Back from our trip to good ol’ Oregon

DL here to post about our 3 week trip in Portland, Oregon. 3 weeks is a long time and there is so much to tell! I’ll try to condense it as much as I can. Let’s see, we’ll start at the beginning.

Mom and us 4 kids left early on July 10th. Dad stayed behind for graduation (residents complete the 1 year program, it’s a big celebration) and to work for another week. Mei went off to camp for a week, starting July 12th-July 18th. Mom, me and the 2 boys just hung out mostly during the first week. Seeing friends here and there, arranging play dates and sleepovers, going out for coffee dates (that was Mom) and hanging out. Fairly low-key. Dad arrived on July 17th, picked him up from the airport. Mom picked Mei up from camp on July 18th and our 10 days together as a family began.

We went to our home church, Spring Mountain Bible Church during the 3 weeks we were there. We spent time with another missionary family who were also in Portland at the time. We went to Sunriver which is a very sunny resort in Bend, Central Oregon. We went with another family who we’re really close to, we rented a house from a family who goes to our church. It was a lot of fun, going to Sunriver was our “vacation” on our vacation. We went to Sunriver from July 21-24th. On July 24th, that evening, I got to go to a sleepover at a friend’s house who kindly let me invite a couple more friends over so that was a lot of fun. On July 25th, some friends threw us a pool party and gave an open invitation to people in our church. Dad preached at Spring Mountain on July 26th. I went to camp from July 26th-August 1st. During that week, my family did a lot of stuff. Saw friends, having play dates, going to the beach and all sorts of stuff. I’m not exactly sure about everything b/c I wasn’t there!

Camp was a lot of fun for me. I went to Jr. High Girls Camp at Eagle Fern Camp. If you want to know more about Eagle Fern, contact us. I loved it! I had fun with friends, camp activities, playing in the creek during the 100+ degree weather and just talking with people. Eagle Fern is really cool, this was my 7th year going to Eagle Fern. It’s an awesome place! My dad picked me up early on August 1st from camp and we picked everybody else up and the luggage and headed to the airport. For a trip back home. And we are back home now in New Hampshire. It’s our 4th or 5th day back and we’re pretty much adjusted to the time change. Dad has been going to work and the rest of us are settling back into routine. Thank you to those who we saw in Oregon, we had fun spending time with you. That’s all for now. Over and out. -DL (Dog Lover)