My mom and aunt came up to visit from California a few weeks ago. It was a bit of a spontaneous visit but I was able to get a couple of days off to spend some time with them. First I took them on a lovely drive along the McKenzie River to Sisters, OR, with a stop along the way at Sahalie Falls. Then onward to lunch and shopping in Sisters, and a stop at Belknap Springs on the way home. Unfortunately, the week they visited we had an intense heat wave! Oh well, we persevered. We took a break from the heat and took Mateo to the coast later that week. It was very pleasant there. We had lunch at Mo's and did a little browsing in Old Town before hitting the beach. Mateo had a fabulous time digging in the sand, as you can see. A good time was had by all, exept for the laborous hike up the sand dune to get back to the car! Yikes! Need to find a better spot next time...carrying an extra 20+ pounds (Mateo) up a dune is not a good time! Overall we had a very nice visit. Mateo got to spend quality time with grandma and was thoroughly spoiled. Thanks for coming up!
