SPRING BREAK FUN

Yesterday was the only day during spring break that no one had anything on the calendar, so we claimed it as a family day. The little Ws were up until about 10:30 Wednesday night, so we all woke up alarm-free the next morning, then busted out chores, breakfast, and lunch-packing before heading out the door. The weather was gorgeous, so we went to Tryon Creek to breathe some fresh air and move our bodies. Our family has lived in the greater Portland area for almost ten years and Tim's lived here even longer, but none of us had ever been to this beautiful, huge park that's right in the middle of a metro area.

I wisely plugged in our camera in the morning so the battery would be full for our hike, then foolishly left it plugged in the wall when we loaded into the van. Thankfully we entered the world of smart phones a few months ago and Tim was able to get a couple pictures with his phone. They aren't perfect, but I'm glad we have some pictorial proof of our day together.

A bunch of trees, sunshine, and the 6 Ws.

The little Ws making silly faces inside of a tree stump.

I could have stayed there all day, but we hiked for a couple hours before the previous night's late bedtime started catching up with some of the Ws and we headed out. It was too late to have naps without messing up our night, so we did a few quick errands on our way home and then started a super calm afternoon and evening. All the little Ws took baths or showers, Tim worked on a project, and I got some soup cooking. Next up was 101 Dalmatians for the little Ws, blogging for me, and a combo of projects and watching basketball updates for Tim.

Naomi and Teebs went to bed super early, Silas and Devon watched Courageous with Tim and I, and we declared the day a success.

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