New Years Eve in Cle Elum

I am posting a few months late but better late than never is what I say. We spent our New Years Eve in Cle Elum for the second year in a row, I have a feeling this will be a new tradition. We spend the day sledding, snowmobiling, warming up by the campfire and the evening eating, drinking and playing games. It is a great time for all; kids and adults. This year Hoyts neighbor built his own inner tubing course and rope tow. It was amazing! I think Kallie would have gone down the course all day long if we let her. Here's to a healthy & happy 2018!

A White Christmas

We had a white Christmas this year and it was magical. We went to bed with a dusting of snow and woke up to a beautiful white Christmas. We had a fun Christmas morning opening presents and going sledding with the neighbors before we headed off to Grammy and Papas house for the afternoon. Kallie was one happy girl because Santa brought everything she wanted; karaoke machine, fingerling monkey, live tiger pet and lots of other little goodies!

We had a great afternoon at Grammy and Papa's opening gifts and having dinner with family. Grammy spoiled everyone as usual. After opening gifts Mac Finn and Kallie spent the rest of the day having snowball fights and sledding in the driveway. I think it is only fair that we get a white Christmas every year!

Santa Visit 2017

Our Santa visit was a success! Kallie was a bit shy at first but warmed up for a cute photo. For weeks she had talked about asking Santa for a FurReal Tiger and Fingerling Monkey but to my surprise she told him she wanted a cast and crutches for her American Girl Doll because she is a gymnast and might get hurt?!?!? He smiled and said that sounded like a good idea!

Annual Tree Hunt

We set out to find the prefect Christmas tree at Trinity Tree Farm near our house. Kallie loves it there because there are train rides, a big bonfire, hot cocoa and lots of hustle and bustle. We had fun exploring the farm but could not find a tree we liked so we decided to hit our favorite tree stand just down the road. Well good thing we did b/c we found an amazing tree! I guess you could say we got the best of both worlds.

The next day cranked up the Christmas music and decorated the tree. Kallie loves talking about each and every ornament as we take it out of the box. Our tree is sort of a mish-mash with old ornaments from childhood and new ornaments from our adventures each year. We have a fun tradition of buying a new ornament when we go on vacation, at this rate we might need two trees pretty soon!

Let the Holiday Season Begin

Crack Crack is here!!! As always he appeared on December 1st with a pair of Christmas jammies for Kallie. She was so excited he arrived and just as excited to start opening her advent calendar. Our house is decorated, outside Christmas lights are up and we even found the perfect tree over the weekend. Let the Holidays Begin!

Happy Halloween 2017

Halloween is a much-anticipated holiday for Kallie. She starts talking about what she wants to be in September and usually changes her mind daily. This year she knew exactly what she wanted to be and did not go back . . . a “nice” Witch. We even found the perfect costume at Target on the very first try so that was a huge win.

We trick or treat with the neighbors every year which is a ton of fun and even had a friend over from school to join us. The kids went crazy running from house to house and did not want to stop and we were fine with that because for the first time in years it was not raining.

From family pumpkin carving to a fun party at Cougar Club and one in her class I would say Halloween was a big success.

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!