Spectacular Spectacular

Being 4 means you get to do some pretty grown up stuff - like staying up late to watch fireworks on 4th of July! Here in Seattle, that meant Evie stayed up way past her normal bedtime hour because it gets dark so late that the show doesn't begin until 10pm. Evie was a champ though and had a grand ole time. It was too tiring to carry her for the whole show so for a lot of it, she could only see the fireworks that were shot high up over everyone's heads. That didn't matter to her because the real treat was getting to hang out with her friend "Blakes". The two of them wore matching princess jammies and really only payed attention to half the fireworks show - they were too busy playing make-believe or waving their glow sticks around. Still, it was so fun to hear them exclaim "Amazing!" and "OOOH!!! Purple!!" or "That looks like glitter!" or "UNITED STATES!!!" (when Evie would see an American flag on someone's house.) It was probably my most memorable 4th of July in a loooooong time because it was so fun to see it through Evie's eyes.

Some cartoons after bath while the grownsups
get to hang out and have a drink.

Getting ready to walk to the park to
watch the Fireworks show!

Ready for the show! It was really crowded so
we didn't get great "seats".

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Happy new year!!

Goodness, it's already 2025! It's been a really long time since we posted! We had a very lazy new year. We flew back from LA on the evening of the 31st so spent the last remaining hours of 2024 cozying up on the couch and then fell asleep before it even hit midnight! On New Years day, we slept in, cleaned up the house and then did a quick hike the next day. All in all, a good start to the year! Nora's new blanket hoodie. Cold and muddy trails. We're not in LA anymore! We hiked the Primrose trail that follows Coal Creek.

Eating on the road

With all the COVID restrictions on restaurants and Scott not liking takeout service, we've gotten pretty good at planning meals for days we are out and about. We've basically taken to tailgating... a lot! It is nice though that it means having a hot meal to warm up after a day of playing in the snow and I'm not going to lie - it is also a good excuse to eat instant noodles because it is fast and easy and warming! For overnight stays, we end up doing instant pot meals like one-pot spaghetti or chili, or easy meals like a cheese plate or sandwiches. It does save on $ so that's definitely nice but man, I can't wait to go out to restaurants again! Beef and barley soup lunch at Mt Baker. Chillin' with Chili at Crystal Mountain. Beautiful but cold picnic in Wenatchee Little girl loving her hot ramen over Blewitt Pass Jook after sledding at Crystale Springs Chicken Noodle Soup in the snow at Salmon Ridge. Pho bowls under the ferry awning at Diablo Lake.

Nutcracker

I have fond memories of going to watch the Nutcracker at Christmas time and have been looking forward to when I can take my girls to watch with me. After Evie sat through Frozen on Ice so well, we figured she's old enough to sit through a ballet. We invited our pal Blakely and her mom Lauren to go with us, and we made it a girls trip. The little tykes did amazingly well! We got there early enough to grab booster seats for the two of them, and also splurged a bit on nicer seats to make sure they could see the dancers. They asked some questions throughout (like, what are those rats?) but for the most part watched quietly. Towards the end, Evie fell asleep but not before enthralled by the Sugar Plum Fairy and her sparkly dress. I can't wait to do it again next year! Pretending to be a ballerina. Palsy walsy. These two are the cutest! Mommy daughter picture Waiting for the show to start!

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