Oregon - Day 8: Lavern Park

This morning after we ate breakfast we all packed up some lunches and headed towards Lavern Park.
It was about an hour or so away from where we were.  This is a park that we used to go to as kids.  It has a nice picnic area and a fun river to play in.

After we got there the kids wanted to play on the playground first thing.  They love playing with their cousins and couldn't get enough cousin time.  We set up our chairs and chatted for a while before we decided to eat some lunch.  Of course most the kids didn't want to eat because who wants to stop having so much fun to eat?  Not them.

After some of us ate then we changed the kids into their swimsuits.  Tony also got into his suit and played in the water mostly with Allie.
Luckily the water wasn't very deep so we didn't need to worry too much, but their were some deep spots.  Megan and Josh felt more comfortable with their floaties so I got them out of the car.  Tyler did great with nothing helping him get around.

Their was a rope swing that the kids wanted to try and use.  It was pretty hard and they couldn't get it to work for them.  Uncle Gabe stepped up and figured out how to get it to the tree and then he was able to swing down from the tree using the rope.  It was pretty fun to watch.  Go Gabe.

Megan and Allie didn't last too long in the water.  Megan lost one of her water shoes in the water and started freaking out.  You would have thought she was bitten.  They looked all over for it and couldn't find it.  She came out of the water and sat down on a towel waiting to see if they could find it.  After about ten minutes an unknown boy found it for us.  He was there when it happened and was determined to find it.  So nice of him.  We were glad to have it back.
Allie really liked throwing the rocks into the water.  I had brought my swimsuit, but really didn't want to get into the water.  I watched form the "beach" and enjoyed seeing everyone else getting wet and dirty.

The boys wanted to stay and play in the water so we let them while Tony changed and I changed the girls.  We then sat in our chairs and chatted with my family.  It was so nice to sit around the picnic area hanging out with no one being in a hurry to go off to the next thing.

After we had enough park time and it was way past Allie's nap time we called in the boys from the water and got them changed before heading back to the cabins.  They wanted to stay and play some more, so I would say that was a good sign that this trip to Lavern Park was a success.