Happy Birthday Mom...Grandma...Karen!!!

For my birthday I was surprised by a family outing to Zoo Lights at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma.  This is always such a festive event and it was fun to be celebrating my birthday with all the kids....big and little.

Happy Thanksgiving

I was THRILLED to be included in a Thankgiving celebration in Bellingham with my cousins and half of my own family.  To me it felt like days gone by when we would all get together and there were lots of people.  We now only have one member remaining of the older generation.....Aunt Dorothy. We have added 2 more generations to the "cousin group"......so there were first cousins and second cousins and third cousins and cousins once and twice removed......the whole set up.  Thank you to the Bellingham crew (JENNY!!) who hosted the gathering.  Here are a few random pictures of the day......I was having so much fun I forgot to take lots of pictures

Jenny set a beautiful table in her lovely home.






Cousin Kris and her mom, Aunt Dorothy with me.

 Ron carving ONE of the turkeys and Dan mixing up his signature Asain salad.

First cousins Carole, Karen, Kristi and Julie........with Danny added in below (and 4th generation Rylie peeking from above!)

 3rd generation cousins Alissa (holding 4th generation Max), Jodie, Amber, Jerad and Jenny (our hostess!)

Happy Birthday Simon!!!

Simon is 2 years old..............how did that happen??  He is a cutie for sure!!

Happy Birthday Simon

Happy Halloween

What fun it is to spend Halloween Trick or Treating with 4 llittle ones (and their parents).  Walking around this neighborhood in Downtown Puyallup is like stepping back into my childhood.....just people being friendly, porches decorated, Halloween lights and LOTS OF SMILES!!  Here are a bunch of pictures of my ADORABLE grandchildren!!

Max

 the Monkey!!

                     Simon the FROG!   

Elliott as Buzz Lightyear..........

 
and Princess

Norah.................

  .......and the fun begins as we walk the quaint neighborhood and collect the special treats of the night................

 

 

 

 

Max Update

Max is getting to be a big boy.......He now weighs 17 lbs 4 oz and is 25 1/4 inches long.  He can reach the floor in his bouncy seat and loves to jump.  He rolls over both directions.....but gets stuck a lot.  He holds on to toys and into his mouth they go.  What a champ!!

Elliott and the Pumpkin Patch

 


Elliott's extended visit to my house was the perfect time for a visit to the Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch.

It was a beautiful day for a drive, picking the way through a hay maze, taking a hay ride out to the pumpkins and  walking through the patch to choose just the right pumpkin.  Elliot found the one he liked which he thought looked just like a snowman.

After choosing the pumpkin Elliott liked best (thank goodness it wasn't too huge as I had to carry it for awhile) we headed home.  He had his choice of how to fix the pumpking and decided he would like to paint it rather than carve it......and of course he chose a snowman motif!!

I painted one side with his guidance and he painted the other side by himself.  You probably can't tell them apart!

The Bath Blizzard!!!!

Elliott is visiting me for a few days.......and we are having "Special Just Grandma and Elliott Time!!"

I made the best garage sale purchase ever and this is the first chance I have had to try it out.  It is called the "Bath Blizzard".....fits over the faucet in the bathtub and makes AMAZING bubbles.  Elliott is now the cleanest little boy in Western Washington!!  He loves it......even after several baths!!

 

   

      FUN!!!!

       FUN!!!




                                                       and MORE fun!!!!