Monday, February 10, 2014

January phone dump

Here's a whole slew of pictures from the month of January!

Annual trip to the spa with the ladies


Random shots with Nana in town.. I loved watching Madison and my mom's bond they are starting to form.



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A trip to the kids museum.. I finally got our membership (thank you Gigi & Grandpa) and we've been there a few times already. Love it!


A chilly morning in Edmonds that warranted a stop at the coffee shop



A visit to dad's work downtown


A girls crafting night to celebrate Adelle's birthday. We had too much fun bringing "Stephanie" in for our night of fun


Sunday family dinners




We've been doing lots of cold weather digging these days. Madison is even getting in on the action now!





Colter's buddy Rowan turned 3 and we celebrated at play date cafe.




Bath time shenanigans

A very very cold trip to the zoo! We discovered a new play area we hadn't been to before!




 Little lady still loves her swing an cries whenever I take her out.


The Heavilands took us to the EMP to check out the new architecture lego exhibit. We also had some serious recording sessions!



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They are pretending to be the space needle
 We finally got Colter's official big boy bed (he's been in the toddler bed for a while now) which means little lady got in a crib finally!!



By far the saddest moment of the month. Maddie fell into our nightstand and hit her lip on the corner just right. I started off at the pediatrician's office, where they told me I needed to go to Seattle Children's because of the location of the cut. I spent 3 hours there in the morning and by the afternoon the stitch fell out, which meant we had to go BACK to the ER for round 2. We didn't leave until 1 in the morning and it was quite possibly one of the worst days of my life. end of story.



These two do not play well together. at all. Most of my day is spent trying to distract Madison from trying to be a part of whatever Colter is playing with and telling Colter to be kind and loving to his sister. I had to document this moment because it was quiet, there was no hitting, and it was a very beautiful thing.


Ben took Colter for a special ice cream treat one night. 


Colter started his gymnastics class. It has been really good for him. I wasn't sure if he was going to be too young, but he's really starting to get the hang of the class. He still wanders off occasionally, but he is doing so much better.




Well that's our January!



Saturday, January 25, 2014

A perfect pair

My sister's twins are due to arrive within the month and I just can't WAIT to snuggle those two little peas. How amazing that God has entrusted not one but TWO more little miracles into their care. These twins have already stretched, challenged, and blessed my sister's families in so many unexpected ways. I just can't wait to meet them.

Kelsey & I threw my sis a shower and it was so fun planning a twin shower!




We can't wait to meet you little one!!

Happy New Year!

On New Years Eve, we had Austin, Kelsey & my mom over for a root beer taste test. We've done this in the past, and it was just as fun. 




After consuming a ton of root beer, we moved outside to consume more sugar around the fire pit. mmmm SMORES!


We didn't stay up until midnight, but we were woken up by fireworks and turned towards each other and said "Happy New Year!"

 The next morning, these brave peeps took on the Polar Bear Plunge challenge.








It is almost painful to watch, but it is such a fun tradition.

I know God is going to do amazing things in 2014... I can't wait to watch this year unfold. Happy New Year!