Oregon Day 5-8

Rick's Greenhouse (tomato plants)


Standing on Grandpa's tractor

Madison and Grandpa McGee

Baby Bengal tigers play just like Aspen and Demon

Sleeping just like Aspen

Mommy, Madison, Daddy and the baby lion

Madison and Mommy

Madison

The rest of our trip was very enjoyable. We relaxed at Rick and Anita's house, enjoyed the afternoon at the beach, and went to the Bandon Zoo (sorry Aunt Monie, but they have a wonderful endangered cat breeding program). Madison loved the animals, she will tell you that her favorite is the Lemur. We were able to pet a baby lion!!!! It was nice to spend to with Jr's Dad and Anita and I really enjoyed watching Madison enjoy the outdoors. Thank you for letting us invade your house with baby stuff for over a week :)

Redwood Photos

Grandpa McGee and Madison playing in the shop so Mommy could nap


Mommy, Madison, and Daddy. I didn't even have to duck my head!!!


some fallen Redwoods

JR and Rick

Mommy and Madison

Daddy and Madison

Old growth Redwood

Grandma Anita and Madison

The Redwoods are so beautiful. We camped in the new growth, which was very impressive, but not as impressive as the drive we took through the old growth (some of those trees are thousands of years old). We stopped at one point for a hike through the trees and of course Madison had to take after me and refuse to walk (that's my payback). Once she warmed up to the area she did have fun and walk some.

Oregon Day 1 -4

Vulture's and their dinner :(

On the beach!!!

Beach

Grandma Anita, Grandpa McGee, Daddy and Miss Madison

Madison and Daddy (the only way we could get her to go without me carrying her)

Grandma Anita and Madison

Madison in her chair

Eating her version of s'mores

view of our camp

Her pants had to be tied with a hair tied because they elastic had gone out

Wearing her OSU sweats that were mine and Aunt Mic's

Mommy and Madison

Madison's side of the tent (it has two rooms)

Madison sitting her in chair

Running

Campsite #29

Madison and Mommy at the bottom of Paul Bunyan

Madison and Mommy at the bottom of Blue

Grandpa McGee and Madison

Madison and Grandpa McGee on the lower deck

Madison showing her baby the ocean

Madison watching the chickens eat

eating tomatoes straight off the vine in the greenhouse (she had about 40 cherry tomatoes today)

Daddy, Madison, and Mommy

View from lower deck

Miss Madison

The drive to Oregon was really nice. When went the Northern route though Bend, Oregon and it felt a lot shorter than the normal route through Portland. The first day we just hung around Rick and Anita's house and then on Thursday we headed to Crescent City, California to go camping at the Del Norte Redwood forest. We had a beautiful campsite with plenty of hiking trails.

Madison did wonderful camping. She was up until about 930 because the campsite had a ranger led campfire that included slide shows and topics about the Redwoods. The first night was the watershed system and the second night was on the life of the redwood tree. When it was time for bed she laid in our bed with one of us and after asking about 30 questions she would drift off and we would put her in her crib where she would sleep until about 5 am and then she'd crawl into our bed until 8/8:30.

The hard part about the trip is that Rick doesn't have blind in the house so Madison is up until about 9:30-10 pm and up at 6/6:30 am because it is so light outside. I am exhausted. Secondly, she only want me and she wants me to carry her EVERYWHERE!!!!! We are having a great time though. Madison has been spending a lot of time outside with Grandpa and Grandma and playing with the chickens.

Swim Lessons

Mommy and Madison at Mommy/Daddy swim class


After bike ride


I finally have some video of Madison at Mommy/Daddy swim class. She really amazes me at how relaxed she is in the water. She still plays it so seriously and we can barely get her to smile, but this last time Daddy got her laughing. She is so comfortable in the water that she tries to push my hands off of her, but she isn't ready to go on her own yet!!!!! She is really going to hate it when she has to wear her life jacket on the boat or at the ocean, she hates confining things around her.

Happy 4th

Mic and I and poor Demon


Madison and Uncle Mark in their house!!!


Grandma and Madison (Madison did Grandma's hair!!)


Fixing Grandma's hair

In her new sleeping bag

Getting her third hair cut

Papa, Kelty, and Madison

Madison's new sprinkler!!!

Madison and Uncle Mark

Aunt Mic and Madison

Uncle Mark working on Madison's house

We had a wonderful fourth of July with my Mom and Dad. They did not make it down until late Friday because of van troubles in the TriCities. We spent a nice Saturday afternoon at the park where we had dinner and watched Madison run around the park. JR was able to meet us with his partner for dinner (I'm sure a younger single guy really wants to spend a Sat. at the park with someone else's kids). On Sunday we had a nice bbq in our backyard. It was a fast weekend, but we enjoyed it. I wish I could say the same for Aspen and Demon. They were both medicated and a mess. Aspen kicked Dad out of the guest room on Saturday and slept with Mom in bed and Dad slept on the couch. Demon was so stoned that he could barely lift his head to lick himself. Madison had to be rocked to sleep multiple times because the "fireworks scared her."