welcome 2018
the new year is here and christmas is packed away. perhaps we can stay healthy for a bit? probably not, but i can dream ;) azalea is back to school today and ashford and i are at the coworking space. it's been so nice having 2 weeks of travel and no real schedule, but i'm happy to get back to some routine for sure. we had a fun, post-christmas week around here.
we enjoyed some sunny days outside. it felt pretty tropical after being in minnesota :) the kids enjoyed blowing bubbles out on our patio.
ashford was pooped by 5pm. in fact they both took late naps that day and didn't go to sleep til 10pm. lucky for me, i was out for drinks with my neighbor martine ;)
new years day thatcher and ashford slept in big time - i woke them up at 10am. i think that's a record for ashford ;) we hung out at home all morning and took down our tree. it's always sad to see it go, but i'm usually ready for less clutter by new years day. in the afternoon i went to an annual new years sale at a boutique in our neighborhood. i got a cute new dress for 40% off! i got groceries for the week (back to packing lunchesl!). i took the kids to a playground to kill the rest of the afternoon. it was a really nice day (sunny and low 40's), but felt pretty chilly once the sun went behind the houses.
i took the kids to java bean, the library, and the zoo.
on saturday, thatcher and ashford headed down to tacoma for a model train exhibit date. here are a couple pictures from their morning:
azalea and i took the bus downtown to have a little holiday fun (it's not over til....now). we went to a gingerbread "house" display at the sheraton and then rode the carousel at westlake plaza. then we went to pike place brewing for lunch. that girl looooves going to restaurants (so do i), so i always enjoy taking her because she thinks it's such a thrill. plus taking just her out these days feels like hanging out with a little adult. it's so nice!
ashford was pooped by 5pm. in fact they both took late naps that day and didn't go to sleep til 10pm. lucky for me, i was out for drinks with my neighbor martine ;)
new year's eve morning we decided to try out the new kite that azalea got from santa. neither thatcher nor i had ever flown a kite before, so i we did a little research to make sure it wouldn't be a bust. it was a sunny, windy morning, so we headed to soundview park ball fields to try it out. it worked really well and the kids thought it was the most exciting thing ever. they are already talking about doing it again.
that night we were invited to vanessa, matt, and ewan's to celebrate with their neighbors and matt's coworker's family. they both had daughters just a little older than azalea (7 and 8). the kids had a blast running around all night. we started the night at 5:30 with appetizers and wine. we watched the netflix kid's on demand countdown multiple times starting at 8pm ;) we actually lasted at the party until 9:45 before deciding it was time to head home for bed (for all of us) :). it was a really fun night and i'm so thankful for friends to celebrate with!
new years day thatcher and ashford slept in big time - i woke them up at 10am. i think that's a record for ashford ;) we hung out at home all morning and took down our tree. it's always sad to see it go, but i'm usually ready for less clutter by new years day. in the afternoon i went to an annual new years sale at a boutique in our neighborhood. i got a cute new dress for 40% off! i got groceries for the week (back to packing lunchesl!). i took the kids to a playground to kill the rest of the afternoon. it was a really nice day (sunny and low 40's), but felt pretty chilly once the sun went behind the houses.
we made breakfast for dinner and said goodbye to winter break!
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