Eagle Crest

This past weekend we went on a family vacation to Eagle Crest, a resort community in Eastern Oregon outside of Redmond. It was a great time! The main event was Jason's cousin Sheila's wedding on Saturday. We stayed at a chalet with Jason's immediate family and had a good time catching up with them and being entertained by Abigail Grace, Maddy's 18 month old cousin. They are about 10 or 11 months apart and it is fun to see what we have to look forward to.... she is talking up a storm and cute as can be. She has a lovely sweet spirit and I think she will be a great big sister to BabyGirlFoster expected the very end of July. We will actually be camping at Trinity Lake in Northern California then and if we time it right we will see the bambino on our way back home. The wedding was a nice ceremony at a Baptist church, simple and straight to the point. It was a gorgeous day for a celebration, not a cloud in the sky. Jason was most impressed with the enormous piece of beef they were carving at the reception. The reception started about 3:30 and they had been cooking it since 9 pm the evening before. That is a serious piece of meat! Between runs to Dairy Queen (mama is addicted to mint oreo blizzards), we spent some time swimming with Maddy. She was a natural and absolutely LOVED kicking and splashing in the water. She really went to town! There is nothing cuter than a chubby baby in a swimming suit and swim diaper - she turns my heart into whipped cream every time I look at her. She is the best present I could ever ask for, a beautiful baby perfect in every way who has made my life more rich and full than I could have ever dreamed. Happy Mother's Day to me!