Mother's Day Weekend

We spent a BEAUTIFUL Mother's Day weekend at the beach house with Grandma and Grandpa Jacobson, Mandy & Jon, and the dogs (Coulee & Callie).  The weather was warm and sunny and the tide was out so we did plenty of exploring.  

Big surprise... Carson would not stay out of the water. =) Luckily the water was cold so he would only go in ankle deep.  Rylee had a blast playing on the beach, looking for crabs under rocks and holding baby jelly fish (which is what she's holding in the picture below).

There was also lots of play time on the deck.  A bubble machine and a pirate boat.  What more do you need?



One evening was even windy enough to fly a kite!  (For a few minutes... then the wind died down).

Another beach weekend was filled with family, great food, good stories, and lots of love.  <3 p="">

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mother's out there! 

Much needed girl time

I've been on two different girls weekends in the past couple months.  They were really fun and much needed.  I love my kids to death, but sometimes I just need some "me" time.  The first trip was with a group of friends to Seabrook, WA.  We stayed at a super cute cabin in a tiny little beach community.  We did some beach walking, some hot-tubbing, game playing, and mostly just caught up on girl talk. 

I just recently got back from visiting my good friend Wendy in Boston.  She moved there a few months ago for work and is just starting to find her way around the city.  We had a long weekend filled with sight seeing, eating great food, shopping, and lots of wine!  Boston is a beautiful city.  I will definitely go back again soon!

We went to the ballet one day.  The theater was absolutely stunning.  The show was good too.

One night we came across the memorial site for the bombing victims.  It was so sad to see exactly where this tragedy had happened.  The city has definitely come together after this event, every where we looked people were wearing shirts that said "Boston Strong."

Rylee Van Gogh

 Rylee has been all about artwork lately.  Drawing, painting, writing... she loves it all.  We recently put up a bulletin board to display some of it because our fridge was being overtaken by her art.  I have been doing some preschool activities at home with her and she has been learning so much.  She has almost mastered A,B,D and R.  Both writing and signing them.  Every day she asks me if we can do more "schoolwork."

 This painting she told me was Daddy, Mommy, Carson and Grandma (I'm not quite sure which is which!) and a rainbow.  I think it's pretty good for a 3 year year old!

This is a picture I took of the two of them tonight.  They are just starting to play really well together.  They are constantly making each other laugh and smile.  They are hilarious to watch, and also very sweet.  You can tell they just love each other to pieces. 

 

Carson is learning more and more each day.  He talks a lot, but doesn't say many words.  His sister talks enough for the both of them.  =)  He loves walking, being outside, playing with his cars and trucks, eating, and his BFF Coulee (the dog).  He is still such a little love bug and loves to snuggle.  He will randomly come over to us and give kisses and hugs.  He is such a little sweetheart.

 

Rylee is becoming a little know-it-all.  She loves to sing, dance, draw, read, and terrorize her little brother. She has her 3 year old moments often, but at the end of the day she is still my little sweet girl.

Happy Easter 2013

We started Easter weekend off with the annual Easter egg hunt at Allan Yorke Park in Bonney Lake.  It took literally 5 minutes for the hunt, but was pretty cute to watch.  Rylee had a blast opening the eggs to see what kind of fun treats and toys were inside.

On Sunday we went over to my parents house for another egg hunt and a delicious ham dinner.

Carson had fun picking up a couple of eggs, but had more fun eating what was inside.  Papa hid 50 eggs (not including the ones I hid), so Rylee had a TON of eggs to search for.  She LOVED every second of the hunt.  Of course she needed Papa and Auntie's help too!

We spent lots of time outside playing bean bag, hula hooping, walking around the lake, and just enjoying each other's company.  We are very blessed.

On a side note, Carson FINALLY learned to clap!  He gets so excited when he does it.  You say "Yay Carson" and he gets a huge smile on his face.  He is also walking everywhere now.  Such a big boy.

Fun at the Pacific Science Center

We went to the science center not once but twice in March!  The first time was with my friends Tania and Michelle and their kiddos Madeline, Logan and Alexis.  The first time both of my kids were a little scared of the dinosaurs.  But after learning about them in our preschool activities we were all excited to go back and see them again.  The second time Rylee loved them and even knew some of their names!  Rylee, Madeline and Alexis are so cute to watch together.  They walk around everywhere holding hands, they truly are little best friends.

The second time around we had to bring Lance to show him all the cool stuff we found the first time. It was a beautiful day so we also spent some time walking around the Seattle Center in the sunshine. We checked out people playing in the fountain, ate mini carrot cheesecakes, and napped in the stroller (well, at least Carson did).  It was a great day.

Carson's 1st Haircut!

 Before

 During

 After (still not so sure)

Out of the hair chair... yay! 

I didn't think he could get any cuter.... but I was sooo wrong!

Is it spring yet??

We had a couple of days of sunshine and boy did we take advantage of it.  We went on walks, went to the park, washed cars, played in the yard, and even got some frozen yogurt.  I am so ready for spring to be here!  Come on sun!