Young Grasshoppers: Mommy is Home!

My work trip last week was a success. We got home on time on Friday and I slept away the weekend. Jet lag usually doesn't bother me but it jacked me up something fierce this time! I think I'm back to normal today finally. I swear it just had something to do with sleeping alone. It sucks when you're used to someone being there with you or at least I have been for the past 11 years or whatever it is at this point that I've been living with Andy. Anyways we're all happily reunited and I'm glad I went and experienced middle America. We gained a lot of perspective visiting our suppliers and I'm glad to say I live in the Pacific Northwest versus Minnesota. I'm sure it's the land of parks and lakes but when 6 months out of the year you can't even tell that there is a park or lake there since it's covered by snow it kind of loses its appeal. It was a very pretty city and the Mall of America was amazing but there is no place like home!

One of the roller coasters in the middle of the Mall of America

The landscape in MoA was pretty neat! You forget you're in the middle of a mall!

Loved the Lego store! And Mason loves his Buzz Lightyear Legos now!

I sent this to Andy so he could show Mason. The response was "he'd rather have that girl next to Woody" I liked that!

We had to travel 2 hours out of Minneapolis to a supplier. I have never seen so much white! I swear it felt like we were driving through that movie Fargo!

I loved the red barns

Downtown Minneapolis had rad buildings

This was a fast shot in a moving car with my iPhone - but pretty neat to see still!

And I loved this scene! It was so nice to Skype with them. We joked I should be carried upstairs so I could read the bedtime story!

After I got home - wrestle time! It was so cute! When I was done unpacking I said "Ok that's it! Guess you guys are stuck with me cuz my stuff's unpacked!" Ava responded by saying "I'm glad, Mommy, we love you!" Awwwwww!

This was so cute that Andy did this while I was gone

So as if I hadn't enough snow we all packed up and went to Mt Hood again for sledding. We took Cooper this time and it was a good time though way colder than the last time. Cooper was SO pleased he got to go through. Look at the glee in his eyes.

Wish my arms were longer to capture the other half of my face

Mr. Mason was a little chilly till he heated up

Our snow bunny. We were cracking up because you'd sink in the snow whenever you walked. We all fell down the hill on the way back to the car trailing Andy Indiana Jones style behind us. We were such a sight!