Washington Trip: Sunday-Monday

I made a discovery on Sunday. I have now officially reached that point in pregnancy where it is seriously physically painful to sit through three straight hours of church. Try as they might, Relief Society room chairs are NOT comfortable. Swollen feet, numb legs, aching back, enough said. Moving on.

Sunday was Father's Day, and it was fun to actually be able to spend it with Aaron's dad, instead of just having to make due with a phone call. Aaron's mom made a really nice brunch that we all sat down together to enjoy. Then we gave Aaron's dad his present. While the whole family was here for the two weddings, Aaron's brother Ryan used his really nice camera to take a picture of the whole family together. It turned out really nice, but no one else had seen it yet except Ryan and us. We decided to give Chuck a 5x7 of it and a nice frame to go with for Father's Day. Lincoln and Ivan also colored him some great pictures, and a little while ago my mom helped me make a really cool card on her Cricket machine. So I think everything turned out well.

We had Father's Day dinner at Lisa's house, and Sydni and Jake and fam came too. I love family gatherings. I love watching the cousins run around and play together, and listening to the adults talking, and everyone helping to prepare the meal together. Something about it just feels right. I wish we could do it more often.

Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of Father's Day. I know, what a slacker I am. But I did take an overabundance of pictures today, so maybe that will make up for it.

Aaron, Ivan, and Lincoln on the tire-swing at Horning's Hideout

Monday everyone went to this cool campground called Horning's Hideout in Oregon to spend the day. They had a wooden playground that the kids loved. Ivan especially liked the big slide and could go down it all by himself, and did so over and over and over again. There was also a man-made lake that they had put trout in, so you could fish. Our family opted not too, since neither Aaron or I know how to clean one. But Syd and Jake caught one, and I think most of Lisa's kids did too. The best part was that Aaron's mom, who had never been fishing before, also caught one. That was probably the highlight of the day. The kids also used nets to catch crawdads and newts. Aaron helped Linc catch a newt and he was so proud of it. Some of the family members did paddle boats too, which looked like a lot of fun, but not for a pregnant lady :) We had a nice hot dog lunch, and roasted S'mores for dessert. Here are the pictures:

Lincoln and Ivan on a tree stump making their cheese faces

Besides the slide, this was how Ivan entertained himself

Aaron and Lisa on the paddle boats

Lincoln and his newt

Debbie catching her first fish

Lincoln and Krystal walking by the lake

Ivan in the ivy

Linc caught a stick!

Our family at Horning's Hideout 2010

Albino peacock. They had peacocks running around loose all over the place

Here's one spreading it's tail feathers

We didn't even make it out of the campground before these two crashed. Guess they wore themselves out.