Idaho Vacation

Pictures:
1. Jason and Violet coming up Dutch Lane
2. The Roosevelt Inn; Jason and Laurel stayed here for part of their honeymoon
3. Great-Grandma, Grandma, Mommy, and Baby at the Moscow farmers market
4. Laurel, Violet, and Uncle Sam
5. Violet and Grandpa

We went on a vacation to Idaho for a week to visit Jason's maternal grandma, Juanita O'Reilly (for whom Violet got her middle name). Jerry and Judy Chruma came up from Phoenix, so we had all the generations present! Grandma O'Reilly and Sam (Judy's brother) live at and run the Idaho farm, so we had a wonderful time in the rolling hills and pine tree-covered land. The weather was great and the air fresh! While there, we took a day trip to Coeur'd Alene, a lakefront town where we spent part of our honeymoon. Also, Jason was able to visit Washington State University in Pullman, WA (about 45 minutes from the farm) to network with one of the new chemistry professors there. One of the other highlights was the Moscow, ID farmers market on Saturday with vendors selling organicly-grown produce and other items. What a great time!

Atlanta Trip

Mommy and Violet went on a trip to Atlanta to visit Boris, Marianne, and Benji. (Marianne is Laurel's friend from highschool) Marianne is expecting baby #2 in October, so we wanted to see her and help out around the house as much as possible before the new bundle arrives. We mommies had a great time and the kids did too, although they did more parallel play than engaging one another. It was so nice to spend time with friends and we even got to visit Marianne's parents (Bruce and Rita), so it felt like old times...sort of...except we each have babies.