camping!

We took our first family camping trip this last weekend. We went to the east side of Mt. Rainier, hiked to and into a cave, ate s'mores, explored a river, saw friends, met some new people, and ate great food.

Artistic Sisters

Lindsey loves to color, draw, and paint, and Elise loves to do whatever her big sister is doing. They make a pretty cute pair!

island wedding #2

Pre-wedding visit to the lookout tower at Mt. Constitution - a view of Sucia Island, where Chris and I kayaked to on our honeymoon

Senior flower girl

Junior flower girl carrying her bear!

island wedding #1

Princess Rocket Launch

Recently Lindsey got the idea that she and Chris were going to build a rocket. An actual rocket that they would take to outer space, while wearing space suits. They would need strings to connect their space suits to the rocket so they wouldn't fall on any nearby planets. Her enthusiasm was exciting.

Chris told her they'd have to start a bit smaller, with a rocket that pretend people could ride in. So, he found a kit that requires a 2 liter bottle and some water. Today we assembled, decorated, and took the rocket to the park, and launched it a few times. I took some pictures, and Lindsey dictated some captions for a book. Enjoy!

hand me downs and dollhouse preview

Elise this week, 14 1/2 months. Lindsey, February 2006, 9 months. And, a couple of dollhouse photos. I had planned on finishing the top (water-based black stain that Lindsey will help with) before posting, but realistically, it might take us awhile. The girls are both having a lot of fun with it. Lindsey picked the orange and pink - well, sort of. I talked her down from pink and purple - it's my family room too, right?

merry christmas!