Over the summer I took the kids, including my wonderful niece Caylin, to the Zoo. The weather was perfect and all the animals were out basking in the sun. We kind of did our trip in reverse by starting out in the Africa section, my FAVORITE part! The coolest thing we saw was this Orangutan just chillin' right next to the glass. He/She even had what looked like a smile on her face and the kids were able to go right up to her and she didn't care. Gotta love Zoo animals!
My next favorite part was seeing this gorilla. He just laid there baring it all, in peace. I loved it.
The polar bears were by far the most playful. We had the opportunity to watch them play hard right in front of us. They would get a barrel, throw it into the water, and then jump high in the air and land on top of it. They were very entertaining and so much fun to watch. Before leaving, we had to make sure to feed the birds. They boys absolutely loved doing this. Cameron was a little nervous and needed some help holding the cup still. Austin had no problems. Caylin was sure nice to buy the kids a cup of nectar. Thank you Caylin! It was a great trip to the Zoo.
Our time at Diamond Lake was wonderful! We spent the first full day touring Crater Lake. Oh my goodness, what a site Crater Lake is!! I was in awe at how beautiful the water is. The lake is such a vibrant color of blue and turquoise, so pretty. At one of the many pit stops along the course of the lake there is a hiking trail that leads up to a really cool lookout tower. The hike was a full mile up hill. Luckily, I was able to convince Spencer that we should all go up there, so we both took turns carrying Andrew. It was well worth it. The rest of the time was really relaxing. We went on a family bike ride around part of Diamond Lake, Spencer took the kids fishing and we just relaxed. It was really fun running into a friend of ours who was there spending time with his brothers. What a small world we live in :) 
Shady Cove was probably the most fun though! The Rogue River is so beautiful!! The RV park we stayed at has almost 1,000 feet of river front property with a rock path and park benches all along the way. It was very classy and nice. The Park also owns a hotel next door and all guests are allowed to use the pool and hot tub facilities, which was a bonus. I highly recommend this place to others. The highlight of this part of the trip was taking our kids on a rafting trip down the Rogue River. We went on a 4 hour float down the river which, surprisingly, had some pretty good rapids. Nothing strong enough to knock you out of the boat, but strong enough to get a little adrenaline pumping through the veins. Our boys LOVED it! Andrew was a little "cautious" at the beginning, but had no problem as he became more experienced. Every night we did family bike rides around the park. We took an afternoon and drove into Medford so I could say that I've officially seen it, and the boys (Spencer & Austin) did a lot of fly fishing on the river. 