Happy Birthday Weekend

The first weekend in November we headed to Eagle Crest with the family to celebrate my Dad's 60th birthday.  It was such a fun relaxing weekend with the whole family.

My sister and I both showed up in our yellow pants...haha! 

 We worked on a very special gift for my dad this year for his birthday.  My sister and I contacted some of his friends and family and asked them to write down a memory of our dad.  We put 60 memories in 60 different envelopes.  He was pretty shocked when he saw all of the envelopes. 

 We spent the rest of the night reading all of the memories.  There were a few tears but mainly lots of laughs.  It was so much fun and such a special gift for my dad.

 I even had Andrew and Ava do a letter.  Andrew's said that he loved that Papa came and fixed his wall and then he drew a pirate ship.  Ava's said that she loves his hugs and kisses and she did a little coloring too.

 

The next day we headed into Sisters to walk around a bit and have coffee at Sister's Coffee Company.

 

The kids had a blast looking at the bookstore.

 That afternoon the guys went golfing while the girls and Andrew went back to the house so Ava & Leyton could take a nap.

We spent most of the afternoon playing Uno Attack with Andrew. 

 Andrew really loves his baby cousin.

 After dinner we headed to the indoor pool for some swimming.

The kids had a blast! 

 But Leyton was a little unsure.

The next morning we just lounged around and packed up.  The kids hung out in their pj's and watched cartoons.  We were all pretty tired since the kids didn't sleep much that weekend.

 

 It was a beautiful morning so we took a few pictures.

 This is such a classic Ava face!

 Dad and his girls.

 Ava really wanted to be in the picture.

 And in this picture too :)

 After we packed up we headed back into Sisters to grab some lunch before heading home.

We found this cute little barn and just had to take a few more pictures!

 

Thanks Mom & Dad for such a fun family weekend.  Happy Birthday to you, Dad.  We love you!

11.2-11.4.2012- Andrew 5, Ava 2 1/2 years, Leyton almost 1 year old