Christmas 2011
Christmas this year started on the 23rd. We went to Mike's house for dinner with Ted and Stephanie, and a few of Mike's friends. The kids love being over at Mike's house - so do we for that matter. He lives right on Lake Washington and has, arguably, the best view in all of the Puget Sound -…
Snowflake Lane
I loved tonight because it so embodies Leif and my style - in raising kids but also with life in general. We decided, relatively last minute, to take the kids (and Grandma) to Bellevue to watch snowflake lane and all its magic. We bundled the kids up because it was freezing and they both looked…
More and more books...
I know I have wrote before about how much my kids love books but it has become pretty ridiculous with Skyler lately. We had to move the basket of books out of her room because she would not go to sleep (for her nap or at night). She would just pull book after book into her bed and lay there…
Whistler
I can't keep up with these posts!!! We went to Whistler with Liam at the beginning of December (i am having to pre-date this post by two months!) My mom stayed at our house with Skyler so that Leif and I could take Liam. The purpose behind the trip was twofold: (1) it was our friend Anders's 40th…
Tree Decorating
Little Liam was so sick tonight as we put up our Christmas decorations. He wanted to be close to us and be a part of the action so badly. Leif made him a bed on the floor and he watched for as long as he could keep his little eyes open. With a 102 fever, it didn't take long - but, we loved…
Kirkland Christmas Tree Lighting!
I remember 2 years ago when I changed Skyler on the ground in the 20 degree weather as Liam sat on his dad's shoulder's yelling "JUST LIGHT THE TREE!" How different it was this year! The kids could have stayed out all night they were so excited! I had had one of those days where nothing…
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving this year turned out to be a combination of work and play. We decided to spend the day at home with no real "plans". Had breakfast with the kids and organized the house. The kids were 100% content just to hang out with mom and dad. After Skyler woke up from her nap, we headed to…
Spooky baby
We were driving home from our friend's house tonight and Liam asked Skyler if she wanted to hear a story. We had been to church this morning so Liam started telling her stories about God. He said "so there was God and he made the trees and he made EVERYTHING and then....the spooky baby came". Leif…
"Deflated"
The neighbor's have a gigantic blow up halloween cat that they inflate every night. It became a routine through October that right before bed, we would drive down the street with the kids in their jambes, and look at the cat. The other night, we were driving up the hill and the neighbor's had not…
Best Mexico Trip Ever!
Having both the kids potty trained and both safe in the water (with water wings on Skyler) made for an amazing Mexico trip. Grandma, Gruncle and Grauntie all brought the fun and we spent every day playing and relaxing by the pool and catching up on some much needed…