It is hard to believe that my little peanut is two years old. Her birthday is Dec 26th -- we had a small party for her that night at our house. Here are a few pics:
Here is the link to the rest of the pics on Snapfish.
It is hard to believe that my little peanut is two years old. Her birthday is Dec 26th -- we had a small party for her that night at our house. Here are a few pics:
Posted by Michelle at 12:12 PM 3 comments
Merry Christmas! Here are some photos from the past couple of days...
After church on Xmas Eve:Making a snowman Xmas morning: (don't laugh at our outfits -- we are still in pjs) Noah enjoying a ride in his sister's new car (we had to put him in it during her nap though -- she won't let him ride in it when she is around)family before dinner (minus me and my dad) Family photo after dinner:Here is the link to the rest of the pictures on Snapfish if you are interested.
Posted by Michelle at 2:49 PM 1 comments
Here is a preview of the kids (& Cocoa) in their Christmas outfits...This is the picture that we used with our Christmas cards this year. Not much else going on here... just praying that my parents' will be able to fly in tomorrow morning (there are snow storms both in Michigan and in Seattle tonight/early tomorrow)
Posted by Michelle at 10:18 PM 3 comments
After dinner tonight we ventured down the hill from our house to a waterfront park on Lake Washington. They have "clam lights" every year (I'm pretty sure it is sponsored by Ivar's - which has a little restaurant down there, too) . It was a brisk night (around 25 degrees) -- but we all enjoyed walking around and looking at the light displays. Have I mentioned before that I LOVE Christmas and all that comes along with it!!?!
Here are the dancing clams -- their little feet move, so it appears that they are dancing - but you can't really catch it on camera. Only 5 more days until my parents arrive -- Yay!! Only 6 more days until Christmas! Only 7 more days until Evelyn's turns 2 :)
Posted by Michelle at 8:40 PM 2 comments
It is definitely looking a lot like Christmas at our house... we got a snowstorm early this morning (it snows once a year or something like that in Seattle) The bad part is that nobody knows how to drive in snow, so it was basically impossible to drive anywhere without it taking forever to get there (Trav's typical morning commute is under 30 minutes, it took him over three hours!)
Posted by Michelle at 9:24 PM 3 comments
Here is our big guy at 8 months (well, a few days past his 8-month birthday -- things have been busy!!)
Here is Travis and I last night before his work's Christmas party. He was ready to go and already had on his jacket -- but still looking pretty cute :) He looked even cuter at the end of the night... he was more than a little tipsy! We have another busy weekend ahead of us... a party tonight at my favorite customer's house (we are bringing the kids with us), church Sunday morning, and then Handel's Messiah on Sunday night (I just learned that not only is my friend Brianne extremely crafty and creative, she also plays the violin in an orchestra, too!)
Posted by Michelle at 7:18 AM 4 comments
Our weekend started with a trip to find the perfect Christmas tree... Saturday morning I dressed the kids in their little sweater/hat outfits (I couldn't resist buying these on clearance after last winter) and to the tree farm we went. We had a fun time and ran into a few friends who were there getting their tree, too.
The remainder of Saturday was spent getting decorations out of storage, putting up the tree, making the house look festive, etc. We also went to Mass on Saturday night because we had a fun run to do on Saturday morning. We all took part in the Canine Candy Cane Run -- Cocoa had a blast!! She loved being around all the other dogs, and like her mommy she loves a little friendly competition :) We didn't run, but I think we might have been the fastest stroller/power-walkers there...
Posted by Michelle at 8:57 AM 3 comments
Well, we had a great time in Sacramento for Thanksgiving... both Evelyn and Noah caught a little bit of a cold right around the day we left Seattle, but they both did great on the flights and were pretty happy kids the entire time we were traveling. Here are a few pictures that I thought you might enjoy:
Noah loved this little activity thing that Sally borrowed -- it was perfect!
Posted by Michelle at 6:45 AM 1 comments
We babysat Lola today so that Chuck and Kim could enjoy a baby-free day at the Seahawks game -- She is such a little angel-baby. I don't think she made more than a peep the entire time she was here. Look at her cheering on the Seahawks... they must have just scored a touchdown!! (I think she was actually stretching or something -- but it looks pretty cute)
Check out the drool:
Posted by Michelle at 9:59 PM 3 comments
We took the kids Sunday to get some holiday pictures taken -- nothing too special, just ran to Kiddie Kandids. I didn't want to spend a bunch on money on a sitting fee and a professional photographer... because I knew there was a chance that the kids might not cooperate and it wouldn't work out. But the girl taking pictures there did a great job. I swear, Evelyn only smiled two or three times the whole time we were there... and she managed to get it on camera!!
Evelyn was supposed to be standing up next to Noah here, but she refused and decided that she wanted to play with the presents instead:
Posted by Michelle at 8:56 PM 8 comments
These were taken Monday night -- as you can see, Noah was helping Travis cheer on the 49ers.
Posted by Michelle at 8:41 PM 5 comments
Here is what Noah is doing right now:
Posted by Michelle at 2:41 PM 2 comments
Bad News: For some reason I have caught a case of the blahs... haven't been able to shake em'.
Good News: My vacation starts tonight. I am on the red-eye flight with Noah back to Michigan to get some quality time with my family. I get more vacation every year than Travis, so the last couple years I have been making an extra trip without him.
Will post more (hopefully) while on vacation :)
Posted by Michelle at 10:42 AM 4 comments
Travis had a couple of friends in from out of town for the Notre Dame/University of Washington football game. I was on babysitting/cooking duty most of the weekend. I did go to the game on Saturday night with them though. It was Evelyn's first ND game -- Noah ended up with a babysitter due to the cold weather and his having a cold already. Here are a few pictures of the big day... Doesn't Trav look like such a happy & proud daddy? We had a great time :) This picture is courtesy of Melissa's camera (thanks!!).
Posted by Michelle at 9:39 PM 2 comments