New Year, New Adventures

We rang in the New Year in Marysville at our friend’s house.  It was a small & private party.  There were 6-8 kids there that played nicely together.  At 8pm we took the kids outside & did some fireworks before putting them to sleep with a movie in the playroom.  Issac was the last child awake because the movie was Curious George and he had never seen it before.  But once the credits rolled, he went to the bathroom (twice) and went fast to sleep.  The adults stayed down stairs and at midnight the Host gave us a fabulous fireworks show out front.  It was a great way to ring in the New Year with good friends.  Thank you to the Wagester Family for having us.  All 4 of us enjoyed ourselves. 

 Above- the kid's watching the fireworks.

Bellow- Traci, Diane & I in our 90's clothes enjoying some TLC songs.

 Bellow- the kids are all crashed out, but mine!

Kids & I spent a few days at my Mom’s house in Ferndale the second weekend of the month while Tyler worked some overtime.   Saturday we chilled and watched movies.  Then Saturday night I slipped out for a couple of hours to meet up with some old high school friends; Kathy, Willie, Teri and Sean.  I was having a fabulous time when my mom texted me that Josie woke up and was inconsolable.  I cut my evening short and was in bed cuddling with my loves by 10pm.  Sunday we meet up with Auntie Nicole at Mt Baker Lanes.  This was the first time the kids went bowling.  Honestly, they did pretty good but lost all interest during the fifth frame.  I think part of the issue was that there wasn’t any other children bowling, Issac noticed that & asked where the other boys and girls were. 

 Above is my Mom & Josie.

Bellow is Issac's happy dance he would do every time his ball hit the pins!

As it sometimes happens in Washington, we had a winter without snow.  Sad, I know.  Tyler & I decided that if the snow wouldn’t come to us, then we would go to the snow! We packed up the kids and took a day trip to Mount Rainer National Forest’s Paradise Snow Play area on January 26^th.  The drive took longer than planned because we had to stop twice for Issac to go potty; which at the first potty stop he woke up Josie whom never fell back asleep.  Then, we had to pull over for “clean-up” after Josie had an explosive diaper. At the entrance to the national Forest we were greeted with fresh snow falling from the sky, which raised the excitement in the car. 

At the snow play area, we couldn’t get our gear on fast enough for Issac who was shrieking with excitement! He was on cloud nine the entire day. Smiling as he watched everyone else take their turn while waiting in line. Josie on the other hand, was tired from a short nap. Once her glove fell off her fingers got cold and she never recovered. She loved the sledding part but is just a bit too young for waiting in lines. We took a lunch break and enjoyed the packed lunch I made inside the A-framed lodge. 

After lunch we went on a few more trips down the sled hills before Tyler decided to take Josie back to the car. Tyler held his little Daddy’s girl until she fell asleep and then he strapped her into her car seat and waited. Issac & I enjoyed another 90 minutes of sled time. He was great at following the rules and taking his turn. We went down the big hills three times on our inter tube, flying past the end of the run into a snow wall at the end of the path. It was a great day and we created some fabulous memories.

This year, Tyler and i made a few New Year's Resolutions together.  It was a great conversation about where we want to be in five years and in ten years and what we can do in 2013 to be heading down the path we have envisioned for ourselves, our children and our family.  You can't wait for things to happen for you, you have to go out there and make things happen.  So that's what 2013 is about for us.  I hope all of our family and friends have an awesome 2013 filled with many new memories.  I know we will!