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Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Halloween!
This year being Lily's first Halloween, we were excited to get her dressed up and parade her around. We talked about going trick-or-treating with our friends. Lily can't go door to door, but we could put her in the stroller and go for a nice walk as a family. Great idea, right? Tell that to Mother Nature who sent us a week of downpour!
Since the rain put a stopper in our plans, we decided we would surprise our parents and bring Lily trick-or-treating to their houses! (Sorry, dad! Yakima is a little far to swing by. Maybe next year. :)) At each place we got Lily in her costume and knocked on the door.
What was our little Lily this year? Why she was the cutest elephant that you've ever seen... (our girl loves her sleep and really felt that this whole 'Halloween thing' was being blown way out of proportion.)
In the afternoon I met up with Rachel to make sure that our girls had their pictures taken together. Emma was a zebra and it's practically a requirement to take pictures of cute zoo animals!
Aren't they adorable?
Early in the day, Lily and I decided to play dress up. Here she is in the tutu that she received at my first baby shower:
For Lily's 10 week photos last week, we decided we would put her in a pumpkin. That didn't quite work out as well as we'd hoped, but we've gotten lots of good tips to try it again next year. So, we really only got a series of outtakes:
I am back to work now and things are going as smoothly as they can. I'm so grateful for supportive coworkers and friends that are willing to help watch Lily. It means that we don't have to put her into daycare until the first of the year. We are so lucky to have such a great support system!
Since the rain put a stopper in our plans, we decided we would surprise our parents and bring Lily trick-or-treating to their houses! (Sorry, dad! Yakima is a little far to swing by. Maybe next year. :)) At each place we got Lily in her costume and knocked on the door.
What was our little Lily this year? Why she was the cutest elephant that you've ever seen... (our girl loves her sleep and really felt that this whole 'Halloween thing' was being blown way out of proportion.)
In the afternoon I met up with Rachel to make sure that our girls had their pictures taken together. Emma was a zebra and it's practically a requirement to take pictures of cute zoo animals!
Aren't they adorable?
Early in the day, Lily and I decided to play dress up. Here she is in the tutu that she received at my first baby shower:
For Lily's 10 week photos last week, we decided we would put her in a pumpkin. That didn't quite work out as well as we'd hoped, but we've gotten lots of good tips to try it again next year. So, we really only got a series of outtakes:
I am back to work now and things are going as smoothly as they can. I'm so grateful for supportive coworkers and friends that are willing to help watch Lily. It means that we don't have to put her into daycare until the first of the year. We are so lucky to have such a great support system!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Tacky Sweaters and Baked Goods!
We started what I am hoping will be a fun tradition for years to come - a Christmas party! This year it was a tacky Christmas sweater party. It was a great excuse to get together with our friends and family and have a silly time. Oh, and an even better excuse for me to bake. However, I failed to as many pictures of the fun sweaters as I should have - oops!
Some of the beautiful sweaters:
And for good measure, just take a look at these baked goods:
Drooling yet?
Some of the beautiful sweaters:
And for good measure, just take a look at these baked goods:
Drooling yet?
Monday, December 7, 2009
Christmas Tree Lighting
Saturday we took off for Leavenworth again! This time we went for the Christmas Tree Lighting. We arrived at about noon to a cold Leavenworth (about 20 degrees - BRRR!), just in time for lunch. We ate at our favorite spot - Uncle Uli's. They serve excellent food and always have our favorite beer. Fantastic combination, no?
After we were filled with tasty beverage and chili nachos, we set off for the Gingerbread Factory. O.M.G. We love that place. They make the best cookies and obviously specialize in gingerbread. De-lish!
We did a bit of shopping (between trips to get cocoa!) and then joined the HUGE crowd in the middle of the street to watch the lighting ceremony. There were carols, a visit from Santa, and even a sweet man proposing to his girlfriend (she said yes!). The park lit up and so did the rest of the town and it was beautiful!
Once the lights were shining we headed off for dinner and wouldn't you know it, it started snowing!! It was an early Christmas miracle. All of the kids were very excited and instantly started sledding down the hill (it wasn't even built up yet! lol). Groups were gathered around the barrel fires and huddled into the shops. In this busy holiday season it was just what we needed to get in the spirit.
All in all, another great trip to Leavenworth!
Happy Holidays everyone!
After we were filled with tasty beverage and chili nachos, we set off for the Gingerbread Factory. O.M.G. We love that place. They make the best cookies and obviously specialize in gingerbread. De-lish!
We did a bit of shopping (between trips to get cocoa!) and then joined the HUGE crowd in the middle of the street to watch the lighting ceremony. There were carols, a visit from Santa, and even a sweet man proposing to his girlfriend (she said yes!). The park lit up and so did the rest of the town and it was beautiful!
Once the lights were shining we headed off for dinner and wouldn't you know it, it started snowing!! It was an early Christmas miracle. All of the kids were very excited and instantly started sledding down the hill (it wasn't even built up yet! lol). Groups were gathered around the barrel fires and huddled into the shops. In this busy holiday season it was just what we needed to get in the spirit.
All in all, another great trip to Leavenworth!
Happy Holidays everyone!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope that your Thanksgiving was filled with family, friends, good times, and good food! We had a quiet and relaxing evening with Chris and Scotty. We ate way too much food and had a great time enjoying each others company and playing cards. Chris whooped us all at Phase 10 and she'd never even played before! I say it was beginners luck and I want a rematch! :)
The Pie
The Bird
The Pie
Friday morning at 4:00am rolled around and our alarm went off. We hopped out of bed and get in line outside of Target. Thankfully we ran in to Rachel and Hannah and we were able to get in line with them (*GASP* I know, we broke the rules and CUT IN LINE. We are not good at following Black Friday etiquette.). But, we got out Dyson for $200/off just like we planned! SCORE!
Friday evening we attending our annual Thanksgiving Round II at the Ostrander household. It is there that our friends get together and celebrate the holidays by stuffing ourselves silly for a second day in a row. We had a great time and ate even more great food!
The holidays are officially upon us. Is your shopping done yet?
Friday evening we attending our annual Thanksgiving Round II at the Ostrander household. It is there that our friends get together and celebrate the holidays by stuffing ourselves silly for a second day in a row. We had a great time and ate even more great food!The holidays are officially upon us. Is your shopping done yet?
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