Sugar & Spoon

A pop-up Cookie Dough truck came to our neighborhood.  It was the most expensive cookie dough ever, but the kids said it was SO good. 

 

But treats are fun to have during these crazy times. 

 

 

Sneak Peek - Ski Day

 We had a family ski day on Monday since the kids didn't have school.   It was a teacher's work day.   I'm having trouble with my pictures but I was able to get this video of Darby doing some ski tricks.   Hopefully more skiing pictures will be coming soon.  

Do Not Disturb-Date Night

We had our 4th date night for this month....another one that was just at home.  I made this sign so I could hold it up when the kids had a request.  They did a pretty good job. 

Then Brad and I tried to crack the case of this Unsolved Case Files.   It was a fun evening and I love this intentional time we get with each other.  

 

Track Ball

 

 Ollie and I have been playing a lot of track ball at lunch.  

I make sure I stand in the sun, when there is sun. 

 

Night Time Snuggles

 

Bo got to sleep in my bed (at least to start) the other night so I made sure we took a picture. 

 

Morning Date to Donate

For our 3rd date of January Date Nights I decided we should donate blood.  I scheduled our appointments for Sunday morning.   

Brad had no trouble with the actual giving of the blood.  But they had trouble finding a vein in my arm.  I think I was well hydrated but I don't think they took me seriously enough when I said that my veins were tricky.   After they started collecting it they had to stop. 

When Brad was done he got up and grabbed some crackers and V8 juice.   After sitting down for a few minutes he wasn't feeling good.  The short version of the story is I asked the front desk for help and then they sent 4 of the technicians to help Brad lay down on the floor before he fully passed out. 

They were so great in helping him recover. 

After all that we grabbed some breakfast and then went home.  A very eventful morning date.

 

Nerf Gun Wars

Our kids were invited to play in a nerf gun battle at our friend's house.  It was a good excuse to be outside and still stay socially distant.

 

Morning Sunrise at Poo Poo

I went hiking (again).  It's one of my favorite things to do right now since I never really have to rush to be back home.   I went with Jen & Jenny.  We missed an amazing sunrise by about 10 minutes.  Thankfully we got to see it through the trees.  Next time we will plan better. 

The picture doesn't show it very clearly but the mountain was out and it was glorious! 

 

Smiles & Snores

 Brad had these pictures on his phone.  

 

The Rusty Putter

For our 2nd date night of January Date Nights I saw that the weather was going to be nice on the weekend.   A friend of mine had told me about the Rusty Putter, a putting course at Newcastle Golf Club.  So, we made plans to go up there before the Seahawks game.   The kids stayed home and played their video games and Brad and I were able to escape for a few years. 

When we left our house we were in the fog, but the golf course was above it.  The view was AMAZING!   We had to wait a little bit because there was frost on the course.   

Brad ended up crushing me on the front nine and the back nine.   We are thankful for these little nuggets of time together especially during this weird time. 

 

Fasttrack

A rare picture of Ollie & Colt peacefully playing a game.    

Brody got this Fasttrack game for Christmas. 

 

Snoqualmie Falls

I went for a hike with my friend Jen.  It was an easy hike so we did it a few times and got in a nice morning workout.  I am trying to do a better job taking pictures of my adventures too. 

 

Ski Bombers

Brad has taken Darby & Colt up to the mountain a few times.   We are hoping to do a family ski day soon but for now these two get some extra practice. 

 

Monkey Bars

The 5th kid.  Sometimes it is easy to forget about the milestones for Bo.  We were at the park and I realized I didn't even know if he could do the monkey bars.  I asked him to show me....and yes he could even though they were wet.   I didn't get a video because he was done with them since they were slippery.  

 

Cribbage Date Night

Brad and I had our first date night for this year's January Date Nights.   It will definitely be different this year as many places are shut down right now but we are going to try our best.   

Our first date night was a date at home.  (These are my least favorite because I am ready to get out!)   We fed the kids dinner then told them we were having a date.  We picked up some sushi and then Brad taught me how to play cribbage.  It didn't take me too long to learn but I still need lots of practice.   

After we put the kids to bed we watched The Peanut Butter Falcon.  It was a very sweet movie and we were both glad it wasn't a tear jerker. 

 

Col. Mustard

The kids got CLUE for Christmas from Fafa & Grammy.  They were excited to play it and it was fun to introduce them to all the characters, rooms and weapons.