Piper's play group had another great field trip 2 weeks ago to the Metolius Preserve. One of the moms, Sarah, works at the Deschutes Land Trust and set it up so we could hike in the woods and play in the creek at one of their properties they manage. This was a super fun day, the kids had a blast running around, splashing in the water, finding bugs and lizards.
Calvin and Jett are starting to join these outings. I used to always leave them home with David (a nice bonus of work from home/flexible schedule dad), but one of my friends, Alissa, who also has kid number two in tow, started nudging me to bring the boys so they could get to know the group and be a part of it also. Having three kids out on my own can be challenging, but the more I do it the more confident I become. And really there is no better place to practice getting out and about than with this group of friends who are all great about watching out for each others kids.
We have been meaning to get the camper van out for the last month, but the weather has kept foiling our plans. So finally at about 8:30pm on last Friday night, we just decided to go for it since we didn't have any other plans for the weekend. I am happy to say that the trip was a success! We went east to the Prineville reservoir, where the weather is typically a little warmer. We found a sweet camp spot right near the Crooked River. Mango loved it, the kids had a blast digging in the dirt, throwing rocks in the river, climbing rocks, riding bikes and just hiking around. Even Grandma Alice got to enjoy the trip.
Piper especially liked staying up late to make a fire and roast marshmallows!
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For the record, you look like an old pro toting all the kids around. And josh and I both love that there are other kids his age to chase around instead of him following the big kids into trouble. =)
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