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If all else fails, never forget the essentials; favorite teddy bear, favorite toy, Baby Einstein accompanied by CHARGED laptop and Baby Bjorn.

Happy girl loves being outside.

First run in with a horse. If I have it my way, someday I'll teach her to barrel race. After I learn, of course!

This is Hunter/Gatherer man handleing the cider press.

My husbands wonderful photography. This is what we see when we step outside or little cabin. Also the backdrop view from the alter.

Hunter/Gatherer standing outside our little, yet very warm, cabin.

I spend as much time here as I can. There is no shower, just a tub. Right up my alley!

Last weekend Brian, Addy & I all went back up to the Bed and Breakfast where we married. My Hood B & B located just on the East side of Mt Hood. Each year they have a cider press party and we were invited last year. It was held one week before our wedding and we made our own cider to serve. So needless to say it has become an annual celebration and we brought Addy this year. Mike and Jackie (owners) have become family to us and welcomed us with open arms when we showed up at 10:00pm Friday night. Brian had to work so we got a late start.

Driving up there reminded me of the same drive my girlfriend Jamie and I took just one year ago on my wedding day. It is so beautiful as we pass through all the orchards and the mountain lights up with snow, gorgeous even at night!

We got to our room (one of four), the Homestead they call it. The same room we had last year. Brian cranks out a rip roaring fire and I put Addy down so we can sit down, relax with a glass of wine and watch a movie. Or whatever we feel like doing :) Mike warned us that we could really cook ourselves out with a fire, but we couldn't wait to hear the crackles. Well.....the mixture of wine and too much heat and we found ourselves waking up in the wee hours of the next morning in the same clothes with a dead laptop. Oops, looks like he was right.

All in all we just had such a wonderful time and met some lovely people also staying the weekend. We all shared two mouthwatering breakfasts together and then a buffet style meal at the cider press party Sunday afternoon. What a wonderful weekend. Then we drove that same road back home and enjoyed every last bit of the beautiful fall colors bursting all around us. All the while Addy slept away in the back seat. She did great all weekend, only a couple melt downs which ended quickly with a nap or milk. Two of her favorite things. Enjoy!

Also if you get a chance for a little vacation, I highly recommend this wonderful place. www.mthoodbnb.com