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Treehouse Vacay & Z's b-day

  It has been my new goal to blog more often, I don't keep a journal other than this so I'm trying to keep this updated because, who knows, maybe someday someone will be entertained by our simple little life. 
  Anyhow... we got home from our summer vacation just a week ago and I'm not gonna lie, it was totally a blast! We stayed at the Out n' About Treesort in Oregon, it's this fantastic little place in Cave Junction OR on the border of CA where every room is a tree house, how cool is that? We left on Tuesday evening and drove all night so the kids would sleep, then went river rafting on Wednesday morning, after that we got lunch and checked in to our tree house. There were rope swings everywhere, an outdoor pool, and lots of fun things for the kids to do. On Thursday morning Russ and Ryler went zip lining, then after lunch it was mine and Taevin's turn, he and I were able to conquer our fear together! I made sure to spend time every day collecting blackberries from the bushes that were everywhere! We checked out of the treesort on Friday morning and drove to Crescent City CA to see the Redwoods, and it was amazing. Friday evening we checked into our oceanfront hotel in CA and what a view! We even got to watch the sea lions while having dinner. Saturday morning we played on the (extremely cold) beach for a while before starting our trek home. We drove for 8 hours before making a stop in Winnemucca (who named that place?) for the night, then made it home Sunday afternoon. We were all exhausted by the end of it but it was such a great family memory.
  The following Wednesday was Zoey's birthday, I let her choose breakfast (ebelskievers) and dinner (pizza), and she got to open her presents, her favorite being a baby alive doll that she hasn't put down since she got it. We had a party with some cousins and friends on Thursday, they had a tea party and painted fairy houses. And just like that, my little girl is 6, and a beautiful, creative, feisty one and I couldn't love her more!
  The summer is just about over and it has been a good one, lots of lake days and snow cones, swimming, cousins and yard work but mommy is ready for school to start... even if it does mean no more sleeping in.

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