We're having such a wonderful time. Yesterday we went to the reservoir, a popular swimming hole in a gorgeous park. The water was super super cold but that didn't deter the girls one bit. We spent several hours swimming, picnicking and generally doing nothing. Last night we went to the Green Show, which is a performance that runs right before that night's Shakespeare play. (Ashland is home to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the nation's largest, and it's prett...

We took a beautiful drive from Northern California to Southern Oregon yesterday. The picture attached to this post is of Mt Shasta. Ashland, OR is beautiful - picturesque little town with all sorts of neat houses. The Sniffens house is 130 years old! We have our own guest house in the backyard and have settled in nicely. The girls hit it off immediately and we've barely seen them since. Lots of lazing around in the next few days. Now comes the vacating part ...