Bend - The Next Generation!

Having arrived on Wednesday and gotten settled, we looked forward to a long Labor Day weekend with the fam.

Thursday morning, Leslie took us out for a wonderful hike along the Deschutes River, which retains its natural beauty even as it tumbles through the center of town:

 This was moving day for some furniture, and Les had to be back at the house to meet the movers. Mike, Kim and Laila were arriving from Portland with the furniture, so the family would be starting to grow as the day moved on. By dinner time, we had a pretty big crew - Mike, Leslie, Chelsea, Megan, Kim and the kids, not to mention Kathy and David:

The kids were in fine form, showing all of us how to REALLY enjoy food!

Here are the proud grandparents and their little charges, enjoying some post-dinner relaxation:

Then what's a good dinner without some exercise in the back yard? The kids took their turns batting balls and shooting hoops:

Friday we were all up bright and early and went for coffee at Looney Bean, a coffee shop in Bend that offers a yard and comfy chairs to its customers. Some of the ladies took the opportunity to demonstrate "Ring Around the Rosy".

Back at the ranch, we hung out for a relaxing afternoon and evening. Jeff dropped over after having recovered from his flight home. We entertained ourselves with a little group musical performance of "You Are My Sunshine".

Pizza and beverages were on the menu for dinner after some more exercise in the back yard.

Having exhausted ourselves, we settled in to wait for Sam to arrive from a long week's work and kept ourselves entertained watching some episodes of "Network." With Sam joining the crowd, we had a full complement for the weekend's activities.

More Labor Day adventures to come!