Bend

We had our timeshare in Bend the week of Isaiah's birthday, so we decided to celebrate a long weekend in the snow! Turns out we had to drive up to the mountain to play in the snow because it was a balmy 60 degrees while we were there! Isaiah spent most of the weekend recovering from a fever, cough, mild wheezing, and runny nose. Poor guy was miserable, I felt so bad for him. His fever broke on Saturday and he was feeling better by Sunday, so even though his birthday was on Friday the 21st we decided to wait and celebrate. It just wasn't fair to make him do anything he didn't want to in his state. We left Friday morning, not a fun 3 hour car ride for a feverish kid! I was so worried about him, I kept taking wipes and holding them against the window to get cold and then put them on his forehead (we get creative when we have to!). That calmed him down enough to let him sleep. When we arrived he took another nap, but that night was a long one. Luckily Ashley was able to stay with Grammy and Grandpa at their condo so she wasn't waking up every hour too, but Gram stayed with us so we were all a little tired the next day. Saturday he felt well enough to go for a stroller ride around the complex. It was sunny and warm, it felt great to get outside. After naps Grandpa, Brian and I took Ashley swimming and the Grandma's watched Isaiah at the condo. That night we went out for pizza in the old mill district. Isaiah had a really hard time and wasn't feeling well, but hung in there as we took turns carrying him around the restaurant. Sunday after nap is when we did cake and presents, nothing like a cupcake at 10:30am! He had fun squishing it and playing with it, but not much appetite for putting it in his mouth. I think he was still recovering. He got some really great books, clothes, shoes, a stand up push toy, and a toy train and football from Papa and Ashley. The best part was the wrapping as every kid loves! After gifts we packed up and headed to the mountain to go sledding. Again another gorgeous day! It had rained the week before so the hill was really slick. It was great because you didn't have to climb all the way to the top to get a good ride! We all went sledding and had a blast. Luckily no one got hurt! We brought stuff to make lunch and ate outside out of the back of the car. After sledding I took the kids back to the condo for a nap, two nights of no sleep were catching up to me, so I was happy to go back and lay down with them. Brian went skiing for the afternoon and we all met up for dinner back at our condo. We left Monday after lunch and stopped for ice cream half way to break up the trip. All in all it was a great trip and fun memories for Isaiah's first birthday!
























helping pack up