Tilly Jane 2012

The weekend Aaron's Dad, Al, was in town happen to be the same weekend as our annual backbacking trip up Mt. Hood to the Tilly Jane cabin!  Our good friend Mike gets the cabin reserved and then it's just the task of either skiing or snowshoeing in.  I decided that Parker and I would sit out this year (and a good thing since she got so sick!) and just have it be a boys trip.  Our good college friend Brian flew in from Minneapolis for the weekend to join in.  From the pictures and the stories I heard, it sounds like they all had a blast!

Once they reached the cabin they dumped their backpacks and went off skiing.  Here's Brian and Mike enjoying something out of a flask, my guess is whiskey!

 Aaron and Mike at the top!

Mike, Aaron and Al

Cruising back down to the cabin

I know from experience that Mike is the best cook on a backpacking adventure!

Sounds like they cruised down after a couple nights up on the mountin and took time out to check out the scenery.  There was a fire up on Mt. Hood a couple years ago...a section of the forest is singed.

Easter!...sort of

The Thursday before Easter weekend Aaron flew to Arizona to meet his dad and pick up our new ride....my parent's mini-van!  Yep- you got it.  We are the proud new owners of a mini-v!  I never thought I'd say those words.  BUT, that road trip will be the next post!  So Parker and I knew we'd be home alone Easter weekend and we had the entire time planned out.  Three egg hunts, parties to attend, bbq's....but then good ol sickness took over.  LONG story short, Parker got super sick with Hand, Foot, Mouth virus aka hell.  It was horrible, to say the least.  So all our plans were thrown out the window and we did not leave the house for days.  Lucky for me- and Parker- my awesome neighbor called me on Easter morning to check in on us and let me know that the Easter bunny had dropped a little something off for Parker at the front door (I was planning on getting her a basket that weekend, which didn't happen).  It was such a great little pick-me-up for her!  She was stoked!!

 She took every egg out, one by one, and lined them up first.

 Then she found the balloons, then the stickers, then...the chocolate!

 The aftermath of a chocolate induced high on an empty stomach...she took off running!

 Chocolate face...