Jon's Big 40th Birthday Adventure

This year for Jon's Birthday we took a little trip to do some things that Jon has always wanted to do.  

But first? Champagne and cake in bed!

Then it was off to the Original Pancake House. 

Then it was off to the Enchanted Forest where we had all kinds of adventures. 

We were so exhausted and hungry afterwards so we headed to Albany to get some delicious Hungarian food from Novak's. It was amazing. We also tried two Hungarian liquors. 

Mmmm paprika sauce!!

After lunch we headed back to town so we could Build-A-Bear! 

Now we have Puppy Bones and Triple G Boxing Bear joining the family! 

Jon's Birthday Weekend Extravaganza

Jon's Birthday Weekend Extravaganza started on Thursday when my mom made him a Guatemalan dish (stuffed chicken). There was cake and Jon scored some cool camping/picnic stuff and a Wii U game. 

On Friday we headed downtown to The Bite where we tried all kinds of good foods. Sliders, nachos, pizza, hush puppies, prawn poppers, ciders, liquors and a crepe. We also scored some nice free samples. 

Saturday the fun continued with a hike at Lewis and Clark State Park. We went a mile up and back on this really steep trail then we decided try and find the less steep trail. It was a really nice hike and Annabel had a blast. 

Then it was time for the main event, camping at Stub Stewart State Park. It was my first time there. It was a really nice camp site with a little of everything, hiking, disc golf, horse back riding, biking. 

After an exhausting weekend we are all ready for a nap!

Jon's Birthday Week Extravaganza

We started Jon's birthday week with a trip up to Seattle to watch his favorite team, the Braves, play. 

We had such a great time, I even caught a foul ball! 

And by caught I mean it hit me in the arm. OUCH!

We had some yummy food in Seattle and made a Dry Soda run. 

Enjoyed the sights

Friday we had Jon's birthday dinner at my moms house. She made so much good food and had some yummy cake before Jon opened all his amazing gifts 

The next day after getting some painting done we met Martha, Dustin, Pat and Liz down at The Bite and had some good food. We also got some awesome hats (not pictured) at the Foster Farms booth 

Later that night we went to see Guardians of the Galaxy. Loved it!

The big day came and we were up bright and early for our trip to Mt. St. Helens. (Free hats pictured)

Jon was so excited for the hike

It was hot but worth the beautiful views

We even survived crossing Devils Ridge!!

Twice!!

We had such a great time hiking 7 miles and 110 "floors" according to our fitbits. 

We didn't stop there though. On our way back we stopped and met Martha and Dustin at the Clark County Fair 

We had quite the busy week and now I am ready for another weekend to rest!!