Outdoor Playpen

I bought a couple packages of rings and a few toys to make the outdoor playpen into a "play gym". I tied one of Markus' light cotton swaddling cloths to the head end to give him some shade.

He really likes the set up. He played and napped and played for almost two hours while I worked in the yard.

Naptime

Markus napping with his favorite purple penguin.

Bouncy Chair Revisited

Markus still likes his bouncy chair, but he no longer falls asleep in it.

You can see how much he's grown since I first put him in it when he was 1 week old.

Drool

Markus is doing some serious drooling these days.

He's pretty happy about it though :)

Silver Falls State Park - South Falls

Markus' first waterfall.

In the morning, we all went to One Green World to pick up more strawberry and huckleberry plants for the front yard.

Afterwards we stopped at the nearby Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, but since it's been such a cool winter none of the tulips are up yet.

Since we were halfway there and it had mostly stopped raining, we decided to head to Silver Falls State Park.

The sound of the waterfall puts Markus to sleep.

He often sleeps in the Bjorn, but the "white noise" of the waterfall put him to sleep almost immediately.

Although there are 10 (or more) falls at the park, this is one of my favorites because the trail goes all the way back behind the waterfall.

Sami behind the falls.

Looking down

View from the Bridge

Because it was chilly and getting late we decided not to hike to any of the other falls. We did see North Falls from a roadside viewpoint.