Cousins in Oregon

We just spent a few weeks in Bend, Oregon visiting Aunt Karen and Janet, Uncle Tim and 3 cousins. Alisa quickly bonded with Anna (age 7), Michael (age 56 next week) and Daniel (age 4). She especially loved being around Anna who really enjoys playing with Alisa. The last time she saw them was in August for my brother's wedding in Oklahoma.

Playing the keyboard in Anna's room:

Walking up Pilot Butte to get a view of the town. It was very cold and windy so Alisa was wearing her warmest coat (that I got for $4 at a consignment shop right before we left Florida), a hat and a couple of hoods:

Alisa was fussy at the top because it was REALLY windy up there:

Anna pretending to be Alisa's pet on a leash:

Anna playing peek-a-boo with Alisa:

Aunt Janet and I took Daniel and Alisa to a neighborhood park to play while Anna and Michael were in school one day:

The kids made a slide out of a board they found:

Alisa loved Anna's favorite stuffed animal so Anna let her play with it a lot and even sleep with it:

Playing cars with Daniel and Michael:

Playing cars with Anna:

Silly girl sitting in a basket:

Crawling through a tunnel at the playground at the High Desert Museum (we went there on free day):

Daniel and Alisa enjoyed sitting in the back of the van together:

All the kids and Craig watched Anna play a computer game called Spore where she was creating her own creature characters:

Alisa and Daniel playing with dice:

Alisa and Anna crawling in the hallway:

Grandmom and Grandad came to Bend to visit for the last 2 days that we were there. Alisa coloring with Grandad:

Alisa abandoned her own stroller to help Grandmom push Daniel in the other stroller:

We went for a walk in Drake Park and then got some coffee downtown:

Alisa enjoyed being carried up and later down the stairs along the path:

Alisa and Craig walking in The Shire neighborhood:

The kids had fun in the indoor playground at Pappy's Pizzeria the night before we left:


It was St Patrick's Day and some kids gave Daniel and Anna green sparkly hats:

Here is a video of Alisa running around the house by Aunt Karen while the other kids were getting ready for bed: