Saturday, September 25, 2010

Inhabitation

I'm not sure how the word "vacation" came about. It puts the emphasis on the place you are leaving or vacating. When I begin planning and dreaming of vacat ion it is often to get my mind off of my environs with their particular worries and put my mind on a different place, hoping for a change of pace, new adventures, and rest. So during the first week of September we (including Grammy Becky) vacated our home in Bellingham in order to inhabit a rustic little cabin on Lake Wallowa near Joseph, Oregon. We enjoyed a wonderful inhabitation.





The above pictures were taken outside of Portland at the McMinnamins hotel in Troutdale. It was a totally cool place to stay--it was a renovated county poor farm and very kid-friendly.








This picture and the previous were taken when we took a tram up a mountain. It was a very easy way to see some mountain views. 


Our main reason for traveling to Wallow County was to celebrate the marriage of our dear friend, Katie, to our new friend, Jeff. 


Here's the crew posing in front of Lake Wallowa.  



Doesn't this one just make you want a VW van? 

2 comments:

amy said...

jess,
oh my. i thought of for a minute you had included a pic of pougypsie in your blog. how fun!! i love the pics of your oregon trip... it looks beautiful. and i can't get over the fact that you all are wearing sweaters--it still is 95 here. levi looks so grown up!!! he is such a little boy now... i love that you included pics--thanks for keeping up in the loop.
love to you all,
amy and thomas

Nikki said...

Love the pictures Jess, they are so beautiful, I didn't realize it was so pretty over there :) I love the pictures in the other blog too, Levi cracks me I love the one with him and the shades..and the one with the head lamp on, I think he just may be ready to embark on the World Race. haha :) Love you and the fam, miss you guys! Give the babies kisses for me!