Star Wars Nerds!!

We took a little family field trip down to the Pacific Science Center to see the Star Wars exhibit.  It was pretty cool, full of costumes and puppets from the movie and model space ships that were used in filming.  It was pretty funny, too, to watch a whole bunch of dads drooling over all the stuff, trying to get their kids excited, most of whom had never even seen the movies!  It was one of the first all day outings we had taken Calvin where we were literally "out" all day, not going to someone's house, or spending time with family.  He did great!!  It was the first time we had him in his stroller without the infant carseat, so he got to enjoy looking around, like the big boy that he already is :) 

We also had fun exploring the dinosaur exhibits, butterfly house, and all the other fun stuff there is to do at the science center.  It had been years since Jake or I had been down there, so it was a great day! 



And it wouldn't be a trip to Seattle without going to Top Pot Donuts...one of my favorites :) 

It was a great family day and we can't wait until our next adventure!!

I'm pretty sure...

...I have the cutest, friendliest, sweetest, goofiest little boy in the entire world!! 

How could you not smile at this face? 

I love him!!

I LOVE the ocean!!

We had the chance to get away for a long weekend and take Calvin on his first road trip!  We headed down to Grayland, on the southern Washington coast, to a family cabin with my cousins and their kiddos.  Calvin did great...thankfully, he seems to be an easy traveler! 

I LOVE THE OCEAN!!  It didn't matter that it was freezing cold the entire time.  The sand and the sound of the waves crashing is magical!  Pure bliss :)  And when we weren't at the beach, we had a blast at the cabin with my cousins playing tons of card games, Settlers of Catan, and eating way too much food...including some freshly dug razor clams that the boys caught.  A fabulous trip!!

So happy to be at the beach!!



Out of the Woods??

It has been a long couple of weeks for our little family, but it's looking like we are out of the woods!  We have experienced our first true illness with our sweet boy.  The day after we came home from a great road trip to the coast, he spiked a fever of 102, which lasted a couple days, then were followed by about a week of discomfort, fussing, crying, lack of sleep...many of you have been there.  And then, I got to experience "sick mama" syndrome.  I think there is maybe one time I can remember my mom being sick growing up.  And that's not because she was never sick...it's because the world doesn't stop when moms are sick, like they do when you're a kid.  Baby still needs to be cared for, dishes done, dinner cooked, bathroom cleaned.  I know, I know, sob, sob.  All you moms of many have plenty of sick mama stories, I'm sure.  But it was a first for me, and I am grateful it is nearing an end. 

A couple of sickies :(

One good thing about a sick baby...they are snuggly!!  I can't say I minded having to put things on hold for a couple days and just snuggle with my boy.  A small blessing amidst the ugliness of being sick. 

This is the face of a (mostly) healthy boy!!