Memorial Day Weekend

We had a wonderful and packed-full Memorial Day weekend.  Gram and Pap drove all night Friday in order to be here Saturday morning, and Aunt Meg and Uncle Stu came down Saturday afternoon.


Saturday evening we had an ah-mazing dinner at Porter's Restaurant, an old train depot remodeled into a restaurant.  The food and wine were fantastic and the company was even better:

Sunday, we made reservations for something I've always wanted to cross off my bucket list: Hellgate Jetboat Excursions, a very cool jetboat ride down the Rogue River.  Seriously, it was amazing!  We all had so much fun and got VERY wet.  The wildlife was amazing and our guide was hysterical. 

On our way:

The jetboats:

 We were pretty all smiles the whole trip! SO MUCH FUN!

 Somehow, Cole stayed the most dry of any of us (except maybe Uncle Stu, who I'm pretty sure used Meg as a human shield to stay dry):

Cole wasn't a fan at the beginning of the boating because of the wind whipping into his face.  But he snuggled up with us and peeked out when we paused to check out the wildlife, and at the end he kept telling us all about the "BOAT!!! BOAT! SHPLASH!!" and proceeded to reenact the big splashes in his bath!


Monday morning, we sent off Meg and Stu with breakfast out, and even met up with our friends Bridget and Marlena!  We have a busy week ahead - we're sooo glad Gram and Pap can stay for Cole's birthday on Saturday!