A Visit From Uncle Palmer

Eben's twin brother, Palmer, flew out to visit for the long weekend. We had a blast! On Saturday we went to the lovely Bavarian mountain town of Leavenworth.

On the way home we stopped at Stevens Pass to do some sledding. Here is Palmer with Edison. They definitely look alike.

Edison definitely enjoyed the snow and has started to really like sledding.

As you can see, it was an absolutely gorgeous day. But... Charlotte was not feeling that well. We were all wondering why she was so fussy. I like to call this the "before" picture....
Five minutes later... the "after" picture. Charlotte threw up all over herself (inside her snow suit) and all over me (inside my jacket, inside my sweatshirt, inside my shirt, in my hair). YUCK! It was definitely hard to clean up after that. We pulled the plug and headed home as best we could. Charlotte is getting over this little virus and is feeling much better.

The Zoo

We went to Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle last weekend. The theme for Edison's class at school this month is the zoo, so it was neat to be able to make connections between what he was learning about and the actual animals. He liked the gorillas a lot - especially because a gorilla stars in one of his favorite books, "Good Night Gorilla."

Edison also enjoyed the elephants. Not featured in photos but also big favorites: the giraffes, the meer cats and the tigers.
Charlotte liked the zoo, but she is equally impressed with our cats - getting all worked up with giddy every time she sees them. Featured here is Winnie.
On Sunday we went skiing. Since we didn't have anyone to watch the kids, we took them with us. Fortunately we went with our friends Matt & Lisa. Between the four of us, we took shifts with the kids at the lodge. It wasn't ideal, but it worked okay.
At the base area of Stevens Pass.

FEBRUARY - Happy Times

Edison and Charlotte on the move.


Edison enjoys his new "fireman boots." He's starting to use sticks like swords. Uh oh!
Crazy hat head, Charlotte!
Don't tell dad that Edison wanted to put on one of Charlotte's bows.
So tall and pretty and she's crawling like a pro.

Hawaii Part 4

Thanks to my wonderful aunts, Eben & I enjoyed a day hike to this black sand beach on the north end of the island - just the two of us! We ate a picnic lunch and played in the surf.
It was pretty hard leaving this beach at the end of the day. I hope to make it back here again one day!

Kicking back watching the game.We took the kids out on a glass bottom boat ride in A Bay. It was actually pretty cool. We saw a ton of fish, a spotted eel and five turtles!
We had a couple beach days at Hapuna Beach, just a few miles from our condo. Due to the weather, the surf was pretty big. Edison liked the waves. Eben got in a little body surfing.
Last night in Hawaii - so sorry to leave it behind.