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BEND, OREGON
On
Saturday, July 21, Kelly & Margaret took a trip out to Bend, Oregon to
visit with Chris, Amanda and Alexa. The incoming flight took us to
Portland, where we stayed the night. On Sunday morning, we traveled down
to Salem to visit with Alexa's other grandparents, Melinda and Neil, and
to attend to the famous Salem Art Fair. Chris, Amanda and Alexa also were
visiting there. We had a fun time visiting, and the Art Fair was a great
time.
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| Amanda, Alexa, and Melinda take in
the Art Fair |
During the fair, a play took place
with children playing animals |
After the fair, Chris,
Amanda, and Alexa headed back to Bend. We followed them, but took a detour
to the Craft Warehouse so Margaret could pick up some
"scrapbooking" supplies. The drive
through the mountains to Bend was nice and scenic as the westcoast clouds
were replaced by a cloudless blue sky that lasted the entire time we were in Bend.
Sunday night, Chris and Amanda took off for a couple days alone, and
Margaret and I got a chance the first 2 days to spend some time with Alexa. Alexa showed us
the various parks and hot spots that only a one year old knows about.
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| Alexa offered to drive |
Kelly gives Alexa an
"underdog" |
Margaret and Alexa take a break |
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| Grandma & Alexa go swinging |
Gramps takes a nature walk |
On to more adventures |
Chris & Amanda
came back home on Tuesday. We then got to have some fun times with everyone. Grandpa even got treated
out for a birthday dinner. The time just flew by. On Thursday, it was time to leave. But before
we made it to the airport for a late night departure, we drove to the coast. We had a nice fish and
shrimp lunch in Newport, and checked out a couple of lighthouses and a
state park. We also heard on the news that a dock from the Japanese
Tsunami which was washed away, drifted clear across the Pacific Ocean, and
ended up a few weeks before on the shore of
Oregon at Agate Beach. We had to check that out. After a long day, we headed
to Portland for
the plane home. We had an awesome time in Bend, and think we found where
we are going to retire.
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| Newport Lighthouse |
Margaret goes into the Pacific
waters to the washed up Japanese dock |
Brrrr... That's cold |
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