Anniversary #19

Sunriver

I always enjoy our time away.  Looks a little different each time though we definitely have some favorite spots.  This time we stayed in Sun River at a house we've stayed at once before.  We intentionally took it a little slower, enjoyed the snow, did a little shopping, ate at Sunriver Brewing, and did a few puzzles which I'm pretty sure makes us old but at least we're getting old together.

Sun River Brewing

I bought a house plant and I love it!

And a new coffee mug which I also LOVE!

And then we raced home to catch the unveiling of the Volleyball State Championship banner at an assembly announced the day before.  Literally rolled into the Crosshill parking lot and could hear the music bumping in the gym.  So just in time but we made it.  Never, EVER, a dull moment.

Oh and this is kinda random but we were trying to remember the name of the restaurant where Brandon first told me he liked me and it took me forever to come up with the name, again I guess I'm getting old, but then I woke up in the middle of the night and I remembered!  So of course I had to look it up and its gone.  So sad!!!!

This is where it all began...

Christmas 2025: A Beach House

We rented a beach house a few years ago at Christmas and the kids had so much fun that we decided to do it again.  It's good to just get away together.  This year we went over to Lincoln City and found a great spot just a few minutes walk from the beach.

But FIRST Starbucks

The Bunk Room

The Twins' Room

The Beach

We weren't even unpacked and the oldest 3 wanted to run down to watch the sunset.  It's so nice that they're old enough to be able to do stuff like this.

Regatta Grounds Park

Maddie

I'm really noticing the differences in the girls' personalities these days.  Aubrey sticks much closer to our family where as Maddie is always off making a friend.

Daddy and Farley

Tide Pools

Downtime

One of the fun parts about going at Christmas and just our family is that there tends to be a little more downtime.  It's a little big cool in the mornings and there's no one to keep up with so it allows us to just move at our own pace.  We watched some Marvel movies this trip, did some puzzles, and cooked a bit.

Newport

The kids have not been down to see the sea lions so we had to take them.  I'm not sure they love them as much as I do but Wyatt did say they were his "spirit animal" which may make me laugh for the remainder of my life.  He can be really hilarious.

Gilgamesh

We ended with dinner out.  We were going to go to the Pelican but the wait was insanely long and we were hungry so we ended up at a new restaurant at the outlets.  It was just so so but Maddie loved the chicken strips which was a win and we didn't have to wait forever.

Always a great to get away together.  Thankful for this family of mine and this opportunity to make some memories together.