Picture Overload From Seattle

We got back from Seattle on Tuesday night. We had a great vacation! We spent most of the week at my aunt and uncle's house just hanging out. My uncle Henry spoiled me with my favorite thing -- sugar! Not a day went by that we didn't have homemade ice cream, brownies, Oreos, etc. My aunt Nickie was an awesome hostess who made us feel right at home. We also played a lot of cards and I proved that cards is NOT my game!

It was great to see my cousin Amanda whom I haven't seen since 1991 and her two little girls Elizabeth and Ashlyn. Ashlyn is only 6 days older than Cason. We went to an awesome children's museum in Everett, shopped, and grilled out a lot. Kelly and I also escaped one morning and drove out to Deception Pass.





Practicing for college?



The kids all LOVED playing in the fountain.



Cousins Alex, Ashlyn, Elizabeth, and Cason. Aren't they all so cute?!



I love this picture of Cason and Ashlyn hating the sprinkler!



Elizabeth playing with the jets in the hot tub.



Such a big boy on the slides.



Cason loves to dig, I could hardly peel him away from this "fossil" area where he got to rake rubber chips.

Guess where we are!

We arrived in Seattle yesterday morning!  It is a bit chilly here but a very welcome change for us. Yesterday we walked around downtown quite a bit and then met up with my cousin Ryan, his wife Carol, and Jacob who just turned 3.  It was so good to see them.  We took the boys to a park, drove around, and went out to dinner.

 

It is fun to hide in the closet at the hotel!

This afternoon we are heading up north to my aunt and uncle's house.  We can't wait to see them!

For Aunt Brenda

This post is for Aunt Brenda (Kelly's sister-in-law). While we were in Kansas City, Brenda tried to teach Cason how to blow kisses. Cason only likes to do something if it's his idea so I think he stored this new trick in his mind and tried to bring it out today like he had thought it up himself!



Things have been rather messy around here because Cason insists on having his own spoon at meals. He is getting the hang of using it now though. The hardest part for him was figuring out that he couldn't turn it upside down or all the food would fall off. Meals certainly take longer now and there is more cleaning up for me to do! This is Cason showing off his skills with his cottage cheese tonight.

Monkey Cake for a Monkey Boy

Last night we had a few friends over to grill out and we decided to celebrate Cason's birthday. I made him a monkey cake because he likes to climb on us and LOVES bananas.



Cason ate a little frosting but mostly just threw cake on the floor and made a mess. I thought he would be more excited about the cake and eat some of it but he doesn't seem to have a sweet tooth. He must take after his daddy because I devoured two pieces!