Deception Pass and More

We took a trip to Whidbey Island and ventured a little off the beaten path. We drove over Deception Pass and it's gorgeous bridge and took a small hike to a beach to have lunch. Landin did his best to be a boy and threw rocks into the ocean the whole time. Then we took a hike and found a cool tree that stuck out over the trail. It was a great day with beautiful scenery!

Children's Museum

We went to the Children's Museum in Everett for a fun afternoon and had a blast! Ashlynn got to play on a huge firetruck, Landin got to build with blocks, they both got to play on a bus and be the driver, as well as a pilot for the airplane. Then of course, their favorite was the water. I don't know what it is with kids and water, but our two munchkins can't get enough! They had a blast and it was well worth the trip!

At The Park

Just some fun at the park. Regardless of the weather here in Seattle, we still have to have some fun outside!

Lights of Christmas - Warm Beach

Josh found out about a place near where we live that is an entire community that decorates with thousands of lights. They have a train that takes you around, a talking Christmas tree (Bruce the Spruce), a toy workshop where the kids can make ornaments and toys themselves, kettlecorn and roasted almonds, carrollers and lots of other fun stuff. It was a bit chilly, but it was completely worth it!

Just Playing

Just some fun playing pictures...

Ashlynn's New Bling

We finally did it. We pierced Ashlynn's ears! She did quite well actually. It took her about 10 seconds after the first one to figure out what happened and started crying. Josh and I had to hold her down for the second one, but after it was done they lady gave her a sucker and she was fine. Thank goodness also for Tylenol. We gave it to her before we went to have it done, I'm sure it helped a lot! Her ears are healing well, and she's super cute with her new "bling!"

It's Christmas!!!

Well, we weren't fortunate enough to have snow, but we were fortunate enough to have Mimi (Josh's mom) come into town, surprise the kids and spend the last two holidays of 2009 with us. She flew up from Dallas the afternoon of Christmas Eve and Landin was SO excited to see her. We tricked him by saying that Daddy had forgotten a bag at the airport and we had to go get it. His reply was, "Daddy, you're always forgetting stuff!" Hilarious! So we get to the airport, while I'm on the phone with Mimi asking if "the bag" was ready for pick up. When "the bag" was ready, she snuck up to the truck and opened the door and Landin just started beaming! Ashlynn was a little confused at first, but once she heard Mimi's voice, she knew just who it was and grinned from ear to ear. We got home and Landin was so excited to show Mimi his presents. We tried our best to call it an early night so that we could finish up with Santa stuff. Landin woke up early the next morning, which of course meant that no one else could be asleep, so we all got up and headed for the tree. Wouldn't you know...Santa left Landin a Spiderman fishing pole and Ashlynn got a pink rocking horse that talks. And that's where the mess began. The kids took turns opening presents. Landin of course helped Ashlynn understand what she was supposed to do. It was great. They both got spoiled and the room was filled with all new toys. The rest of the day was spent cooking our big Christmas dinner and playing with new toys and game. It was a perfect Christmas, even if we didn't have the snow!