Fun times......

My friend Jen Wiley just posted her favorite wedding pics and this one made the cut. The DJ played some great songs from the college days and we had such a blast dancing! I was even able to drag Dave out to the dance floor for a few songs....he does the typical guy shuffle, but it's always a fun time :). I think we're going to have to find some more occassions for going out and dancing.

We made it!

We had a wonderful trip to Oregon! We have been home 2 days and I am happy to say that I have unpacked, laundered, grocery shopped, sorted through the mail, paid bills, cleaned the car, and now I'm ready to blog about our trip :)
Dave was the official driver and I was the official child entertainer.

I was usually pretty good at my job and Milan was a pretty happy camper for most of the trip (To be honest, there were a lot of Oreos involved)! On our last day of driving, she kept pulling at her car seat, and saying "done?"
Our first day in Florence was sunny and beautiful. The sun is rare on the Oregon coast so we decided to take advantage of the opportunity for Milan's first beach trip.....not a big hit this time.

We visited with my friend Dawn and her little family. It was great to see them and Milan especially loved visiting their farm and petting all the animals.

We also got to visit with my friend Cindy......Dave and I met at her son's first birthday party 8 years ago :). We were able to see a lot of our friends and we loved catching up!


We stayed with Dave's parents and took advantage of some babysitting while we were there.....Dave and I enjoyed some dates and I took a couple of days for shopping (since I'm deprived here in Wyoming.) Milan caught on and wouldn't let me out of her sight while I was home with her. She had a lot of fun with her grandparents (thanks again for the hospitality!).
Milan got excited every time she saw her pop-pa! (Even if we all walked in the house together, she ignored Dave and I for her pop-pa!)

Walking with grand-ma.

Family Picture

The kids (and kids-in-laws)

Our little family

Here we are playing with the miniature horse....Milan was too scared to touch him, but liked to pet him vicariously through me :)

Milan decided she needed to change dad's diaper. After she made him lay down on the floor, she lost interest and left to play with her babies.


All in all a good trip.....of course it is always nice to be home :)

Oregon

I just wanted to do a quick post from Florence, Oregon. Dave accepted a new job (still a diesel mechanic in Rock Springs, just a better job with a better company) that starts on the 16th. When he told his old company, they asked him to turn in his service truck and take his last 2 weeks as paid vacation. We were pretty excited about that....we decided to head to Oregon to visit friends and family. We pretty much figured that the drive here would be 14 continuous hours of screaming, but Milan was awesome. She refused to take a nap in the car so most of the time she looked out the window with a dazed look on her face :). Here we are taking an kheam (ice cream) break in Bend, Oregon.
We are having a great time with everyone in Oregon and Milan is having even more fun than us! She likes to see all the horses, cows, cats, chickens, and rabbits and absolutely loves to see her Pop-pa (grandpa Bill.)