Trip to Oregon

Over the last weekend, Kyle and I drove to Oregon to join my mom, step-dad, my brother Jonathan with his wife Brenda and two kids, and my brother Jeffrey and his wife Quinn.  We had an early celebration of my mom's 60th birthday.  We started out with a couple of days in Hood River and then drove out to Cannon Beach for a couple of days.  Unfortunately, Kyle had to leave half-way through the trip to get back to Seattle to then leave for Norway.  He had an orientation for his Fulbright scholarship in Oslo starting today.  I'm happy he was able to join us for the first portion of the trip anyway.  Here are a few of the highlights:

                                          Hangout with my siblings.

 Playing along the shore of the Hood River.

 Making dinner for the group.

 We took a cruise on the river for brunch.

 Mom got a tattoo as a birthday present from Jonathan and Brenda!

 We all took turns making meals and this was Jeffrey and Quinn's morning for cooking.

 There were many books read with Kayla and Brett.

Mom and Steve outside the great house that we rented in Cannon Beach.

The long weekend was a great time to spend with family!