lots of things going on in April at Zappos...first fun one was not a wine tasting but a glass tasting...to learn about how the right glass can make all the difference in the taste of your wine
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pouring into the "joker" glass to compare the difference
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learning about decanters which I really never knew what they were for...outcome...we are a big fans of Riedel glasses sold on Zappos.com :)
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kids always look forward to the 2 big zappos events in April, the Zappos picnic and Take Your Kids to work day...the picnic theme was hippie
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had to find a fun way to wear these tie dye shirts...dee went off the shoulder, I went one side off the shoulder :)
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2nd time hoola hoop winner...I wish there were scholarships for hoola hooping, she is so good at it, doesn't even phase her
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lots of junk, funnel cake sticks
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cotton candy of course was their favorite
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our first time to try chip stix...they set them up, deep fry them and then you choose from the many seasonings...they were quite delicious
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they played games
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rode rides, played frisbee, painted on the hippie bus
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probably the most exciting part was taking the shuttle bus over :)
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for TYDTWD the kids got breakfast, a tour of the office, some projects and crafts to do, followed by a BBQ...then they spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out with the team..they went to our weekly team meeting and blew bubbles down the row
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that same night was our team event, so the kids went home with Jay and I went 80's rolling skating