March 26-Mt. Toy, Oregon

Did you think we were lost? Sorry. We had an absolutely gorgeous drive across Oregon, from the far south-east corner to Bend. Beautiful sunny weather, billowy clouds in the sky, the Sisters and Mount Bachelor bright, clear, and snowcovered...getting bigger and bigger by the hour. We stopped to take pictures and the camera decided the trip was over. No lights came on and no matter how many buttons we pushed the poor thing just sat like a brick. I believe we actually wore it out! So, no beautiful skylines to share, but we have been shopping already, trying to find a replacement so never-fear! We got to Bend excited to rent ski equipment and hit the slopes (so that we wouldn't be skunked this year), but it turns out that its spring vacation in Oregon and the slopes are packed. I despise skiing in crowds so we just kept heading west. Made it to Mt. Toy (AKA Eugene) before Caroline even got home from her trip to Dallas. Mt. Toy is impressive, thats for sure. We couldn't wait to see all the family and get to hug Lentil...not to mention Caroline and Marc. We just came back from a party at Ken and Laura's with EVERYONE! Using a camera from Costco that I wanted to try out I was able to take some goofy pictures. Aren't the kids cute????? You can see why we had to keep driving west. They are all just as wonderful as ever and we have really missed them (K,L,K,E,C,&K too of course). Nice and rainy here so it feels just like home! The camera flunks so I'll try another before I settle on one.