Family photos

 A couple of months ago we had some family photos taken by my friend Michelle.  She just recently started her own photography business and we were honored to be one of her first clients!  We also took some pictures with my friend Tania and her family at the Lake Wilderness Arboretum in Maple Valley.  Such great pics.

Happy Turkey Day!

 We had such a great Thanksgiving weekend.  We stayed at a house in Port Angeles with Lance's brother Aaron and family, and then we spent our days at his other brother Peter's house.  The kids had so much fun playing with all the cousins.  Amazingly, there was no arguing or fighting.  Everyone had a genuine good time.  It was awesome seeing them together.  Makes my heart full.

Cousins Tamryn and Morgan on the left.  Skype-ing Gramma J on the right.

We all took a walk to get some fresh air.  The kids spent most of the weekend outside playing in Uncle Peter's backyard.  He has a zip line and a big trampoline.  Super fun!!

Such great cousin bonding time!

Uncle Peter even took us for a ride in his plane.  The kids thought that was so cool.  (Who wouldn't??)

So much to be thankful for.

Frozen on Ice

 A few weeks ago us girls went to see Frozen on Ice.  We started the afternoon with nachos and margaritas (for the moms!) at a Mexican restaurant and then headed over to the show.  The girls were adorable in their Elsa and Anna dresses.  They  absolutely loved the show and I've gotta say, us moms did too!  And who new they served alcohol?  What a fun surprise! 

Mom's weekend in San Diego!

 Last weekend I took another trip to San Diego to visit my good friend Elisabeth.  It was fun to hang out with her and her kiddos without all the chaos of bringing my kids along.  Her parents were nice enough to come over and watch the kids one day so we could have a girls day out!  We had a blast taking the ferry to the Gas Lamp district and exploring downtown and eating and drinking at a few different restaurants.  The rest of the weekend was spent simply relaxing and catching up with a dear friend.  

We spent another day checking the little beach town of Encinitas.  Super cute!  

This was one of the sunsets from the place they are staying.  Beautiful! 

Carriage driving

Rylee has been loving her horse riding lessons.  Last week she even got to carriage drive for the first time!  She was nervous at first but got the hang of it quickly.

Carson's first sport... soccer!

 Carson started playing soccer a couple of weeks ago and he absolutely loves it!  He is pretty good at it too!  He's in a class with ages 3.5- 5 and he can definitely keep up with them all.  He is so cute to watch and so proud of himself!  Now to work on the no hands thing...