Grandma is here in November!

We loved having Grandma here to show her all the fun things that we (Brock) do during the week! First up, art class on Monday!!

This week's activity was painting and decorating tree centerpieces. Since we finished that so quickly, Brock and Grandma went up to the front to paint and press leaves! Brock liked the pressing/hitting part the best.

Dab, Dab, Dab, Dab...

The tree looks really cute and will definitely be our centerpiece for Thanksgiving dinner!

My mom got a glimpse in to my life as well... I'm busy. Brock is a little tougher these days and is learning to push his boundaries. He's very smart, speaking in full complex sentences and has a memory like an elephant. I think when he gets bored, he gets in trouble..... lots of trouble.

Kade is a pretty good baby, but needs assistance getting to sleep whether it's naps or bedtime. Naps are at most thirty minutes long, so it kind of takes a toll when you're spending the same amount of time just to get him to sleep! He's such a happy baby when awake - always smiles whenever I look at him and smile. He's so cute!

One of the days called for SUN, so off we went to show Grandma how close we really are to the mountains! We first stopped at Snoqualmie Falls.

I was told there were only a few steps on the path to the waterfall.... so not true; we ended up taking shifts with Brock to visit the site. It was amazing! Very, very pretty.

Pictures can't do it justice and I know that ours are not the best either. ;) Come visit and I'll take you to see it in person - it's only a 35 minute drive away!

We continued on I-90 (another 3,020 miles and we would be in Boston, MA) to North Bend for some outlet shopping, then finally stopping at Snoqualmie Summit to turn around. This is where Brent gave me a few lessons in snowboarding a few years back and hopefully the weather will cooperate and give us a fair amount of snow this year for the good of the ski season! (Last year was horrible - it was too warm for snow!!) To give you an idea of how high we climbed, we got on the highway in Issaquah, elevation 108 feet, and the Snoqualmie Pass Summit is at an elevation of 3,015 feet. Quite noticeable on the temperature gauge too!! Not bad for less than an hour away from our house!
Okay.... I'll quit with the numbers. ;)

What's a visit from Grandma without stopping at Chuck E. Cheese?? This was our first visit to our local C.E.C. too - I was reluctant to let Brock know that this wasn't just a North Carolina thing.

It was clean and the games all seemed to work - that's really all that matters, right? Brock was delighted again - he loved earning those tickets! He's getting better at skeeball too! He now throws sidearm instead of underhand and got a few 2000's!

Reading one of the Usborne books Grandma bought us

Brock and Kade loved having their Grandma here. (It was interesting to hear Brock refer to the guest room as Grammy AND Grandma's room) Oscar and Diesel loved the attention too - even if they had to share food with that little yappy white poodle. Mia was actually much better behaved and only pooped twice in the house on this trip. ;)

Thanks Mom for helping me out for a week cleaning, cooking, bathing, reading, and playing. We loved showing you what we've learned and our weekly routine. It was nice to have a little more time to talk to you - in between crying fits and hunger pains! Just hop on that nonstop from CLT anytime!