Frozen Duck Pond

I love the adventures I get to have with Darby & Bo. Since it has been SO cold it's hard to get outside so the other day I suggested we go to Robinswood park to see if the pond is frozen.  They were so excited about that idea.  Thankfully it was frozen and we got to see the ducks walking on it.  We also spent some time playing on the playground before our fingers got too cold. 

#JanuaryDateNights #1

It's one of our favorite traditions, January Date Nights. This year I have a few friends who are doing this with me. (not going on dates with me but trying to go on one date a week for the month of January) And when I say a few friends....there are 135 people in my facebook group. They aren't all doing this but a lot of them are trying. It's been fun to see other people get excited about this too. 

Our first date was to the Seahawks playoff game against the Detroit Lions. I wasn't super excited about going because I am a bit of a mess when it comes to watching but I'm glad I went and especially glad they won. 

We are looking forward to our next date night.  

 

Happy New Year!

We spent most of New Year's Eve at Uncle Brian & Aunt Angie's. Jenny and her family joined us and later in the day Papa Bob & Grandma Shari came. 

We watched the Husky game, played Catan and just relaxed.   

When it was midnight in Florida we facetimed Jessi, Gunner and a sleeping Sayler.  

When it was midnight in Colorado there was some chatter with the relatives there.  

Then it was midnight here....Bo was fast asleep on the couch and so was I. 

Happy New Year! 

Bellevue Ice Arena

Jenny, John and their 3 boys came into town. We decided to take the kids ice skating.  It took a little while to get used to it but once they did the kids had a blast.  

I was on the rink the whole time alternating between Ollie, Darby & Bo.  I was tired. 

Sledding

Colt was invited to a birthday party. They went sledding for the afternoon. What a fun adventure! 

This was the picture the mom sent me. 

 

Hula Hoop

Darby loves her hula hoop and especially loved me taking some videos of her.  I asked her where she learned to do that and she said I taught her.  Who knew? 

Christmas Day Evening

After our Christmas morning and some time spent being lazy, we headed down to Uncle Mark & Aunt Pede's house. We ate food and had a very low key evening. It was very nice. The kids played some video games and a few other games, including twister. It was a nice end to our Christmas day.

Brad and I got our Starbucks Christmas drinks.