Oden Adventures

I was planning a road trip up to Oregon with the kids in October to surprise 'Aunt' Jenny for her 40th, and Rebekah's diagnosis made the trip doubly necessary - and logical, since my heart & mind were already in Oregon, it followed that my body should get up there, too.  It was our first drive up since moving to Sacramento - and the kids were amazing!  They were happy little road-trippers and it was so nice to leave in the morning & be there by late afternoon.

A little snooze with Cherry Jam...

Grandma's stairs - always a favorite hangout!

New pajamas!

Sporting her sparkly ensemble from Granma O.

He's mulling over his next pick-up line...

A visit to Rebekah's

A visit from Aunt Jenny

Bonding with the Blair cousins

Ice Cream Sandwich Spazz

Bea reading to the younger ones!

Timothy's a super happy little guy!

Jenny's 40th Birthday Bash

In Grandma's beauty salon

Found this cutie on the stairs

A snapshot with Rebekah at church prior to her "hair release party"

At the salon for the party

The lovely Lincoln ladies

All the ladies who showed up to support Rebekah - she's well loved!

That beautiful signature Rebekah laughing smile

Ava & Rebekah

Bittersweet goodbyes to the Blairs

A visit to the Gustafsons'

and to the Storeys'

And then we headed back home to Sacramento...I thought this view of a precisely cloud-shrouded Mt. Shasta was amusing!