Spring Break in Bend

For spring break, we went to Bend to stay with my aunt and uncle. It was sunny but very cold. We walked everywhere so I was freezing. We had a good time. Aunt Helen showed us the town. The first day she took us to a couple parks so the kids could play, we bought cupcakes, and later that night they took us to a corner italian joint that was a fun environment. We stuffed ourselves and then headed back to put kids down. The next day, Helen took us to this ritzy downtown center. We went to this kid's museum and it was really cool. The kids pretended they were news anchors, shopping at a grocery store and working there. It was fun. They even had this phone system set up that you could call other areas. So someone at the vet's clinic called emma at the grocery store for dog food. Helen ordered a pizza from the construction area to the pizza parlor. I was cracking up.
After that, we headed to this place called Bouncing off the Wall. It is just a big, open wherehouse with tons of big bounce toys. I even played on them with the kids. There was this huge obstacle course and i was knocking Garrett around with these blowup pillars and the girls and I were racing through them. Great workout and so fun. Wish we were lucky enough to have something like that here. If I had the money, I would open one up.
After Ted got off work, we went down to Red Robin and chowed again. After that was really fun because we all sat down to watch Dancing with the Stars and American Idol. I had no idea they were into those shows like me, so it was fun to make comments and watch together. Thanks so much again for letting us stay and for everything, Ted and Helen.




The girls being news anchors.
Garrett dressed as a little amigo.
Aunt Helen and Natalie in Old Mill District
Natalie scurried right up this thing. I was in shock. Emma struggled and didn't care to go to the top.
The girls earning their keep. This was their favorite play spot.