Its Been Awhile + Weekly Photos

Sorry I have not written in forever. Does anybody even read this anymore? We were really busy in March with the play, moving to a new house, we did not have internet for three weeks, plus some birthdays, Easter, and some small trips. We've been busy!

Well, I'm back so expect some more frequent posting!

Here are all the Weekly Photos that have added up over the last two months:

Should have been posted March 7th:

Should have been posted March 14th:

Celebrating Nan's birthday

Should have been posted March 21st:

 Peter and Tink together after a successful weekend of shows.


Should have been posted March 28th:

Easter dresses

 Should have been posted April 4th:

Alice's 1st Birthday!

Should have been posted April 11th:

(three for this week, it was busy!)

Auntie Sue, my cousin, Jean, and her daughter, Natalie, came down for a visit. We also went up to Bellingham to visit my sister and see her and Ricky's new place. And Elanor was in Disneyland over the weekend with her grandparents! Busy and fun week!

Should have been posted April 18th:

 Rock climbing!

Should have been posted April 25th:

 Hike at Coyote Wall.

Thanksgiving

We went up to Spokane to spend Thanksgiving with my Grandpa and step-Grandma Vonnie. It was so much fun and I am glad we were able to go, as Elanor had not been to Spokane before and it had been at least six years since I was up there. I do not get to see all of my extended family very often, so it is means a lot to be able to see some of them!

There was some snow in Spokane!

Uncle Ian spent some time teaching Elanor how to "snowboard".

We helped Grandpa and Vonnie decorate their Christmas tree and tried to take some family pictures.

Ian is such a good uncle.

I love this one of Elanor and her Great Grandpa Roger.

Happiness.

 I love this picture so much, but why am I blurry?!?!

 Four generations.

 Grandpa and Vonnie with the girls.

(it is hard to get pictures where everyone is looking as there were multiple cameras going off)

On Saturday, we took Elanor on a mini Spokane tour.  First stop was the carousel in Riverfront Park (the very best one--it is beautiful and unique, moves quite fast, and you have to try and grab these rings as you go around--it makes sense, just go to Spokane sometime.)

How cute is this?!

My Uncle Scott, with the girls and his soon-to-be step daughter Marley.

I have a pretty mom!

Elanor and Marley got along so well and were fast friends in a matter of minutes.

We also stopped at the giant tree at the mall, walked around the very fancy and very cool Davenport Hotel and met my cousins, Marlana and Andrew there for desserts. If you ever happen to be in Spokane, go to the Davenport and explore. The ballrooms are beautiful, the main lobby area stunning, and the bathrooms are quite fancy.

 I am so glad we were able to travel up to Spokane. It is wonderful to see everyone and there are so many more family members we need to visit now that we live a little closer. I love spending time with family and hearing stories. It really is so important and our time here is short.

And to close, here is little Alice asleep on the car ride back home. 

And I stayed up way too late writing this.