Weather or not...

How can we go from this:

to this in just 2 days?

Does this happen every year and I just block it out every year?

Back to the Zoo

I said that once it hits 50 degrees, I was taking the kids to the zoo.  Well, 50 degrees doesn't feel too warm when it is cloudy and windy, but it was nice getting out any way.  

My monkey

Sydney, Connor, and Chase

Ready to Give Up Winter

But I guess my kids aren't yet.  We went to the park and they found broken pieces of sled and went sledding.

I guess I better introduce the to ice blocking this year.

They did enjoy the sand though.

More Big News and a Vacation

So, I guess I haven't mentioned this yet, but not only are we having a baby girl this summer, we are going to have a baby business.  John has decided to open up his own dental practice in Riverton and we are hoping that it will be up and running by June (I'm still thinking they won't be done building until July, probably the week I have my baby!)  We found a medical building that is just finishing being built and John will be one of the first tenants.  All this is overwhelming for me, but John is supper excited and ready for this new adventure.  During this whole process of how to build it and what type of equipment to put in it, we were invited by Adec ( a dental equipment company) to come out to Oregon and check out their company, manufacturing processes and all.  So, they offered to pay for our flights, our hotel, and our food while we were there with them and of course we said yes.  Oh, and I got to fly first class on the way home.  Kind of nice, especially since I need a little extra room right now!  The first night we were there, they took us to a Peruvian restaurant.  Being the picky eater that I am, I was a little nervous, but it was so good!  Probably our favorite on the whole trip. This is the view from our hotel balcony

The next day we had to be up and ready to go by 6:45!  Ya, I'm not a morning person, so I struggled a little, but I made it alive.  That day we went on a tour of the how they make their equipment (dental chairs, cabinets, small tiny tubes that go in the chairs that no one ever sees, but for some reason we should be interested in seeing how they were made...)  Needless to say, I was a little bored.  Here are a few things I found fascinating on the tour:

They bonzied (new word?) all their pine trees!

We had a good laugh about that one.

Seriously that bottle is huge!  Found in the woman's bathroom

Did you ever see the movie I, Robot with Will Smith?

Since all of the really expensive parts of the trip were paid for, we decided to stay longer than the rest, rent a car and go visit the coast and John's brother. On the way to the coast, we stopped by the Tillamook Cheese factory, just a little reminder of our time in Milwaukee.

  Those are massive hunks of cheese!

It was very cloudy and rainy, so not the best picture of us

This is a picture of 4 random ladies that decided to get in their swim suits and run into the ocean.  Did I mention that it was cold?  I thought they were crazy!

One thing I found very interesting was the moss that grew on everything, including the trees.  It was almost a little creepy in parts with the moss covered trees and the moss hanging down over it.  Very cool though.

Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling so great by the time we got to John's brother's house, so I didn't take any pictures of Amy's (sister-in-law) birthday or their cute kids, but it was so good to see them! We brought Connor back an Oregon hat and ever since then he has been begging us to take him there.  Hopefully soon!