Nov 29, 2009

Tree Hunt 2009

Another yearly tradition, another bah hum bug for Ethan:(

I remember sitting in the car lots last year and this year, I thought that he would LOVE the snow and walking around. Nope! I think it was mainly due to not napping on the way up. Since he just started walking, I thought that using the carrier would be best for him and me. Boy, oh boy! My back is still killing me...it's one thing to carry your 25 lb toddler, but another to do it while walking in snow! Nevertheless, we got a GREAT tree (pics of that to come next week, and YES, this one might be bigger than last years), and had a wonderful time. We also missed enjoying this time with the Brown family :(
Here are the only pics I got:




Our view from the inside:

Here comes Santa Claus, right down BELLEVUE way....


Snowflake Lane is a holiday show that Bellevue puts on every night. They have drummers, music, a light show and snow falling each night. We knew that Ethan would LOVE it! We already had plans with the Peraltas to watch the show later this month, but we decided at the last minute to go welcome Santa Claus.




Bundled up:
Daddy holding Ethan up so that he can see Santa:

Watching the snow fall:




A video of Ethan conducting and enjoying the show:

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year we went to Redmond to celebrate Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa Rank. We all had a GREAT time!
Ethan was WALKING all over...yes, you read that right...E is finally walking! I've been trying to post a video of him doing this for a while, but I think it's too long:(

Ethan LOVED rocking in his chair (it used to be Brock's when he was young).






He also loved playing in the tent from the Van Duine Family.
Daddy in the tent:

Happy 2nd Birthday, LilyAnn!!!!

Sorry that it has been so long since my last post; the cold/flu season has really hit us this year:(
Luckily, during this icky season we were all healthy enough to celebrate Lily's 2nd Birthday. The celebration was at the Olympia Hands On Children's Museum. It was sooooo much fun!!! Ethan was not fully walking at this time, but he stilled enjoyed playing with everything, particularly the stop sign on the milk delivery truck. We didn't get any pics of the Birthday girl:( :( :(
Here are some pics:




Nov 8, 2009

ZEBRA...wait, P-I-M-P!


We did not take Ethan trick or treating this year. We thought he would have more fun answering the door, which he did...the 5 times the doorbell rang. The amount of trick or treaters we had was disappointing...but Ethan defiantly kept us entertained.

He wore his costume with out a fuss!!! But he took the head off, and unzipped...which gave the look of Pimp in certain picture...we so wished we had a gold chain for him.
Check him out: