Mesa Falls and the beginning of goodbye

I've said it before and I will probably say it again, but I HATE when our friends grow up and abandon us! It's getting even worse now that Stori is talking and connecting with everyone. (and even more worse when those friends live 7 steps away).
 So to celebrate the end of an amazing semester of friends, we headed to Mesa Falls. We packed our lunches and hit the road after church and naps.
We headed straight down to the waterfall and got all the picture-taking out of the way.

We had the perfect spot for our picnic because the kids were sorta trapped in the forest and therefore they entertained themselves while the adults ate and talked. They did lots of exploring, climbing, dancing, eating cheetos, falling of tables, and lots of pooping.

Dan decided to take Luke down to the waterfall again to see if the lighting was better. I took that to mean that they would go down there and come and get us if the lighting, was in fact, better. Dan thought that meant we would go down there if we wanted to see it again. Well, while they were gone, both Lila and Stori pooped. Lila wears panties, so those went to the garbage. Stori wears diapers but somehow she went through that like she was a newborn. She was in so much pain but Dan took the keys to the car. The car that held her diapers and wipes. So we took a trip to the great and smelly potty---emptied her diaper, and washed her down naked in the water fountain. Keepin' it classy.
Well the boys finally returned after an hour and we took another stroll down to the waterfall for some even more pictures. I'm married to the king of taking pictures.

Nora, Alicia, Drew, and Lila

Alana, Tracen, and Luke

Besides the poop, we all had such a GREAT time!!!
We took a detour home to Silver Falls to enjoy the pretty waterfall and the million mosquitos. And let me tell you this, I would rather have a million mosquito bites than have our friends move away....
the end.