Oregon 2017: Day 9 - Back to Bend

We were not in a huge hurry to get up and get going Saturday morning.  Our goal was to be out by 9:00 am.  We got the car and kids all packed up and we were on the road on time.  We wanted to make it to Bend by 2:45 pm because we were meeting Nate at his work so he could give the kids eye exams.
The drive went by nicely.  We decided to go up the coast a little longer then we did on the way there.  Their was a lot of smoke in the mountains of our drive from near by fires.
We stopped and had lunch in Sisters.  It was a nice break from the car.  After lunch we drove right to Shopko in Bend where Nate was waiting for us.
Nate did such a good job with the kids.  The older three kids all got a full eye exam and Allie got a shortened version.  Nate said that they all have really good eyes and don't have any problems.  What a relief!
After he finished with the kids we all left to go to Nate and Amy's house.  The kids were so excited to see their cousins again, especially Megan.  She LOVES Lydia so much it is adorable.
We let the kids play for a while and then we took their family out to dinner.  We wanted to show our appreciation for them hosting us both Saturday's and for the eye exams.  We went to pizza, pasta, etc place.  It was super kid friendly and the food was decent.  I mainly wanted kid friendly so I was happy with that.
After dinner we went back to their house and hung out some more.  They all had a great time.  Amy made a yummy dessert for everyone and then we put the kids to bed.  Allie, who had napped in the car, was not ready to go to sleep and so she stayed up with us adults.  We played the Monopoly card game again.  It was fun.  Allie was being so silly the whole time, it was pretty funny.  But as it got later the silliness turned to fussiness and that's when we all went to bed.  What a fun day with family.