Honestly, February has been very relaxing. We've spent more time at home this month than any month I can recently recollect. Levi has been trying out Tae-Kwon-Do on Tuesday evenings. Dad and Levi went to the car show. February has been embraced with relaxed open arms.
(It has helped that we've been enjoying a very mild winter compared to the rest of the country...especially at the moment I write this. We know how lucky we are. Just afraid that when August comes, and we have no water because we currently have no snow pack, there will be trouble.)
We did have a fun adventure in Central Oregon for the long holiday weekend. Sunriver sure is a nice spot. And it's even nicer that our wonderful friends let us stay at their fantastic vacation home!
Valentine's day morning started with cards, goofy smiles, and heart shaped pancakes!
Levi and I did some ship battling and attempted to beat Gabe in tether ball at the park. We were also very lucky to get a chance to visit with our friends Mark, Mindy, and their new baby Amelia, who live in Bend.
Sunday we went up to Mt. Bachelor to ski/snowboard. The roads were snow free and the sky was blue. I even sat outside in the sun to watch Levi during his ski lesson. The lack of snow in the west meant a lot of snow seekers from Seattle area and California were on the mountain as well. Gabe said everyone he rode lifts with was from our sister city to the north, or our second cousin to the south.
Gabe's been wanting to check out some "trails" around our house for awhile. He read a while back that there is a pretty extensive trail system in SW PDX, and perfect weather pushed us out the door this afternoon. We "hiked" under Barbur Blvd., 1-5 and onward to the river. This view was our 3 mile (and 700 foot elevation) pay off.
