Sunday, August 19

Picnic Weekend

A few weekends ago we attended the Logos company picnic on a Saturday and our church’s picnic the following day.

Ada enjoyed the goats at Hovander and they loved her back. She accidentally fed one of the goats part of her pretzel and it instantly became best friends with her. The goats let her grab their faces and kiss them, they were very sweet and gentle with Ada. They also came running to the fence upon seeing us after we had left for some time to see the other animals.

Ada was the star of the church picnic we had the following day. She and Todd played a water squirting game in which she wore a cup attached to a string around her neck and Todd had a squirt bottle. The goal was to fill up the cup of your teammate while you stand across from each other and each take a step back every so often. Well, Ada decided to run from Todd (in sheer delight) while he squirted water towards her and the audience. When she finally had enough water in her cup, she drank it! Needless to say, they did not win but it was very entertaining!

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Tuesday, August 14

Oregon Zoo: Pt. 2

The bats were one of my favorite exhibits. I loved how they moved around the branches with their unique shaped fingers and toes.

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Monday, August 13

Oregon Zoo

We stayed with my aunt & uncle on our way home from Shasta and thought it would be fun to visit the Oregon Zoo the next morning.

The kids had a good time seeing and pointing to a lot of the animals. Of course being able to touch them, like the goats, is much more fun!

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Monday, August 6

Heading Home

After a week long vacation (especially with toddlers) I think we were all ready to get home. It was a blast, even with the kiddos and the heat, and we definitely want to do this again (but in a bigger boat)!

Next up: The Oregon Zoo

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