Sunriver

Our big family vacation was to Sunriver, OR this year.  We left our house Sunday after church and were in Sunriver by 4:30. 

 

The kids wasted no time getting on their bikes!

We rented a house, which is our favorite way to vacation!  The house was big enough for the kids to run around in and not feel cramped.  The only bummer was when Levi threw up all over the bed the first night we were there and I got to clean up the sheets instead of housekeeping.  We think he just had too many sweets the day before because he was perfectly fine the rest of the trip.  The "backyard" was really big and full of pine cones and needles and downed limbs to climb on.  The kids had a great time playing in it!

The weather could not have been more perfect!  Cool and a little crisp in the morning when we would play outside or walk/bike to the park.

 

 

The girls got to go on a few bike rides with Daddy.  Erika did really great!  Laurel is still a bit slow on the balance bike, but she loved being included.  Every day we are reminded of how much our kids are growing up.  One bike ride with Matt and Erika together, he took her to the river where they stopped and had a snack.  He asked if she was ready to go and she said, "No, let's just sit here and enjoy looking at the river some more."  I love it!  It is really fun not having "babies" anymore, but little people who enjoy doing what we enjoy doing.

After an afternoon rest, and when the weather was warmer, we headed to the swim center.  It was amazing!  There was a lazy river, a big pool, a kiddie pool, and two waterslides outside.  Inside in an adjacent building, there was a bigger, deep pool and a kids pool area and a place to play basketball.  Erika loved the outdoor pool because it was a good depth for her to practice swimming.  She didn't have to wear a life jacket because she could stand up if she got tired of swimming.  Erika also was the only kid tall enough to ride the waterslides so she loved that as well!  Laurel and Levi preferred the indoor pool area because they had this jetted, bubbly area that reminded them of a hot tub.  And, the indoor pool was much warmer which helped when the wind picked up and it got cool outside.

 

We left Sunriver Friday morning after a really great family vacation.  It was nice to be back in our own home (sleeping in anything smaller than a king size bed like we are used to is super rough for Matt and I!).  We really look forward to more trips to Sunriver, though!