Wine tasting with CrAzY girls...

A few months ago a group of us girls bought a fun Groupon for wine tasting and which included a limo ride to 3 different wineries... and last Saturday we had a fun time using it! We all met on the party bus (turns out the limo was really a fun party bus) and went to 3 different tasting rooms. I brought along my camera and we had so much fun taking 10 pictures in a row at each place. Although I'm not a big wine drinker it was fun to taste the different kinds. We brought yummy food and drinks for the bus and had a super fun day! Enjoy all these crazy pictures! 

Ps. This is a MUST do again! 

Alyssa's Bachellorette Party #1 (yes, there is a #2 coming soon)!

Your friends only get married once... so why not celebrate in STYLE? and that's just what we did in Vegas! I had so much fun with Alyssa, her family and friends! We made so many memories and had so much fun. Here is a little picture collage of some of our adventures!

Day #1 and Flight
     -Drinking our VERY strong whisky and diet cokes
     -Dropping my phone on the head of the sleeping lady in front of us, which bounced off her shoulder and hit the guy next to her while I was trying to take a picture... fail
     -The horrible turbulence and Alyssa not feeling well
     -Me having to go to the bathroom so bad, but couldn't because the pilot would not take the fasten seatbelt sign off
     -Having yummy champaign in the limo ride to the hotel
     -Having yummy drinks at the hotel and people watching (Vegas must be rated #1 in people watching)
   

Day #2

We spent ALL day at the pool. We stayed at The Mirage where they have a beautiful pool we all got some amazing tans! People were flying in at different times so we had all day at the pool with just Alyssa, Mari-Beth, Jessica and myself. The drinks were so yummy! That night we got dressed up and went to dinner and had drinks and then went to a few bars. I must say it was nice to not have a wild crazy Vegas experience and rather have a relaxing calm(ish) one. Day #2 memories...

     -Enjoying our HUGE drinks at the pool

     -Alyssa receiving a nice little "gift" from an old guy in the casino  

     -Eating yummy chinese food at The Venetian 

     -Not going to the club because we all weren't in heels (their dress code)

     -Having a super late night snack at the pizza place in The Venetian (which didn't even have Dani's pizza) haha... and it literally took FOREVER

     -Getting our spots at the pool taken (A+ for effort Jessica) haha

Day #3

Alyssa and I set our alarms for 8 in the morning to get spots for everyone at the pool, we had good intentions on sleeping by the pool... but NO. Alyssa got a yummy breakfast by a couple guys who were  doing a scavenger hunt for their party. Their task : to buy a shot for a bride to be. I must say it was the BIGGEST shot I've every seen. But they were really nice and it was fun to watch. After spending ALL day again at the pool and starting so early... we decided to all take a quick nap for a few hours to be refreshed for the evening. We had a really fun group dinner at a mexican restaurant and then we had a quick pit-stop at an oxygen bar. 

     -Morning shot by the pool

     -Meeting new friends at the other pool (like our friend Chris)

     -Hanging out at the oxygen bar with our message packs

     -Getting showed up by all the mom's (when they were going to bed when we were getting up)

     -Mari-Beth and Jessica loosing $15 on ONE spin at the slot machines... oops 

     -People watching once again 

Day #3

After almost missing my flight because the line was over 1.5 miles long just to check the bag (not joking) and running through the airport... I got to come home to this amazing little guy (and the hubby) with flowers waiting! I missed them soo much. But I had such a fun time and am so glad I went!

Lovely Vegas Ladies... 

I'm so happy and honored to have been a part of this amazing trip to celebrate Alyssa! Her and I have been friends since the first day of high school and I know we will be life long friends. I'm so excited for her future and I know she will be the best wife and the most BEAUTIFUL bride. I'm ready for round #2 in a few weekends in Sunriver! Keep an eye on Alyssa's BLOG for her Vegas post soon! I'm sure she will have bunch more memories I didn't add... 

Waterfall Hike

Jarrod, Brayden and I rarely stay home and hang out on the weekends. We are always on the go and a few weekends ago was no exception. As we were sitting at home thinking of something fun to do we decided to go for a hike and we found this super cool one. It's over in the Salem area where you hike around and see a ton of different waterfalls. We did the 7 mile hike where we got to see 7 different waterfalls. We tried to take pictures at each waterfall and some of the falls were really cool where you could walk behind them and get pretty wet. I love our family adventures and spending quality time together! Weekend adventures are the BEST!

Jarrod's CANstruction

Jarrod's construction company teamed up with another company to take part in the annual "Can-struction" project. It's a big fundraiser for the Oregon Food Bank where construction companies design and build a structure out of canned food and it is displayed for a week in the Pioneer Square mall. After they are done, people can vote and all the cans get donated to the food bank. This design was suppose to be a big doughnut inside a coffee cup. They used a lot pineapple cans and veggies. I love that he has such a passion for charity and helping others. He also recently became one of the board members for his company's charity foundation. We are so proud of this guy...

Although they didn't win the competition, they had so much fun for such a good cause... here is a picture of the winner... Wreck-it Ralph. 

I'm excited to see what they come up with for next year! 

Kisses from the little

It's crazy to think how priorities change in your life, just a few years a go I never though this would be my number 1... but I love that it is and he's such a sweet one. We are so lucky to have this crazy guy.

Walkin in a springtime wonderland

Here are a few pictures from one of our impromptu trips Hood River. The kids love going on adventures outside just as much as Anna and I love having them burn of all that energy. This day was a little chilly and Brayden and Lou loved picking up ALL the rocks, needless to say, that took a while!

Oh how I love thee...

This is what we do while killing time while Brayden plays at the park... I think people think we are "those" weird parents...