Weekend in La Conner

This past weekend we enjoyed some camping up in La Conner with family. The weather worked out wonderfully, the farms and fields were beautiful, we enjoyed a bit of natural play at Padilla Bay and also took in great food & drink. The weekend was great!!!

Saturday morning we visited the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Breazeale Interpretive Center. Years ago Bryan and I visited this park and spent a long time here enjoying birds... the park has really expanded with a lot more to offer kids (which is great since we now have them!) such as an indoor interpretive center -- which was fantastic!! We enjoyed a walk, some exploring and herons.

Later in the day we hit up the tulip fields -- photos will share that trip!

Friends

Hudson & Riley are friends. Good friends!

She loves to hang out with him, cuddle up to him and just be... with him.

He is gentle with her. She is gentle with him.

When he is busy at play you will often find this little ball of fluff not far.

The softly bow down and touch heads, like a small hug.

When he first wakes up she is often the first to greet him.

He loves it. She loves it.

They are friends!

Winter Camping

We experienced our first winter camping this past weekend in our new trailer... making winter camping very comfortable! The weather was cold this weekend and warmth was a good thing.

Bryan and I were able to learn about our trailer more. What to bring or what not to bring. How to set it up and then change it around. Still some tweaking that needs to happen and we picked up some good tips from our friends that we might put into place as well. Overall it was a great trip for a first time out!

We spent the weekend up at Alder Lake with some good friends. Some time was spent at the campsite but we also enjoyed a local drive on a forest service road for snow and also headed up to Mount Rainier for the kids to sled. I am bummed because my camera lens is broke... leaving me with very few photos. But, I have a couple from our weekend. We had a great time and are looking forward to several more trips this year!

Hudson's First Birthday

Hudson turned one yesterday... one! I cannot even begin to say how quickly this past year has flown by. I feel like it was just a couple months ago that Hudson joined our family. He has added so much joy and happiness to our family and each day is an exciting new journey together.

At one Hudson is a curious, sweet little boy. His smile makes my heart melt and his interest in stuff keeps me on my toes most days. He loves balls and things that move. Hudson adores his big sister and will follow her about the house. The cats are a joy for him, he loves to pat them and go for their tails... and they still come back for more. We are learning to be gentle! He adores music and time with Daddy and all things guitar, dancing and music. Hudson can say a couple of words - when he chooses: mama, dada, cat and uh oh. He babbles a lot. He drools. He is a star cruiser and spends a majority of his day cruising around the house to see what he can get into. He is not walking just yet, he'll take a step and then go down to the ground - he is working on his confidence. His eyes are beautiful... one day blue then next a hazel color. Has eight teeth. Hudson has an amazing giggle. He loves his mommy. Loves to snuggle and cuddle. He enjoys reading books in the warmth of my arms... he loves to sit in a pile of books and explore them for a long, long time. Hudson is an amazing little boy who shares joy each day and fills our heart with love.

Happy 1st Birthday Hudson!