Orange Ruler Fun Run - IVE

Well it is that time of year again . . . The Orange Ruler Fun Run which is the big fundraiser for IVE. Kallie loves calling everyone in our family and guilt-ing them in to donating! She takes the "fun" run very seriously making sure she runs fast and tries to beat everyone. Meanwhile the rest of the kids are holding hands, walking & doing cartwheels. Yes, we have one competitive little girl!

The Pumpkin Patch

Today was the perfect day to head to the pumpkin . . . so we did . . . AND so did everyone else in Seattle. Regardless of the crowds we had a good time at Remlinger Farm. We spent most of our time at the park petting the animals, riding the roller coaster, jumping in the bouncy houses, a hay ride and just walking around taking it all in.

We decided to explore the pumpkin patch at the end but Kallie did not want to get pumpkins because daddy was not with us. We agreed it was a family thing and that we would go to the grocery store to get pumpkins with daddy (so sweet) but of course I couldn’t miss the pumpkin photo opp!

Lake Placid 2017

We just got back from a quick trip to Lake Placid for Emily and Ben’s wedding. Since we have not been back to upstate NY as a family since Kallie was 10 months old we flew in a few days early so we would have a chance to do some sightseeing before the wedding festivities. It is a perfect time of year to visit with the Fall leaves changing and to top it off we had beautiful weather. A few highlights were exploring the rivers, building a fort in the woods pretending we were on Naked and Afraid (well we weren’t Naked but you get the point, riding the Gondola up White Face Mountain (it was raining up top but the ride up had spectacular views, going to the Fall Leaves Festival to watch the ski jumpers – we even got to ride the chairlift to the top and an elevator to check out the top of the ski jumps (Crazy high . . . I would never jump) and of course exploring all the shops on the boardwalk in Lake Placid.

Outside of exploring, we spent time with family. We spent time with Mimi and Papa’s side of the family as well as getting quality time with the Doyle family. It was so fun to watch Kallie and her cousins meet for the first time (well technically the 2nd time for some of them but they were too young to remember). The wedding was beautiful and of course the Doyle side of the family danced until our feet hurt (Kallie too – she was a trooper the entire trip)

Although Lake Placid is (REALLY) far away (2 plane rides and a 2.5 hr. car ride) and it was a somewhat short trip we made the most of it and had so much fun. We packed our days with fun adventures and family time and can’t wait to go back.

Soccer Girl

It's official . . . Kallie loves playing soccer as much as I did when I was her age. We love watching her excitement and dedication to the game. She loves playing defense but at the same time loves to score goals. Right now she plays with a bunch of IVE friends and their team name is "The Stingers". They chose that name b/c three of the girls (Kallie included) got stung by bees at the first practice.

So far the season is off to a good start. The girls are having fun and getting better each week which I love to see. Kallie continues to tell us how much she loves soccer and that she wants to keep playing even when the season is over. We can see her dedication and love for the sport so we are excited to see where it goes. Go Stingers!