Oregon Trip

We took our first plane trip with Mia back to see family in Oregon. She did a great job! Here's a few pics from the trip (not in order).

Mommy & Mia reading, as they do most nights.

Proud Grandpas, Bubba & Bumpa.

D with all 3 girls.

Bumpa getting to hold Mia for 1st time in a few months.

Mikey making silly faces in mirror with Bella.

Little Mia.

She loves to grip and play with anything she can get her hands on. Her hands are definitely her best friends right now.

Nap time at Bumpa's.

Bubba & Nana at Abby's birthday dinner!

Beauty parlor hosted by Bella & Betsy to make Tia's hair pretty.

Posing for a picture while watching Mary Poppins.

Betsy doing a great job being Mia's big cousin.

Abs playing with Mia during changing time.

Sweet Bella

Tia Abby & Bella holding Mia in her new Broncos outfit from Nana.

We spent our first night in Portland at my dad's condo in the Pearl District and met a bunch of old high school friends (Matt & Chels, Grant, Katie & Dan) for dinner at an awesome italian place, Piazza Italia, next door to the condo.

Celebrating a successful plane ride!

We also went to see Denny teach, which was hilarious. Denny is a great teacher and even taught me something, which is hard to do. The unintentional comedy from his "grade level" kids was through the roof.

A few examples...

- One girl asked Denny & I if we like hot chocolate, then added that sometimes her grandma makes extra.

-Trying to get the kids to recall from earlier in lecture & discuss lenin, denny is throwing out hints "same name as a famous singer..." some kid, totally disinterested but apparently awesome, responds with no enthusiasim "Bieber".

- The kids were all supposed to watch Animal Farm and then write on it - Denny asks if anyone remembers what it was about. Crickets. Then some kid goes "I remember a bunch of pigs." I'm trying not to crack up, but then another kid goes, "thanks a lot for ruining it!"