Afternoon snack...

The Alvord Desert...

It was a big outing with the whole fam dam. I am not quite sure what we were thinking....camping with friends who do not have kids because it ALWAYS leads to trouble. Or at least staying up too late when your kids get up way too early.

Of course, we had lots of reasons to celebrate as it was Sahalie's first camping trip, a full moon, Mother's Day, and Melanie's birthday. Hopefully, we did them all justice.


My favorite hot springs...




Spencer teaching Mercer a thing or two...

Happy hour...

...on the playa of course. Complete with a dance party, cold beers that we stole from Mercer, Sahalie raising the roof, and a three year old driving. No, he did not have any beer.

She is really saying Happy Mother's Day

Full moon over the playa...

Two peas in a pod...

All for that big red dog....

The "Free Barn Party" that really means you freeze your tush off and stand in line for a free hot dog (that my child hardly took a bite of) longer than I have ever stood in line for beer or a glass of wine! Needless to say, I had to arm wrestle Clifford for this shot. It was one of those events that I will mostly likely remind Spencer of when he is around 15 with a tune something like this..."Do you remember when I took you to see Clifford and it was forty degrees?" These pictures will be the proof not only for me, but for the rest of those dedicated parent friends of mine who showed up. Thanks Clifford.

She's baaaack.......

And actually....she just went home after hanging out in Bend for the month of April. Play dates, slumber parties, fun in the motorhome, and just being a part of our day to day lives. We loved it and my dad even made it out for a bit too. I miss you MiMi.