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3.30.2009

Trip to Oregon Part 2: Eugene



She wasn't all that intersted in the hike ;) This trip is the most she has ever fallen asleep while not in a crib/bed. She was fallin asleep on his shoulder almost everyday!

She probably slept like that for 20 minutes. Side note: The super nice couple with their cute kids that let us borrow ALL their stuff while on our trip, have this son who was so funny. Once we got to the top of the hill he just randomly shouted it "It smells like basil!" Who even knows what that smells like?!

The crew chillin after a great hike. Very pretty view & great workout for my chicken legs.


This is the view of Eugene from Spencers Butte. That cool thing about that town is that it felt "small town" but it was actually a really decent size. Bigger than I thought.


This is before we set out on our bike ride around Eugene. I love how Cambria's acting all put out about her arm being touched by Rocky

At one of the AWESOME parks that city has....they are all over and so well maintained. Cambria honestly had no fear of those ducks, even though some were taller than her. She was ready to follow them into the water!


Rocky and Marci....aren't they so cute :)

After the bike ride....they both fell asleep. Doesn't she look comfy?!

Cambria stuck in a meteorite. We went to this cool Natural History museum on the U of O campus and there was this skeleton of a saber tooth tiger that she LOVED. Honestly she kept running back inside the building to look & roar at it.


My two loves. She was so excited to be able to spend so much time with Adam...they both had so much fun together.



Dont ask me where she got that silly face she's making from....it's not from me ;


Jumping on the benches at the U of O campus...which is gorgeous by the way. Well, at least on the outside. The buildings are so beautiful and old and i loved them, and the inside was just plain old.


On our way back to the airport, we watched Rocky while Bran and Marci went and did a session at the temple. It was an amazing temple, a lot like the DC temple. It makes sense that so many temples now are a variation of one design, but I love the older temples that are all different.
After we toured the coast we hung out in Eugene for a few days. From the sound of the name, you might think it's kinda old man-ish, boring, lame. It wasnt any of those things. It was beautiful, vibrant, and just so alive. I loved it. We went hiking through the Arboretum up to Mt. Pisgah, went bike riding and did alot of running. Bran & Marci are training for the Newport OR marathon and they were good sports to let me tag along....literally. I had to really push to keep up with Marci...she's awesome. We ate good food, laughed ALOT, and all in all it was really good for us to spend time with their cute family. It gets to be hectic when everyone is around that the one on one time gets lost. Thank you so much for letting us come, we love you guys and had SO much fun. Side note: They are awesome cooks. They cooked so much yummy, good, healthy food for us that I've been inspired to start cooking more healthy & more often.

6 comments:

Cheryl said...

I miss Oregon soo much. One day I would love to go back to live there! And by the way, your black flower ring you were wearing....I have the same one in neon green. I love it :)

Cody and Haylee said...

Beautiful pictures Cara! It makes me realize we missed out on SO much when we went to Oregon. All we did is go to the very windy beach and got sandblasted... not the best place to go with a 2 month old baby (it was Trey, wow, that was a long time ago!) Cambria is JUST like her Mommy - Gorgeous with a side of her where you can't hold back a smile! LOVE YOU GUYS!

Buckwheat said...

Those were the days. Remember when Adam said Kris Cahoon and started laughing hysterically, but he didn't know why he was laughing? Good times.

Kourtney said...

That looks like so much fun. It is so beautiful.

Liz said...

I'm starting to think that I need a vacation like that one. Hum . . . I just don't have family in places like that. Can I borrow yours? I'm glad you were able to have a nice break from the every day to day life. It seems like you guys travel a lot. I think that is awesome.

Danae said...

Ok, I think I have a picture of myself in front of the Portland Oregon Temple sign just like the last photo on this entry! Awesome!

Cara, you're so cute. I wish you didn't live so far away! Reading your blogs totally makes me wanna hang out with you and your cute family. :)