Whhheee -- child free!

I don't even know where to start! We have had an amazing couple of weeks around here, with a lot to share. To start, Todd and I went on a trip to Oregon. He had to go for a conference all week, and I went along for the vacation part. It was our first big trip away from Will -- and we had a great time! It was all possible because Todd's mom was willing to keep Will all week -- and we are so grateful. I think they had a good time -- but I think he wore her out! Hopefully he will be welcome back again sometime...:)

So basically we spent the week in Oregon doing some of our favorite things. I did a lot of running (sort of got lost one day, but whatever!) and shopping during the day. It was hard not to want to run with views like this -- it was incredible.


Of course there were also the not so subtle hints to work out too...


My friend Colleen was also on the trip so the two of us hung out during the day and waited for the guys. We were right in the heart of Pinot noir wine country, so we owed it to them to check some of it out, right? Here we are at one of (the many) wineries that we checked out. Just doing our part to help out the local economy...



There are also a lot of micro-breweries in the area (are you noticing a theme?) so we also checked them out. This is one of my favorites, but basically just because of the sign.


When Todd was finished with his conference we had one afternoon before we had to leave. We decided to rent a car and drive through some of the beautiful scenery around Eugene where we were staying. It was beautiful and we (with the help of a GPS) managed to find some more great places to visit.




It was such a beautiful, unexpected, enjoyable trip. We had a great time which I know was only possible because we knew the little guy was in such good hands. Unfortunately for Nana she probably did such a good job that we are going to want to leave again!