Happy Birthday Hudson!

Look who is TWO years old!!!

Hudson at Two Years Old!

Hudson is such a sweet little guy - full of silliness and laughter. He is thoughtful, kind and easy going. His eyes are beautiful and his smile is heart melting. He is very smart, loves books, enjoys puzzles and is always learning. He has a big sense of adventure. He is the best snuggler in this house. He enjoys all things Dinosaur Train and has recently discovered Elmo. He adores art and would do it all day if I let him. He likes to be physically active. He is gentle. He like trains, planes and helicopters. Loves animals. He is funny and already tells jokes. He listens pretty well. He is a great little brother. He is amazing and loving. Happy Birthday Hudson!

Hudson enjoyed a great birthday this week! He started his day off with some presents, Dinosaur Train, a cash register, a wooden pizza set, a couple books and a new metal dino water bottle like Holly's. He really enjoyed his birthday goodies!

After a morning of play we went out for pizza, enjoyed the afternoon at the Tacoma Children's Museum, had ice cream for dinner and a bit of pizza for dessert. He loved it all!

Happy Birthday Hudson!!!

Snowy Fun!

The kids enjoyed some fun time out in the snow the past couple of days... and most likely the next couple of days! They spent time exploring the white powdery stuff, tasting it, building creatures and a snowman. All followed by mugs of hot cocoa with marshmallows in our cozy little house! Fun times had by all!!!

Sweet Pea

Donut Maker

For Christmas we got Holly a donut maker. She really enjoys being in the kitchen and we'd like to encourage even more experiences in cooking. With her donut maker she got some kitchen tools as well. The other night we finally got some quiet time to break it in. The donuts are pretty quick and easy to make, offering nice results to a six year old.

We decided on cinnamon sugar donuts and they were AMAZING! Fresh, hot and melt in your mouth goodness.

Holly thinks her donut maker is so cool and is really looking forward to making more soon!

Christmas 2011

Leavenworth 2011

We enjoyed yet another wondeful year in Leavenworth for their beautiful town lighting celebration. We stayed at a hotel in town next to the hotel we stayed in the first year we visited for the lighting festival. Being close is always a treat and makes it very easy with young kids to move back and forth to the hotel as needed!

The weekend was filled with sledding on the town hill, some snow play, good company, yummy food and brew, beautiful holiday lights, Santa, a living nativity, a little lantern parade and holiday shopping. Something for everyone!