sunday morning. Too early for us to wake them up so we ate breakfast at McDonald's and fed Desh while we were there. Our driving through the night plan worked like a charm and Desh and the other kids slept all night and woke up just as we were about 20 minutes from Vancouver. Josh was a champ and drove the whole way and now gets to look forward to an afternoon of sleeping and catching up!
Sid lives just down the road from the Columbia River so we took a walk down there Sunday afternoon and let the kids play. The boys had a blast throwing rocks in the river and we had a fun day catching up with Sid and her family.
And Baby Desh loved every snuggle he could get from Aunt Sidnee! We are so glad we're here and have such a fun week ahead!
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