quiet november weekend

i don't have a ton to share from the weekend, but here i am nonetheless :) we went into this weekend with zero plans, which is always a mixture of nice, and terrifying. haha. i say terrifying because we have two little people in our house who need at least some structure in order for every one to stay sane and get through the days. one of them more than the other, but that's neither here nor there. 

i want to remember: on friday afternoon the kids played with this indoor/outdoor cat that lives on our street for over an hour. it was so sweet with them.

 friday night we stayed in, and the kids played minecraft with thatcher. 

saturday morning we decided to go on a little day trip to camano island. it's one of the many islands surrounding seattle and we had not been there yet despite it only being an hour drive. it was lightly raining when we left the house. we hoped it wouldn't get wetter than that...but spoiler alert: it did. when we arrived, we first stopped for lunch at "naked city brewing" which also has a location in greenwood that we've been to. we all got yummy burgers and watched the rain fall out the window. i noticed there was a library next door, so we stopped in for a little bit to see if the rain would let up. (it didn't). we decided to continue on to the state park because that's what we came for. we got to the deserted beach and got out of the car for 5 whole minutes before we decided the rain and wind was too unpleasant to be in. womp womp. 

it was still beautiful

at least we got a pretty drive in. the fall colors are still nice, though they are starting to disappear now. the rest of the day, we hung out at home. thatcher made a pumpkin cake with maple cinnamon frosting for dessert and it was delish! 

sunday we stayed home/around the neighborhood. azalea and i went to java bean and the grocery store in the morning. they have a chai hot cider for fall that i tried for the first time and it was so good. i can't wait to have it again. 

 she is the sweetest when we spend time one on one.

we hung out at home for most of the afternoon and then took the kids up to the school's black top with their bikes. we made dinner and the kids played more minecraft (it's a weekend treat for them). 

i'll be honest, sunday was a tough day on the parenting front. the kids go from fighting to bouncing off the walls to refusing to listen to whining and repeat and repeat. all. day. long. it doesn't bode well for thatcher's and my patience with each other either. it was one of those days where i wonder why we are living halfway across the country from our support system. but we love it here and it has been worth it overall, there are just days when it's harder than others.