Oh-oh-oregon part two!

Hi All! I mentioned in my last post that I would tell you more about our trip to Oregon!

The day after we arrived, we got up early and bundled up and drove up Mt. Hood to take Kari-Lynn to play in the snow! We left at like 10 in the morning and Rob and KL played with a snow disc while I kept toasty in the ski lodge! We left at about 2pm and got 20 miles from home before Rob's tire blew on the car and we were stranded without a spare or a jack! *ugh!* So we called his dad, but he was atleast an hour from the house (where he had to go to get the tire and the jack) so we waited on the side of the road for two and a half hours before his dad finally showed up, we were so cold! But I was happy when we got home safe and got warm!

The next day I didn't want to go ANYWHERE! So we didn't! When Rob's dad got home from work, we all piled into the car to go buy a christmas tree, but all the christmas tree places were CLOSED! So we went home with plans to buy one the next day.

On the 23rd we got up bright and early and Rob, KL, and I went to go get a tree. We bought a big fat beautiful 7ft x-mas tree for $15! We brought it home and then went to the tire place to have the tire fixed. After being home for 20 minutes we went to Rob's friend's house where we stood in the freezing cold watching him work on his truck (oh joy!) When we got home we decorated the tree and Rob's dad put the lights up outside!




On Christmas eve we went to the mall and took KL to see Santa! These people were so accommodating! They allowed us to take our own photograph instead of having to pay $15 for 4 wallets! She was so happy to see him, and told him that she wanted a Barbie for Christmas! And regardless of it being Christmas eve, it wasn't very crowded at the mall! We stood in line for no longer than half an hour. She got a coloring book and a set of elf ears. After seeing santa, I took her into build-a-bear to look around, because we plan on taking her for her birthday!





On Christmas, Rob's Aunt, Uncle, and Grandmother came over for Christmas dinner, We ate and opened presents and had a wonderful time! Kari-Lynn cleaned up! she got a barbie, a baby doll, a cookie monster, a school bus, and a bunch of toy cars!








After Christmas we calmed down with our trips a little, but we did do a few really great things such as taking a trip to multnomah falls, a date night for mommy and daddy, and a visit to Rob's uncle's deli and a surprise dinner with his grandma! It snowed at home and we had lots of lazy days cuddling at the house watching TV!










Boy oh boy do we miss Daddy, but it wont be too long before we are together again!

In the coming weeks, we are looking forward to the birth of my sister's daughter, Zoey Michelle. She will be induced Wednesday morning! Kari-Lynn turns 3 on February 8th and we are planning a build-a-bear party (and much to our surprise, her due date twin, Tallulah, from Alabama is also having a build-a-bear party for HER third birthday which is on February 14th!)