Santa Blackmail Photo 2011

you remember last year's right????


We tried twice to get a good one last year. This year it was just humorous. Now I feel like each year it will be a contest to get the worst Santa pic :)

Let is Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow

On Saturday morning we set off to the Bavarian Village of Leavenworth, WA :) Cute little town in the Cascade Mountains about 2 hours from Seattle that has a Christmas festival throughout December every year. The activities were a little too mature for our kiddos but it was nice to get out and enjoy the Washington countryside and take in the snowfall! THis was the boys first time in snow and it was pretty hysterical!

Double the Tickle Double the Laughs :)

OH PIZZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do you get when you put a boy who loves to eat in front of pizza for the first time..............THIS :)

Hudson's First Haircut

On Nov. 18th at exactly 10 months old Hudson Wayne got his first haircut!!!! Of course, Nana got to do the honors :) It went a little something like this........HAVING ISSUES UPLOADING VIDEOS WILL POST VIDEO SOON!!!!

Much to be thankful for.......

The boys and I spent 2.5 weeks in Phoenix in November! We had such a wonderful visit. We had so much time we were able to see so many family and friends, even multiple times :) We had Thanksgiving in Phoenix and then went up to my mom and Gail's cabin in Prescott, AZ for the remainder of the weekend and Andy flew in and spent 5 days with us!!! Here are pics and videos from our trip

Phoenix here we come!!!!!!



Hanging at Pap's house





My girls and our boys :)

BG, Cole and Hudson

Desiree and Allyssa


Thanksgiving Day

Mason thoroughly enjoying a turkey leg :)

Me and BG (my best friend Desiree's son)

Desiree, Gloria (Desiree's mom) and Hudson

Steve carving his first turkey

My boys <3

Huddy looking suave!

The turkey coma!!!


On our way to Prescott!!!!

Cooking

Baking

Riding


At the Electric Light Parade in Downtown Prescott





On the train at The Shops at Anthem

The Hunt's Visit Seattle

My sister and her family came to visit for the first time in November. Jd was VERY excited to have his cousins, Mason and Mylie, to his house :) We stayed quite busy with a long list of activities to keep the 4 kids entertained. We went to the top of the Space Needle (which was a first for us too) We went to a bounce house place, we went to Alki Beach, we went to the Children's Museum, we went to Lincoln and Ercolini Park and Steve, Mylie and Mason rode the ferry to Bainbridge Island and went to the Children's Museum over there!!!! My sis and Steve also got a weekend away and Andy and I watched the kiddos and then we got a night away while they watched them. It was a fantastic week!!! Here are a few pics :)


At the top of the Space Needle


At JumpPlanet getting our bounce on :)


Pizza making night :)



At the Seattle Children's Museum

Mason the Builder

Mylie was natural at grocery shopping ;)

In the camping and forest exhibit


At Alki Beach

Kelley and Hudson enjoying the sand

Mason, Mylie and Jd making sand castles in jackets, scarves, hats etc....... Typical Seattle beach day :)


At Lincoln Park


Mason riding the tire swing zip line at Lincoln Park