Tumalo Falls
Our visit to Bend, ended with a drive to the beautiful Tumalo Falls. This is just a short drive outside Bend, and it is the easiest of hikes! You literally drive RIGHT up to the waterfall, get out and walk up to the look out area. There
Hiking Lower Table Rock
Hiking LOWER TABLE ROCK with kids After the Pear Blossom Festival we decided to hike up to Lower Table Rock since the weather couldn’t have been more beautiful! The hike to the top is so beautiful. It feels like you’re walking through a forest of trees, and then
Central Point EGGSTRAVAGANZA
We have LOVED going to Central Point’s Eggstravangza at Twin Creeks Park year after year Info about the Event: Free Games and Activities, Photos with the Easter Bunny, Food available for purchase, Over 20,000 eggs, EGG HUNT BEGINS AT 11am SHARP! I feel like this Event gets bigger and bigger
Rogue Valley EARTH DAY
Rogue Valley Earth Day is one of our favorite Festivals of the year! We have gone every single year since moving here, and love it. It takes place at Scienceworks Hands-On Museum (Which has FREE admission on Earth Day) You can check out the inside of Scienceworks HERE, if you’ve never
ROXY ANN/ PRESCOTT PARK
This breathtaking hike is just a few minutes from our home, and one of our favorite Sunday afternoon strolls as a family But, believe it or not… this is one hike that took us almost a year to get to! We hiked Smith Rock in Bend before we got
PEAR BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
The Pear Blossom Festival is one of our top 3 favorite events of the year! We’ve now ran the 2 mile Fun Run three years in a row, and I don’t see us ever stopping! Unless we bump it up to the 5K or 10K. Directly after running,
Oregon’s Painted Hills
On a whim, we decided to pack up and head to Bend for the weekend. We have had an Oregon Bucketlist since moving to Southern Oregon, and exploring Bend has been a must on that list. We had two days to see some of Bend’s most exciting
Ashland Airshow
Every year, the Ashland Municipal Airport invites everyone to come celebrate the world of flight by putting on a great air show! We were able to see planes right up close, and have the chance to ride in planes and fly in helicopters (for a price). We saw
Martolli’s Hand Tossed Pizza
Ashland is one of our all time favorite cities. We love going for the day, taking out-of-towners, and having staycations (Like this one). However, SOMETIMES we go to Ashland just for Martolli’s. Martolli’s has two locations. The only one we’ve been to is the location right in the plaza downtown
Smith Rock with Kids
Smith Rock was more amazing than I had even imagined. It truly is breathtaking. From the Painted Hills to Smith Rock, you drive the 45 minutes back to Prineville (Where we had stayed the night before) and then drove towards Redmond/Terrebonne for another 45 minutes or so. The