First Major Hair Cut

Mandy wanted to get a shorter "do" so she got her hair cut today. She was able to get the minimum 10 inches without going too short so she'll be sending her hair to Locks Of Love. Her hair hasn't been this short since she was a toddler.

Here she is at about 2 1/2 years old.


Here she is now after the hair cut.


Here is the process.
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Vacation – Part 2

The second half of the week of vacation started with hiking in the Columbia River Gorge on Thursday. Mom gave me a book on waterfalls in Oregon and we finally used it! I love waterfalls!!
We started the day with a return visit to the Vista House. The view of the Columbia River was beautiful.

We continued on to Latourell Falls. Here we had a picnic lunch then a quick walk to the falls.

Our hiking really started when we reached Wahkeena Falls. The hike to Wahkeena Falls itself is short although steep.

We continued along the trail another mile or more to see Fairy Falls.


The day was hot in the valley (90+), but we spent the day hiking in the shade along an ice cold stream.

Back down the trail we go....

It was a wonderful day rejoicing in God’s creation!

The next day we finished cleaning the house as well as remaining yard work in preparation for the BBQ on July 4th: Cousins, aunt/uncles, etc. all attending the Molalla parade in the morning.

Later that afternoon, we met at our place for a BBQ and some fireworks. We even had homemade ice cream!! Happy Birthday America!

Vacation - Part 1

This week is vacation week at the Schroeder house. It started with a quick get-away for Cliff and I to celebrate our 24th wedding anniversary. The kids stayed with Mom and Dad (thank you!) and we drove over to the coast. Since we had our honeymoon at the coast, it seemed like the best place to go. We had dinner at Kyllo’s in Lincoln City and then drove down to spend the night in Florence. On Monday (the actual anniversary), we drove up the coast to Newport and then over to Corvallis. There we looked up our first apartment as well as some of the college hang outs from dating days.

Tuesday was work day – pulling weeds, spreading bark in the flower beds, etc. Looks great :)

Wednesday we went to the coast with the kids. The day started with breakfast at Camp18 – yum! Then off to Astoria for a return visit to Fort Clatsop and Fort Stevens.

















In the afternoon, we spent a few hours at Canon Beach. The kids built some castles in the sand and splashed around in the ocean. It was really windy but also very sunny and fun!!

We have the rest of the week to go, so stay tuned……