cheers to a new year...

2013 was a busy year for us but it's always fun to look back and see what happened.

- Ethan started kindergarten at a new school and is loving it.
- We made a trip to Mexico to visit my parents new house.
- I got to go spend some time in New York and New Jersey.
- Jeff and I had a great trip to Whidbey Island and Hawaii.
- Ethan learned to swim and ride a bike. Yeah!
- We had a new fence/side yard upgrade put in.
- Road trip to Sun Valley with a stop at Silverwood theme park.
- Lots and lots of painting classes with friends.

Let's hope that 2014 is even full of more great adventures! Happy New Year everyone!

feathers & sparkles...

We got invited to a friends great gatsby party so with extra time off for winter break I hit the craft store and got busy in my craft room. You see, I had already researched and purchased a dress (thanks modcloth), but was lacking some fun hair accessories.

I ended up having so much fun making them that I ended up with several. It will be a hard choice when the time comes.

merry christmas to all...

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas this Christmas Eve. I know I will be spending it with my favorite people in the entire world - my family (and thinking about my family who are in other states). I hope that everyone takes a second tomorrow to soak in the joy and happiness of the holiday. I know I will be. :-)

snow day...

Ok, I lied. Yesterday could not be my final post of the year because we got SNOW. Ethan was out in it first thing this morning of course before he had to go to school two hours later when it started to melt. Boo!

sing a little cheer...

The holiday's are quickly approaching and actually this year I couldn't be more excited. I mean I usually am a Christmas person (not as much as my husband) but this year I am over the moon to be able to spend time with my family and friends and enjoy some much needed time off.

I'm ready to watch those Christmas movies nestled by the fire, drink hot chocolate (and maybe some wine as well), and just enjoy the moments of the holidays with family.

^^Ethan's holiday school performance.^^

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Near Year! Catch back up with you in 2014!!!

taking a ride on the santa train...

 

As I said in my earlier posts, this month (well at least this last weekend) is full of holiday traditions and seeing Santa is one of those. Each year we have drove up to Snoqualmie and taken the train to see Santa Claus. We get to board at the train station in North Bend and make our way for about a twenty minute train ride to the train depot in the town of Snoqualmie where Santa is.

a little piece of candy goes a long way...

I want to warn you, this month is going to be full of family traditions (at least the next few posts). A tradition that Ethan and I do together every year is the gingerbread house. We always go for the pre made ones from Costco since I am no Martha Stewart but it is something we love doing together. And by now, you should know that my son LOVES candy.

This year he was really into decorating with the frosting and actually did a great job making sure it stayed on the house. He also was really good about decorating the house as well but I think he must have snuck away several pieces of candy when I wasn't looking.

I'm glad Ethan is following in his mom's footsteps with the love of creating things. Even if I have to bribe him with candy to do it. ;)