Gorgeous Oregon - Can we move here?

My two week vacation included a trip to Oregon to visit my sisters. This meant that we had to make a 13 hour drive in a car with a 1 year old. Can you picture the bliss? Yip, imagine the worst and you probably covered it. The drive to Oregon wasn't actually too bad even though there were 2 one year olds. My sister, Lani, drove down to Utah from Idaho (where she lives) and picked me up. The first day we drove to Idaho, spent the night and then drove to Oregon the next day. I loved that I FINALLY got to see my sisters new house and the area that she lives in. I didn't know Idaho could be so beautiful! The drive back though was a straight shot from Oregon to Utah and Aiden cried for about 6 hours of it and nothing would make him happy. My mom, Kurt and I all were going insane and we were sooooooo relieved when we finally made it to the house.

Before Lani and I headed to Idaho, we stopped and had lunch with our step-sister Kirsten at Cafe Rio. Yum! Once in Idaho, we went for a walk with Lani's two very funny and semi-crazy dogs. (And yes, that is Aiden wearing a pink coat and wrapped in a pink flowery blanket.)

The first day we made it to Oregon we went on a hike to a waterfall. When we left Cami's house it was pretty warm outside and I thought I would most likely have to take my hoodie off once we got there because it would be too hot. UNFORTUNATELY when we arrived after the 45 minute drive it felt like we had arrived in the Arctic. It was FREEZING!!! I put my hood up and I had an extra pair of my socks with me which I put over my hands as gloves (I was still freezing and wishing for my winter coat). I layered Aiden in 2 pairs of pants, 2 shirts, 1 jacket with a hood and a beanie. I then also used a pair of his cousin Ashlyn's socks for his gloves. Then to top it off I wrapped him in a blanket in the carrier. The hike was for sure worth it though because it was so beautiful and it warmed up some once we got on the trail.

That Saturday was my nephew, Calder's, baptism. He was so excited to get baptized and his brothers sang for him at the baptism and did a great job.

Aiden and Ashlyn played together ALL WEEK LONG. If I could suddenly have another baby around Aiden's age, I know he would be in heaven. He loves to play with other kids and he smothers them with hugs (we may have to work on that when he's older). Overall, the trip was fantastic and I was so happy I was able to spend so much time with family.