Our garden has been fruitful!
All cleaned and ready for the freezer!
All cleaned and ready for the freezer!Thursday, July 28, 2011
A Quick Camp Trip
On our trip home from Palm Springs, we broke up the 20+ hour drive with a quick camping trip at Billy Chinook in the Cove of the Palisades. It is an absolutely beautiful location! Everyone, including Sadie, enjoyed our short overnight stay. For those of you curious how the drive went after reading about or trip south, Lily was a super star! We left again at bedtime, but this time Lily slept the whole time. After a breakfast stop, we had another 4 hours which Lily split between playing and sleeping. After our night of camping, we were still 4.5 hours from home, but again she happily played when she wasn't sleeping. What a blessing!
Poor girl! Can you tell how tired she was of travelling?
Visit to Papa and Grandma Kay
Our family spent a week and a half in beautiful Palm Springs visiting Jeff's parents. Jeff had two friends who joined us over the long weekend for lots of golf. Angela (Jeff's sister) also joined us for the last few days of our trip. There are a lot of pictures from our trip, so just consider this picture overload 4-5 post put together in one! Lily had lots of fun playing with Lucy. She kept asking to go into Grandma Kay's room in search of Lucy.
Another favorite was playing with Grandma Kay's many hats.
One of Grandma Kay's friends loaned us lots of fun toys during our visit. One of Lily's favorites was a ride-on train. She especially loved to be pushed around the house, which Papa was happy to do.
On Sunday we went to church with Grandma Kay and Angela while the boys were golfing. 
Lily may end up being a true California girl!
There was lots of time for reading and puzzles too.
Grandma Kay soaked up this special time! 
One of Lily's new favorite treats: Popsicles!
The adults indulged in some treats of their own. Scott makes some strong drinks!
I tried a frozen mudslide. Yummy!
And of course there was lots of time for swimming. When the temp is near 100, a pool is a must!
Sadie enjoyed the pool.
Lily took to the pool much better than expected. She really enjoyed "swimming" with her daddy.
And when Lily needed a little break, she did a little gardening- well playing in the rocks with gloves on.
While Jeff was busy playing his 12 rounds of golf, often playing twice a day, we girls had lots of time to play on our own. We had a great time visiting Grandma Kay's friends.
We were blessed with cooler weather which allowed us to visit a couple parks in the mornings.
Here Lily got to feed the ducks and turtles. She also had fun chasing the ducks.
Lily loves to play with wheels.
We watched a game of tennis and Lily earned a free ball for her cuteness.
One morning Grandma Kay took us to the Children's Discovery Museum. It was really one giant playroom with a loft for dressing up, a grocery store and pizza parlor for pretend play, lots of toys, craft stations, and more!
Our little chef!
Checking up on the animals.
Craft Time
Lily loved crawling around in the rope maze.
Thanks Grandma Kay and Papa for such a fun time!
Friday, July 15, 2011
The Drive
Saturday:
6:30 PM- Get dressed in PJs and load into the car
6:45 PM- Leave home
7:10 PM- Lily falls asleep as we hit I-5
7:50 PM- Megan tries to prop Lily's head up with a blanket so she sleeps better, Lily wakes up
8:00 PM- Lily alternates crying and staring out the window...not happy and not sleeping
8:55 PM- Lily's unhappiness increases, Megan jumps in the backseat, the car crosses over the bridge into Oregon, Lily throws up all over herself and car seat.
9:05 PM- Pull into Park and Ride to clean up Lily
9:20 PM- Back on the road, Megan in the backseat, Sadie in the front
10:30 PM- Lily still awake but getting sleepy so stop for gas so don't have to stop when she is asleep
Sunday
12:20 AM- Lily finally falls asleep after playing with her books, baby, and Megan's hair about five minutes before the rest stop Megan had been waiting for and not wanting to wake her up, we keep driving.
12:30 AM- Lily wakes up, rest stop in the past
12:50 AM- Lily finally falls asleep, but continues to wake up every 45 minutes or so needing to be reassured before falling back into a restless sleep, Megan dozes in the backseat
3:00 AM- Jeff and Megan switch spots so Jeff can rest
3:03 AM- Lily wakes up and is inconsolable, Megan pulls over to take Lily out of car to avoid another throw up
3:10 AM- Jeff continues driving while Megan sits in back with Lily
4:00 AM- Try to find an open convenience store to buy some coffee/energy drink: unsuccessful
4:30 AM- Pull into rest stop, Megan and Lily walk around, watch the sunrise, eat breakfast, get dressed, and play while Jeff takes a nap
6:00 AM- Jeff wakes up, walks around a bit and lets Sadie out
6:30 AM- On the road again
7:00 AM- Lily and Megan both fall asleep in the backseat
9:00 AM- Jeff stops for gas, Lily and Megan wake up
9:15 AM- Stop at a local park for breakfast #2 and play time
10:30 AM- On the road again, Lily plays "happily" in back seat with Megan, Sadie still sitting in front seat
11:45 AM- Stop at rest stop for break and lunch
12:30 PM- On the road again, Megan finally back in the front seat, Lily with her milk
12:40 PM- Lily falls asleep, Megan dozes, Jeff Drives
1:30 PM- Jeff and Megan do a quick trade off so Jeff can rest
2:00 PM- Megan take detour to avoid road work on I-5
2:45 PM- Detour ends, get back on I-5 just in time to see "road work ahead" signs
3:00 PM- Stuck in traffic, but Lily keeps sleeping
3:15 PM- Out of road work, headed toward the grapevine
3:45 PM- Stop for gas at top of grapevine, Jeff and Megan switch places, Lily wakes up
4:10 PM- Lily falls back asleep so we keep driving...and driving...and driving
6:00 PM- Arrive in Palm Springs in time for dinner!
Total sleep: Jeff- 2 hours; Megan- 2.5 hours, 3 hours dozing; Lily 4 hours dozing at night, 2 hours in AM, 5 hours in PM
After dinner it was early to bed for us. Thankfully, we all slept well that first night.
6:30 PM- Get dressed in PJs and load into the car
6:45 PM- Leave home
7:10 PM- Lily falls asleep as we hit I-5
7:50 PM- Megan tries to prop Lily's head up with a blanket so she sleeps better, Lily wakes up
8:00 PM- Lily alternates crying and staring out the window...not happy and not sleeping
8:55 PM- Lily's unhappiness increases, Megan jumps in the backseat, the car crosses over the bridge into Oregon, Lily throws up all over herself and car seat.
9:05 PM- Pull into Park and Ride to clean up Lily
9:20 PM- Back on the road, Megan in the backseat, Sadie in the front
10:30 PM- Lily still awake but getting sleepy so stop for gas so don't have to stop when she is asleep
Sunday
12:20 AM- Lily finally falls asleep after playing with her books, baby, and Megan's hair about five minutes before the rest stop Megan had been waiting for and not wanting to wake her up, we keep driving.
12:30 AM- Lily wakes up, rest stop in the past
12:50 AM- Lily finally falls asleep, but continues to wake up every 45 minutes or so needing to be reassured before falling back into a restless sleep, Megan dozes in the backseat
3:00 AM- Jeff and Megan switch spots so Jeff can rest
3:03 AM- Lily wakes up and is inconsolable, Megan pulls over to take Lily out of car to avoid another throw up
3:10 AM- Jeff continues driving while Megan sits in back with Lily
4:00 AM- Try to find an open convenience store to buy some coffee/energy drink: unsuccessful
4:30 AM- Pull into rest stop, Megan and Lily walk around, watch the sunrise, eat breakfast, get dressed, and play while Jeff takes a nap
6:00 AM- Jeff wakes up, walks around a bit and lets Sadie out
6:30 AM- On the road again
7:00 AM- Lily and Megan both fall asleep in the backseat
9:00 AM- Jeff stops for gas, Lily and Megan wake up
9:15 AM- Stop at a local park for breakfast #2 and play time
10:30 AM- On the road again, Lily plays "happily" in back seat with Megan, Sadie still sitting in front seat
11:45 AM- Stop at rest stop for break and lunch
12:30 PM- On the road again, Megan finally back in the front seat, Lily with her milk
12:40 PM- Lily falls asleep, Megan dozes, Jeff Drives
1:30 PM- Jeff and Megan do a quick trade off so Jeff can rest
2:00 PM- Megan take detour to avoid road work on I-5
2:45 PM- Detour ends, get back on I-5 just in time to see "road work ahead" signs
3:00 PM- Stuck in traffic, but Lily keeps sleeping
3:15 PM- Out of road work, headed toward the grapevine
3:45 PM- Stop for gas at top of grapevine, Jeff and Megan switch places, Lily wakes up
4:10 PM- Lily falls back asleep so we keep driving...and driving...and driving
6:00 PM- Arrive in Palm Springs in time for dinner!
Total sleep: Jeff- 2 hours; Megan- 2.5 hours, 3 hours dozing; Lily 4 hours dozing at night, 2 hours in AM, 5 hours in PM
After dinner it was early to bed for us. Thankfully, we all slept well that first night.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Packing
Lily had fun entertaining herself while Jeff and I were packing. She escaped out side, sitting on the little side table with daddy's hat, chewing on his headphones, and holding a lens from his sunglasses. She was so cute I couldn't help but take a few pictures.
Summer Fun
Lily found a new fun activity for the summer. She enjoys coloring her cheeks more than the sidewalk, but it's a start!
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