The kids had Friday off, too, so we had an extra long weekend, and it was a good one. Aubrey had a birthday party on Friday, and Kari and Joel ended up bringing friends home to play when we dropped her off. We enjoyed our pizza Friday movie night together that evening, and then got up the next morning to go on a hike in the gorge. We got some things done around the house on Sunday afternoon, and Greg and I went on a date and had dinner at Amalfi's. It was so nice to know we had a whole extra day before the weekend came to an end. Monday morning we took the kids to a park to let them play and get some energy out. We did a little shopping with them (exciting stuff like picking out flip-flops, Bath and Body Works hand soap and hand sanitizers--the kids really were excited), and then surprised them with lunch at Red Robin before heading over to Eric and Leah's for a while. Greg helped Eric put a fence around their garden boxes (to keep the puppy out) while the kids played, and then we headed home. With no baseball or soccer this weekend, we had tons of time to do whatever we wanted, and it felt great.
So, more about our hike. The Wilsons are so good at being adventurous and trying new things, and they help us be adventurous, too. :) We hiked up to Dry Creek Falls in Cascade Locks near the Bridge of the Gods (part of the Pacific Crest Trail), and it was beautiful--a perfect day for a hike. The kids did great on our 5 mile venture. We hiked up to the falls, ate our picnic lunch there, and then hiked back down. We had to carry Grant towards the end of the trek, but he did pretty well for a little guy. We ended our hike with some ice cream and playground time in Cascade Locks. Greg and I joked about "redeeming" Cascade Locks, as it is known to us as the spot we drove to when we were dating and ended up getting in a huge fight (neither of us remember what we fought about). We crossed over to the "fighting island" and the kids played some red-light-green-light before we piled into our cars to head home. It really was such a fun day! I think Cascade Locks has been sufficiently redeemed.
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