Oregon visit

Liesl and I took a trip with my mom to Oregon to visit my brother and the new baby. This is us at the airport. I like to start my vacations with a small margarita :)


Liesl did very well on the plane. She cried when the air pressure changed and when we had to sit on the tarmack and wait, but slept most of the way.

Oregon has some very beautiful countryside, and is famous for its wineries. My brother took us to a few of his favorites. We sampled lots of wine and sat outside on the balcony for a snack of cheese and meat. It was a gorgeous day, both babies tolerated us and mom got drunk. She was funny.

Look how beautiful! The mountains in the background and a rainstorm.

The entrance to Anne Amie vineyards.

My brother and I.

If I look tired its because I was. The 3 hour time change plus flying over night, plus a baby waking up every three hours will do that to you.

This winery made several excellent wines, Mom and I both had some shipped home. MMMM.

Mema got LOTS of grandbaby time. Ari was just the sweetest baby ever. Not at all "high needs" like someone we know. Look at her smilin away.

Mom and Annalisa played UNO every spare minute. It reminded me of playing with my Gram Hagg, we wore out a few UNO decks.

The little girls liked each other! Ari let Liesl borrow her bed.

This is Dan's neighborhood. We took a walk to see the chickens and have hot cocoa at "the Ross". Annalisa drank hers in about 3 seconds and then moved on to Axels.

Axel was sorry he had grown out of this toy and kept trying it out anyway. Liesl wasn't sure about him, he's quick that one.

We had friday night movie night. I made popcorn and we all snuggled on the couch. Mom fell asleep before the kids and Axel kept telling her "Don't sleep Mema!!"

We really needed a vacation, and it was so nice to visit with everyone. But most of all we learned how much we missed Daddy and our house. It was good to be home.