Finally Some Sun

I have become horrible about blogging as events happen, which has lead me to my new goal of staying up to date. We will see how long this lasts! First I have to catch up though.

Jake and I had a couple fun adventures this month when the rain finally stopped:
We visited Hagg Lake for a little walk on the trail around the lake and enjoyed the beautiful weather.


Next up was a hike in the Mt. Hood Wilderness on the Elk Cove trail. It was a great day...


Until we came to this...


The trail disappeared but we kept trekking (Jake more willingly than I). We then realized that the trail was going to cross the creek and obviously there was no less snow on that side! So the hike ended up being a little shorter than planned, but still a great day.

Where Did May Go??

Somehow it has been a month and a half since the last post. We have been pretty busy and it sure did go by fast.

I was in UT near the end of April for my mom's birthday. It was a quick weekend visit but it was fun and Jess came out as well so it we were making the rounds to see everyone. It was great to see family and we even managed to get a dinner in with Sara and Michelle. The next week was Xavier's birthday, so we had a joint party for him and mom and the fam headed to the bowling alley. It was the first time Xavier and Maisey had bowled and they had a blast.

















I was on my way to Cincinnati after the visit in UT. I have been very lucky and able to stretch my working from home arrangement for over a year but it is now coming to an end. This trip was to begin training the ladies who would be taking over everything I do. Worst case scenario I will be employed through the end of July so I will enjoy it while it lasts.

After I got back we met up with the Parkers to visit Silver Falls State Park. It was a great day to be out and about. We did a 5 mile loop hike and got to see 7 of the 10 waterfalls. The Parkers little girl Emma took a liking to me and we were buddies through the whole hike.























Later that week Jake left for CA to visit his family and go on a fishing trip with his dad, brothers and grandpa. It was great that they could get 3 generations of Bonham boys together for an afternoon out on the water.


While Jake was in CA, mom came up to Oregon to spend Mother's Day weekend. We had a good time checking out the Beaverton farmer's market that is about a mile from our house and taking a walk on the trail at a nearby park. It was a gorgeous weekend and nice to relax and hang out with mom.

Because I just can't get enough of it, I was back to Cincinnati the next week for our annual HR meeting. It was nice to see all the other managers from our facilities one more time before my time is up.

In celebration of Armed Forces Day we went south to Sutherlin to enjoy a BBQ at the Parkers house. Trevor and his wife Erin and Wes and Sandy came out for the celebration as well. There was tons of delicious food and good times breaking in the fire pit in their backyard. It is a few hours from home so everybody spent the night there and the next day we headed up to Blacktail Ridge and walked along the trail through some lovely rolling green hills.


That pretty much sums up the last month. I can say I am definitely ready for summer to be here and get rid of this rain that seems to be non-stop. Then I remember where we live and just put on the rain coat and move on. Here's to hoping for some sunshine!