Todd at 2 years, 11 months old – July 19, 2017

YEAR 3, MONTH 11
JUN 21, 2017 – JUL 20, 2017

This is PART ONE of this month’s post because we did so many different activities!

VISITING MY FAMILY – BEND, OR

  • we drove down to see my sister & parents (Thur 6/22 – Mon 6/26)
  • on the way there, Todd had a dry pull up because we made multiple pee stops
  • at a rest area, Todd spotted a kid in a baseball uniform & the kid was nice enough give Todd a ball he’d had for years
  • Dining out: Bend Pizza Kitchen (6/22); Pacific Pizza (6/24); Bonta (6/25); Super Burrito (6/25)
  • Activities: Shevlin Park ~2 mile walk (6/23); Juniper pool swimming (6/23); Elk Lake (6/24); Swim meet (6/25)
  • Eric & I went to Ashley’s dance recital while Karin & Eli stayed home with Todd (6/23)
  • he stood on a step stool to pee directly into the toilet during our visit (NO more Baby Bjorn potty needed!!)
  • he napped in travel bed 2 days

The nice kid who gave Todd his well-worn baseball – June 22, 2017

Nap in Pack ‘n Play – June 25, 2017

June 25, 2017

BEND PIZZA KITCHEN

COUSINS

  • he got to meet his new puppy cousin, Lucy
  • he does somersaults after he runs & jumps into the pillow pile in the play room

Todd with cousin Eli & puppy Lucy – June 24, 2017

Cousins! – June 24, 2017

SHEVLIN PARK

Shevlin Park – June 23, 2017

JUNIPER SWIM & FITNESS CENTER

  • this kiddie pool area was shallow enough for Todd to touch the bottom

Juniper Swim & Fitness Center – June 23, 2017

Elisa & Todd – June 23, 2017

ELK LAKE – DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST

  • he loved digging in the sand & throwing rocks while my family went out on SUPs

Eli & Todd – June 24, 2017

Eli & Todd – June 24, 2017

Cousin Ashley & Grandma on SUPs – June 24, 2017

PACIFIC PIZZA

Pacific Pizza – June 24, 2017

June 24, 2017

OUTSIDE PLAY

Todd’s grandma, grandpa & cousin Ashley – June 24, 2017

Todd & Cousin Eli – June 24, 2017

HEADED BACK HOME

  • on the way home, we had lunch in Madras with mom & dad as they started a long road trip & we stopped at a great park in Moro, OR (6/26)

Hugs goodbye – June 26, 2017

My parents ready to start their trip East – June 26, 2017

Park in Moro, OR – June 26, 2017

June 26, 2017

Carseat nap driving home from Bend, OR – June 26, 2017

VISIT FROM MY FAMILY

  • my sister & her kids (Todd’s cousins) came to visit us (7/16 – 7/21)
  • Dining out: Lemolo (7/17); Saddle Rock Pub & Brewery (7/18); El Porton (7/19)
  • Activities: Ice cream social (7/16), Pioneer Park (7/17), Crescent bar (7/18), Slidewaters (7/19) & pool swims (7/17, 7/20)

PIONEER PARK

July 17, 2017

July 17, 2017

July 17, 2017

CRESCENT BAR

  • this was our 1st visit here, but it won’t be our last! (7/18)
  • the recreation area is still under construction, which was great for Todd because he got to sit on some heavy equipment!
  • the beach is sandy & shallow
  • several times the loud military jets flew by

Crescent Bar – July 18, 2017

Todd with Auntie Karin and cousins – July 18, 2017

Crescent Bar – July 18, 2017

July 18, 2017

SADDLE ROCK PUB & BREWERY

Saddle Rock Pub & Brewery – July 18, 2017

SLIDEWATERS

  • we went to Slidewaters (7/19)
  • Todd went down the #1 little slide by himself over & over; he went down #2 little slide, too
  • he was brave enough to try #4 little slide by himself but got flipped over before I caught him at the bottom, so he didn’t repeat that one
  • he went on the big slides with Eric for the 1st time & loved it
  • he loved the frog slide in the kiddie splash area
  • he liked the lazy river & swam with the current; he liked to watch the big bucket dump out
  • on the way home, we stopped by Tunnel Hill winery

Slidewaters – July 19, 2017

July 19, 2017

1st time going on the big slide – July 19, 2017

Blue blaster! – July 19, 2017

Snacking on Auntie Karin’s crackers – July 19, 2017

July 19, 2017

July 19, 2017

Tunnel Hill Winery – July 19, 2017

Tunnel Hill Winery – July 19, 2017

EL PORTON

El Porton – July 19, 2017

Cousin Eli likes to style Todd’s hair – July 19, 2017