Sunday, November 04, 2012

Quick Ashland Trip

When we found out that our Stake Conference the first Sunday in November would be a broadcast shown throughout Oregon, we decided to head to Ashland for a quick trip and watch the conference from down there.  It was a nice relaxing weekend.  The older boys went to preschool with my mom one morning and all of them to ScienceWorks the next.  They also loved jumping on the trampoline!  We walked through Lithia Park one afternoon and saw the beautiful colored leaves.  The weather was gorgeous and it was a nice quick getaway.

This first morning, after waking up, I found these two kiddos looking pretty cozy in Grandma and Grandpa’s bed watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  Ethan and James are about six months apart, and they are becoming quite the buddies.

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Trampoline time was definitely a favorite activity for the kids, and they went out there a few times during our quick visit.  Their favorite game to play was “crack the egg,” but they also liked taking turns alone jumping as high as they could.

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The trees at Lithia Park were gorgeous, and brought back many memories of fall walks through the park!

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(James and Ethan never quite got the throw-the-leaves signal the same time as the other kids.) 

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It was a great relaxing trip, and we also enjoyed not only watching a great Stake Conference broadcast, but we also got to hear both my parents speak at the Stake adult session on Saturday evening.  It was a much needed break from every day life!

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