We had a mostly quiet weekend. Spent a lot of time around the house on Saturday, bbq'd at night and mostly just hung out as a family. We got out into the woods on Sunday and discovered the most beautiful falls on the McKenzie River. I am always amazed at how beautiful Central Oregon is. We find so many wonderful things when we get out and explore. The two falls we visited were Sahalie and Koosah falls. We had a lot of fun exploring. Hope you enjoy the photos and have a great week!
These first two of Sahalie Falls
This is Koosah Falls
Jason and I - Alex took this shot of us.
The family picture at Koosah - there were one's of J and I not kissing, but they weren't quite as funny.
Sisters
And of course, a little chipmunk came to share our lunch. The kids named him Alvin...he sure loved the Doritos and wasn't afraid of us at all. This is Jason hand feeding him.
And this was out of the ordinary...a real phone booth. So, we had to take some pictures in this. My favorite is the last one of Jason...
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Great Article!, I have a new product for lady-bugs after two years research I have found that they really need to have nesting boxes.
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