Beach

Yesterday we went to the beach. We took lots of pictures so here are a few that I chose to show. If you want to see some more, look at Em's blog.

This is Em an I in front of Haystack Rock and then Mom and I in front of Haystack Rock.


This is the two most important women in my life.


Here's Em with kissy lips and my feet in the cold water. It was crazy cold.


These are the other rocks that sit in the shadow of Haystack. I think they get left over-looked but are just as impressive.


This is the house that I've decided that I want to retire to.

My Family Reunion

My family decided that before we all shoot off in our different directions for the next few years that we as an immediate family would have a family reunion. We all met this weekend (except Wes) in Bend, OR. There we played games, went to a play, and basically just hung out. Here are a few photos from the trip.
On the way to Bend we stopped at a little shop with wood carvings. I thought this owl was awesome and I think Emily would have loved these giraffes, but she was asleep in the car having taken a Dramamine.



We stopped at this gorge because my mother likes canyons and my dad likes bridges. There were three bridges here, two for cars and one for the train. You can see the two car bridges together and the train one in the other picture.


We saw this sign when we got out to look at the gorge. I thought it was kind of funny. To no one's surprise we saw a couple walking around with their dog not even on a leash.



Here's a picture from the place we stayed. I thought it was really generous of my parents to let Emily and I stay in the master bedroom but it didn't turn out that great. Those two windows caused our room to brighten at about 5:30 in the morning. I suffered severely from sleep deprivation considering we didn't go to bed each night until after midnight.



This pink toilet was in the master bedroom. I thought the weirdest thing about it, was that it hung on the wall and didn't even touch the floor.



This is Em and I. All and all, it was rather fun.

Down and Dirty

Today I spent this afternoon working in my parents yard. My mother has a desire for flowers to bloom in her yard all year round. I attempted to help her in this wish today by planting all sorts of flowers. I think the total ended up being about 30 different flowers. Mom told me that I had earned something big for that. Here's a picture of my dirty hands after.

Lego Star Wars is Awesome

I have been playing Lego Star Wars which I got for my Easter gift, and I have to say it's awesome. I loved playing with Lego's as a kid and now playing Star Wars with them is even better. There's just something about using the force to cause things to come apart into their component pieces and then reform into something else that is just sweet. I've decided that I want the second one too. Here's some images.

This is what I mean.