Vacation - Part 1:Caves

These are the soda straws on the ceiling in the cave.

Lisa and the kids in the cave.

BEAUTIFUL!!

Our family after coming out of the caves.

The kids at the top of the hill. We went on a hike after coming out of the cave. What a view!

The kids being sworn in as "Junior Rangers".

We left for Oregon yesterday afternoon and slept in the RV in a Wal-Mart parking lot. This morning we woke up and headed for the Oregon Caves. Todd and I went there back in 1996 on our trip to Oregon when we got engaged. It is a beautiful cave and the kids had a great time! We weren't sure how K would do, it's a 90 minute tour and you climb over 500 steps. She was a trooper and she even got to be the line leader at times. Anytime we climbed a steep staircase, they wanted her first, so no one would fall on her. Then when we climbed down, she had to be last. The kids answered questions and filled out a booklet and got to become "Junior Rangers". The Ranger asked them some questions and then got the attention of everyone in the gift shop and swore them in as official junior rangers. It was so cute! They also got another badge for going on the hike up to the cliff nature trail. Afterwords we went to a cute cafe and had a milkshake. Then we headed up north to find a campground on the coast. We had a great day! The kids can't wait to play on the beach.