OR/CA Road Trip: Day 4

Day four of our fabulous Oregon/California road trip was amazing! Meagan and Josh had a whole day planned for us! We started off with a morning hike through Silver Falls -- A BEAUTIFUL 8 mile hike through the Oregon forest with 12 waterfalls! After our hike we explored the streets of Portland and had dinner and some Voodoo Doughnuts for dessert. What a spectacular day!

Danny stoked for the hike.

The first waterfall!

Here is the second waterfall. Dan got a great picture of  Josh, Meag and me walking behind it.

Danny on the backside of the waterfall

Stopping for LUNCH! PB&J's, granola bars, chips, goldfish and trail mix!

Danny and Josh

This was my favorite waterfall! The water shoots off an overhang! If you look closely you can see people sitting on a bench in the crevice behind the water.

Can you see them?

Amazing (click on this pic so you can get a better view)

After our hike, we drove to Portland!

Kids playing in the city fountain. One kid was wearing superhero underoohoos...too cute.

Awesome idea...This group of friends dressed up as characters from Anchorman for a bar crawl. They were hilarious.

Voodoo Doughnuts! I have been wanting to go here for years! Check mark...

Glitter bricks at Voodoo.

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Ummm? hahaha

Dan got a classic voodoo doll and I got an Oreo peanut butter doughnut.

Dan's Voodoo doughnut was filled with raspberry jelly complete with a pretzel stabbing stick. Too funny.

Josh and Meag! Thank you so much for putting up with us for 2 days! We had a ton of fun and we hope that we can return the favor when you visit! The hike was amazing and our impromptu trip to Portland was great! Thank you for letting us spend the weekend with you and for being such wonderful hosts!

DIY: Make Your Own Chalkboard Paint

3 teaspoons acrylic paint (color of choice)
1 1/2 teaspoons glazing medium (water based)
1/2 teaspoon powder tile grout (Not Sanded)

Tie-Dye Nail Art!

1.Fill up a bowl with tap water

2. Pick out your colors and drop a few drops of each color onto the surface of the water. Do this quickly

3.Take a toothpick and swirl your colors together until you achieve your desired look

4. Dip your nail into the paint

4. Clean up your fingers with polish remover.

Taaaadaaaaa! Tie-Dyed Nails!!!

Picture: Pinterest

Words of Wisdom

Well Said...

OR/CA Road Trip: Day 3

Dan and I left Brookings, OR around 9:00 this morning and made our way to Corvallis by midafternoon. Here are some pictures we took along the way.

We found a sea food restaurant on the 101. I ordered the crab cake burger and Danny got some clam chowder!

We finally made it to Corvallis! Josh drove Dan and I down to the river to meet up with Meagan after work. We jumped on our rafts and floated down the river.

After our float we went to American Dream Pizza for dinner. The restaurant had a cute rooftop patio with umbrellas and  potted lavender .

 The WONDERFUL Meagan and Josh.

After dinner we took a leisurely stroll through the wetlands.

When it was time to retire, I walked into my room and found a gorgeous quilt and 2 baby elephants on my bed. Guess what...? Meagan sewed it all herself! Wow! She is quite talented with her thread and needle! Fabulous job Meag, you are amazing.

We are so lucky to have such wonderful friends. Meagan and Josh are some of the most genuine people I know. Good friends, good hearts and hospitable to the max! We can't wait for tomorrow -- fun things are instore!

OR/CA Road Trip: Day 2

We made it! Here is a picture of Grandma and Don’s in Brookings OR.

 

Grandma makes these adorable bird feeders out of stockings. Here is one of her friend’s enjoying breakfast.

 

Daniel and I went for a walk on the beach.

 

When we came back, Grandma had made us a wonderful breakfast! She even had homemade jam and fresh blueberries from the garden. What a treat!

Grandma's Yellow House!

 

Admiring the Myer Lemon tree in the backyard. I love her little green house!Dan and I need to get one of those for our backyard!

Chicks in their nest

Later we watched neighbors go crabbing off the public dock down the road

 

Then we drove to Fely’s Café for GIANT cheese burgers.

 

Fely made Dan’s extra huge! I was the size of his plate!

 

Don washing Fely’s windows…working off his burger. Ha-ha.

We had a wonderful day with Grandma and Don!Later that night we made Toffee Popcorn and looked at camping pictures! 

The next morning we said our goodbyes and headed north to Josh and Megans for Day 3 of our OR/CA Road Trip.

Thank you Nima and Don! We loved visiting with you! Hopefully we will see you soon or for the wedding next year! Until then, we'll be looking forward to phone calls and letters! 

DIY: Cork Garden Lable

Recycle your used wine corks and turn them into garden labels! Genius!

Picture: Pinterest