Finally, 52 weeks

Lola's 1st Birthday

It was a big day for our daughter Lola. She celebrated her first birthday with some help from her family. Grandma Harvey came in a week early and got to spend some time with her and helped me out tremendously. I swear grandparents seem to love their grandchildren even more than the parents love their own child. Ok, that is not true, but it is so amazing to see how much love a grandparent can have for a baby they didn't give birth too. Truly touching!
The day was lots of fun and Lola was a trooper with everyone staring at her while she opened her presents. When the cake came out, and she didn't really know what to think. There wasn't any significant smearing of the cake on her face, but she managed to get messy enough. We were very thankful that our families could be there to watch Lola celebrate such a milestone. Thanks everyone!!! We love you!

Weeks 47 to 50

Almost to 52 weeks...

Camping in Winthrop

Our family left town to go east of the mountains last weekend with friends and what a fun time! We stayed in camping cabins in Winthrop at the KOA. What a great way to camp and actually get some sleep at night. The weather was great and the company even better. Here are some pictures of our adventure.

Family Vacation in Sequim

Last weekend, Chuck's family took us on an annual vacation, this time in the town of Sequim out on the Olympic Peninsula. On the way there, we stopped by Mount Walker and drove to the top where you can get a good view of Seattle on a clear day. Chuck and I have hiked it before but it is nice that you can get the same view by driving up to the top when you don't have the time to hike it.





As soon as we arrived in Sequim and checked into our house, we saw deer right out the front door. And there were so many frogs!!! I wasn't able to capture the frogs on camera, but one morning we went out to the pond and there were more than a hundred little baby frogs jumping around everywhere.



There was lots of playtime for Lola and her cousins Evelyn and Noah in the pool as well as some time on the swings with mom and dad.









We also caught Lola lounging a few times in various places. Such a lazy baby, that Lola! I guess she takes after her mama.



Lola slept in until 8am every morning, breaking her usual pattern of waking at 7am at home. She always sleeps so good on vacation, we are thankful for that. Here are some photos of her in the morning.




We went to a beach while we were there, but the water was a little on the cold side for Lola, another thing she shares in common with her mom. But, her cousins didn't seem to mind.










Lola took lots of baths while she was on vacation and when her bath towel is on her head she reminded us of a nun.


Here are some other random shots of Evie in mom's glasses, a sunset out our front door and more family pictures.