Bend

We were in serious need of some sunshine, so we found ourselves in Bend, Oregon on Saturday afternoon. It was 50 degrees and the sun felt AMAZING! We went to the High Desert Museum (there was a butterfly and hummingbird exhibit-so cool), shopped a little in the Old Mill district, and ate some seriously good food. We watched The Lion King at the hotel and hung out in the hot tub under the stars. My only complaint is that Bend is "Pepsitown". I had to search high and low for a diet coke! Other than that, I have no complaints. It was just what the doctor ordered.

Kick Off Christmas

Every year on the day after Dylan's birthday, we kick off Christmas. We choose a different hotel each year. The night always includes dinner and a fun activity. This year we ate at California Pizza Kitchen, went downtown to City Creek to see the candy windows (where we ran into the Robbins and had sugar cookies at Blue Lemon!), then spent the night at Snowbird. It was fun to sit in the hot tub on the roof and watch the people night skiing. We watched "We Bought A Zoo" and slept in. Dylan woke up with a 103 degree fever though, so we hurried home to spend what was left of our Christmas break sick. Boo!

Birthday Boy

Dylan had a fun 9th birthday. He is growing up so fast! He had all his favorite foods, went miniature golfing, and had ice cream cake to top it all off. As you can see from this photo, he really loved Izzy's gift. They know each other so well!