So Happy Together...

Monday, July 11, 2011

This past week...

July has started off with a bang! We had a lot going on this past week and here are a few pictures from our activities...

July 4th weekend @ the lake!

Enjoying the Relaxation Station!

Scrub-a-dub--dub, Will's in the tub!

Crazy sleepin' hair!

Otter Creek Cookout!

Will's best buddy, Mason!

Little Shrek!

Latest addition to the nursery.

Will eating a fruit/grain bar and laughing SO hard!

He thought it was soooooo funny!

Friday, July 8, 2011

So, obviously, with a baby, cupcakes have definitely taken a back seat....if they even have a seat in the car...maybe the trunk? Anyway, I've done a few orders here and there since Will was born. Several weeks ago, I made cupcakes for a baby shower. She sent me a picture of what they wanted and I was able to duplicate it! Here is the picture I received along with a few pictures of the cupcakes. I'm hoping to get a picture or two of the final product put together at the shower.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Alaskan Vacation!

Okay, here we go....

This will probably take numerous posts to ultimately get through the whole vacation, but I've got to start somewhere! My parents (God bless 'em) took our entire family on a cruise to Alaska (all 15 of us). This was a 8-day/7-night adventure that started and ended with a couple of days in Seattle. Boy, did we have a fantastic time! First of all, the weather was PERFECT! We were in Seattle for four days total and it never rained! It was beautiful! I was completely prepared for rain throughout the trip and lugged along my heavy, take-up-too-much-space rainboots and it never rained in Alaska, either! We had one day where it was overcast and some sprinkles came down as we were leaving the port in Ketchikan, but that was it!

Will did great on the almost 5 hour flight out to Seattle! He had a minor meltdown that lasted about 2 minutes and then we were able to get him to sleep. He also did great with the time change. I was really stressed out about both of these things and was so pleasantly surprised!

During our 1st weekend in Seattle, we visited the Fish Market, Bainbridge Island and the Space Needle. We also did a super fun Duck Tour which takes you around the city on both land and water---all in the same vehicle! I was expecting it to be super cheesy (and it was a little) but it really ended up being tons of fun. We got to see lots of things that we wouldn't have seen on our own! Here are a few pics of our first weekend in Seattle....

Famous car wash that Elvis visited during the Seattle Worlds Fair.

Snow-capped Olympic Mountains in the background!

Park in Seattle where the Amazing Race TV show

either started the race or ended the race?

Space Needle

Seattle skyline

Will sleeping through the Duck Tour on Grammy and Poppy.

House from Sleepless in Seattle!

Duck Tour boat (and bus!)

Pike Place Market

Famous fish market

Throwing the fish

Yummy fresh fish and seafood

1st Starbucks...ever! The line was RIDICULOUS!

Fish market!

On the ferry to Bainbridge Island

Will wearing his sunglasses like Mommy and Daddy

Mt. Rainier

Bainbridge Island

Will is the center of attention with his cousins!

Cruise ships in Port! Getting ready for us to board in a few short hours!

Love the snow-capped mountains in the background.

Top of the Space Needle

Qwest Field (Seahawks) and Safeco Field (Mariners)

Will's nap time!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Kyle's 1st Father's Day!

I'm so far behind, but wanted to post a quick note about Kyle's 1st Father's Day! We had a great day going to church, celebrating with family and relaxing! We had a wonderful lunch at Kyle's aunt Cyndi's house and were able to visit with his dad and grandfather on Father's Day. We came home and relaxed for the afternoon before going out to dinner to celebrate as a family of three!

Kyle is such a great daddy and I love watching him interact with Will. He's such a hands-on father and he is willing to do anything! Will adores his daddy and his face lights up whenever Kyle walks in the room. I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful partner in this journey of raising a child! What a great example Will has of a Christian father!