Laughter

There's nothing better than listening to laughter, especially from one of your kids. 

Despite my mood, it can always put a smile on my face.

Seahawks!

Our local bagel restaurant is a big fan of the Seahawks and 

not so much for that other NFC West team! :)

Breakfast in Bed

The kids got up early and made Josh and I breakfast this morning, 

complete with a leaf picked from our laurel plant for garnish. 

The Jungle Book

This fall, the Rosa Parks Theater and Drama Club put on a production of The Jungle Book.  Abi loves drama and everything that comes along with it including hours and hours of rehearsals and multiple shows per day come showtime! She always handles it like a pro and I am such a proud mama watching her on stage.

Abi's Audition: She sang 'Food, Glorious Food' from the musical Oliver and performed a monologue as Mother Gothel from Tangled. As a result, she got the role as a Snake Friend.

In case you couldn't tell, she is the end of the snake in the brown leggings. 

She says" Ssssssssoooo, nice to meet you."

Mid-week Milkshake

Sometimes a milkshake is needed mid-week to get us through - my boy was more than happy to join me in satisfying my need!

The Return of Oscar

December 1st of each year is a special day in our house - it is the day our elf, Oscar, returns for the month for some holiday shenanigans (and not to mention bribery for good behavior!) Oscar's return brought smiles to all the kids' faces and of course, left some yummy, sugary treats for breakfast.

Stay tuned for more travel pictures of Oscar throughout the month...

The Search for our 2014 Christmas Tree

Today we headed out to a local tree farm to find and cut down our Christmas tree. This was a traditional that my family had growing up and I wanted my kids to experience it as well.  Thankfully we had a break in the rain and the weather was beautiful (although very cold!).  Apparently everyone else in Western Washington had a similar plan and beat us to the punch because the only trees left in the ground were too small or WAY too big.  After about an hour of searching, we decided to take a few pictures, get a hot cocoa and head for some warmth back at home.

We then sent Dad to Costco to buy our tree :)