Winter Break or Spring Break?

We have been having incredible temperatures here along with lots of sunshine. I *almost* feel guilty knowing my father in law is busy shoveling snow and dealing with extremely frigid temperatures. The boys had two days off from school this week. We decided to take a mini vacation to Bonneville, WA, where there is a resort.

Bonneville Hot Springs Resort and Spa is located along the Columbia River. There is a bridge over the Columbia River called the Bridge of the Gods. We didn't find out the reason for the name.

We've been on much grander and higher bridges. We did find out that Charles Lindberg flew his plan underneath the original bridge. There is a toll for the bridge but it wasn't too burdensome. Only a dollar. We got a kick out of the window of the office where they collect the toll. It was decorated with many little troll dolls, including a princess troll.

I was surprised to find out how close we were to Multnomah Falls in Oregon. I had seen many beautiful photos of it and had longed to go there for quite a while. It was actually chilly that morning due to wind and being on the shady side of the river.

Multnomah Falls is the second tallest year round waterfall in the U.S.

There are many waterfalls along Highway 30 (Historic Columbia River Highway) in Oregon. This one is Horsetail Falls.

At our hotel, the boys spent a long time playing in the pool and J and I enjoyed the hot tub. I didn't spend any time in the spa since there weren't any treatments that interested me. The lobby is quite grand.

We found a small restaurant in Stevenson which is just east of Bonneville. We had both lunch and dinner at Big River Grill on Monday since the prices were reasonable (much better than at our hotel) and the food was delicious.

The boys are currently into playing football (mainly catch and throw) with J. They did this on a large grassy area by the hotel in the afternoon. C and I played Scrabble on my phone for the first time and it was very fun.

The views of the Columbia River gorge are incredible. Whoops, forgot to take photos! We were so fortunate to have sunshine for our drive there and back.

On the way back, we stopped in the town of Camas where a large antique mall is located. I found a few treasures that came home with me. We had lunch in Centralia at Country Cousins. C was puzzled when the salad that came with his kids meal arrived with goldfish crackers on top!

He wasn't too impressed. Sorry for the blurriness. Phone photos!

It was a short break but good to have lots of family time.




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Super Deluxe Valentine's Day Box

So, there are no lazy, slapped together boxes from this family. Oh no, we had to up the ante from just making a creative box and put a ROBOT inside of a robot for C's classroom Valentine's Day box this year. C loves duct tape so he used three different colours. I suggested the red.

There is an EV-3 inside. What's an EV-3? It is the Mindstorm robot that the middle schoolers program for First Lego League.

I'll include a video because that's the only way to get a true sense of how awesome this box really is!

Here's a photo of the valentines that C is going to hand out today.

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One Thousand Gifts #500 to #507

500. Crocuses popping up in my garden.

501. Taking photos with my new smart phone.

502. Great news from the doctor regarding my health.

503. Using coupons from my smart phone at the craft store. Much easier than using a paper one.

504. Using my creativity to put together a gift basket for a friend in the hospital.

505. Hearing about my neighbour's trip to Uganda and being challenged.

As iron sharpens iron,

    so one person sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17

506. My oldest son is healed from his sore throat and cough.

507. Women's prayer meeting which happens each month.Pin It