Eagle Crest Vaca 2011

What a fabulous trip we had! The details are already getting fuzzy because so much has happened since we got home. We were gone for 6 nights and crammed a LOT in. It was a semi-relaxing vacation. Relaxing from the standpoint of not having a schedule or agenda, but we were active. Running, hiking, swimming, more hiking, parks, lakes, and more!

We ate a ton! Brooklyn slept great, ben...not so much. He was hip to the fact that he was in the same vicinity as us (in our bathroom) so woke up multiple times every night. Oh well, distant memory all ready.

We took the lift up to bachelor one day. Brooklyn missed the toilet in the restroom before we got on the lift and peed all over her underwear and the floor. She was mortified, fully freaking out. Saying "I don't want to visit mt bachelor without underwear! Mom, I don't want to sit in the snow with my bottom." There were two girls in the bathroom listening to all of this just giggling uncontrollably. It was pretty funny. So brooklyn went commando in her little overalls up at bachelor and we heard a lot about this the rest of the trip!
The hike up there was gorgeous, as were the views. Watching her face on the lift up was by far the best part. She was in AWE. We talked all week about the mountains. She knows every mountain in OR now and loves to list them off. The best part was listening to her say mt. bach-YOU-lor.

We took a day trip to east lake. The water was cold, but stunningly beautiful. Ben was super cranky this day, so we lasted as long as we could down on the sand, then packed the kids up and headed on a hike. Then drove up to the overlook at the top of paulina peak. The views were unforgettable. As many times as we have been over to CO, we've never done that. It was well worth the drive.

The rest of the time we would drive into bend or sisters for lunch or dinner, wander around with the kids in the stroller, go to the pool in between naps and then relax at night after they were in bed. We have a central oregon rule, in bed by 10. We were seriously in bed lights out by TEN every night...and it was glorious!

Lifelong memories made once again. Crazy to think just last summer we made that trip with an almost 2 year old and no benny yet. How much can change in a short year. Maybe next summer we'll have twins. Hahahahah! kidding!

even though benny is blurry here, we can't get over how much they look alike

goofin at lunch

such a big girl now

oh my happy baby boy

the top of mt bachelor

playing in the snow on bachelor

this is what a picture of us trying to get a picture looks like :)

benny passed out on my back, I mean OUT. I rode down the lift with him like this, he didn't even budge

passssssed out!

riding up the lift!!

pure joy

love those legs

Matt's new nick name for ben "two tooth jones"

day trip to east lake

Feeding the squirrel

Benny and Canon

We got to see the vlach's on our last night. so amazing to see our children together...they are all three MIRACLES.