(My mom and I down by the Old Mill) Josh and dad were golfing on Saturday so we spent the day shopping and enjoying the beautiful weather! Church on Saturday night was life-changing....we knew God had us in Bend for a reason (even beyond visiting the ones we love)! We also had the privilage of spending time with some of our great friends after church....good times!
On Sunday we went to Benham Falls before we headed back to Walla Walla!
It was a fantastic weekend overall!
Tonight we barbecued, just to make sure we got as much out of the great weather as possible!
If you're thinking it looks like a giant redneck convention...well, I'm not gonna tell you you're wrong.
It was beautiful up in the mountains! The view was my favorite thing about the day (see above and below!)
This slope Josh climbed was really much steeper than these pictures show! Some of the drunk hillbillies were actually catching air off this and destroying their trucks.
Craig was the only one out there on a four-wheeler. Did he roll it? Surprisingly...no.
Look at that...I was still smiling at the end of the day!
On Friday morning we woke up to a snowy sky in Portland, therefore we were not in a hurry to get to the beach (where it was also snowing). We went to Starbucks to spend time with the Lord (that's the first coffee shop we've sat down in together since we got married...I think). Then we went to the biggest toy store we've ever laid eyes on (see below).
Josh had never seen such a marvelous display of ATVs, bikes and jet skis! He's convinced that next time we set foot in that toy store we will be taking a toy home with us. Before heading to the beach we visited Nordstrom and had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory!
Ah...the beach! (Newport to be exact)
Look at him jump! No, we didn't hide a springboard under the sand.
Beautiful! See that crazy hail storm coming?
Windblown and so seriously happy to be at the beach!
That's me and Josh above, if you can't tell.
Mom and dad walking down the beach...we love them so much!
Dad told Josh that they had to touch the rocks in order to say that they'd walked the full distance of Agate Beach. Josh took him seriously.
Doesn't mom look beautiful and happy!
Me and mom!
The addicting Disney jigsaw puzzle. I've never enjoyed a puzzle so much! So fun!
The completion of the puzzle.
It was a beautiful weekend at the beach! We saw it all...sun, rain, hail, snow, and of course, wind. The four of us have such a great time together! 
Every time I go to the beach I am reminded of how GREAT God is! It blows my mind how that much water stays contained, how God created everything to work together, all perfectly for a purpose. It's amazing how every single sunset is unique. It's incredible how many grains of sand are on that one beach, yet how God's thoughts toward me are as many as all the grains of sand in the whole world! Those three thoughts alone are enough to keep me standing in awe of God for the rest of my life! 