Family time

 

This afternoon we hooked Lil's trailer up and went for a family bike ride to the Deschutes River. It was a sunny, but chilly day so we packed her trailer with a blanket and stuffed animals to keep her extra warm. On our way home, we stopped at a local coffee shop that also serves beer, wine, and bistro meals. We parked the bikes and sat outside on the patio, enjoying a fresh, local dinner, while watching the sun set over the mountains.

I can't believe how incredibly blessed we are to live here!

Sunday Brunch

Today we had brunch with our friends, Brent and Gillian. 

As you may know, Brent was the best man in our wedding and Eric was someone in Brent's wedding...2nd runner up to the best man (Brent's brother)?? I can't remember...

We haven't seen them since their wedding (when Lily was two months old) and it was so much fun to reconnect with them! The strangest part of this all is that I met Brent when I was 18...we were just kids...and now Eric and I have a kid together! I just can't get over how crazy that seems...I met Brent during Freshman Orientation, before I even met Eric, then he and Eric became really good friends from living in the dorms together, we knew each other before any of us were married, we went through a lot of growing up experiences together...and now, we're all hanging out with Lily...And she just ADORED them both!!

Brent taught Lily how to play Angry Birds on his new birthday gift

Lily took this picture of Gillian

Wild fires

Wild fire smoke visible on our way back from Proxy Falls.

The white hillside in this second picture used to be as dark as the rest of the ground, but it's covered in ash.