Apple trees are perfect for climbing

May 17th Parade

Amelia at the May 17th Parade. Norweigan Independence day. Ballard has the largest parade outside of Norway! We went with most of her preschool. It was pretty fun.

And a picture from today.

I think we might have missed a whole season. But I wanted to share this fun picture from today. Amelia riding to school with her daddy.

Snow Day

Amelia gets her first official Snow Day. The forecast seemed like we would get a little sprinkle or huge dump. But we got just the right amount for some sledding. Our local park was a buzz with sledders.



We found two sleds in the park ready to go and Luc took a short video of all of us going down together.



In Amelia's off time, she has been practicing her Rockstar moves. Singing, Dancing, playing the guitar, and demanding all kinds of things. Some of her "crazy moves" she learned from a particularly inspiring dance session with Mara and Henry during our visit to California in December.

Who is the girl singing in that picture?

When we opened our box of holiday decorations, we pulled out this singing picture frame. It was an instant hit with Amelia. She loved playing the song so much that the battery wore out. I managed to take this short video just before it died completely.



Do you recognize the little girl singing the song? It is cousin Alex, when she was probably about 3. These two little girls look a lot alike! Too cute.

Vacation is...

Hawaii in December. We are having a great time. Sunshine. Warm water. Fresh fish. Tide pools and Beaches. But most of all we love the relaxing time together. Luc is reading Amelia bedtime stories right now. I am gazing at the ocean over my keyboard on our lanai. Not too many days left, but we plan an enjoying every minute of it. Love and kisses.

Halloween 2011

Our Halloween started a couple of weeks ago with a trip to a pumpkin patch, just outside Seattle. Amelia really enjoyed it, particularly since it was so muddy, and we got to go on a hayride! Teh story of "Amelia, mommy, and daddy going to the pumpkin patch" is a common request at bedtime. Amelia regularly asks for various other friends or family to be part of the story - cousin Alex is a regular request.


Even though Amelia had a rough weekend (bad cold), she was very helpful when it was time to carve the pumpkin. We decided to make an owl...


... she loved it!
The final product:

This year, Amelia was a lion. Roarrrrrr! She has been loving her lion costume! She's been wearing it around the house for the last several months (her friend Cara gave it to her last summer), and seeing all the other kids wear costumes got her all excited. Below she's showing off her costume with her friend Leo (Madeleine's big brother - [David and Hannah]), earlier last week.


And last night, after a few kids started knocking on our door, Amelia and Luc went trick-or-treating! We only went to a few houses around our street, but Amelia really enjoyed the experience! I think we might have to expand our Halloween route next year...


Happy Halloween!