A little taste of cruising...

We enjoyed a beautiful couple of days with friends from church on a cruise from Seattle to Vancouver.  Both days we had fabulous sunny weather and we enjoyed the long walk from the bus terminal to the cruise terminal in Seattle with Pike's Place in between.  It definitely whetted my appetite to go on another (longer) cruise some day!

Overnight in Seattle with the girls

We spent a relaxing overnight trip in Seattle at our favorite hotel - Hampton Inn in Lynnwood.  Our favorite stops included The World Market, Hobby Lobby and Lynnwood Mall.  We enjoyed a pedicure together while Emmaline just relaxed and slept as well as a good swim in the pool!  Nice to spend time together!!

Emmaline comes to visit - oh and she brings her mom too :)

Oyster Dome - another hike added to the list!

Once the kids were back in school a bunch of us decided it was time to tackle Oyster Dome.  This is a pretty intense hike but the view at the top is phenomenal - well worth all the aches and pains!!!  This was my second time doing this hike but it's been about 8 years since the last time.  What a gorgeous fall day!

Vincent - Team Sports

Vincent loves sports - anything to be part of a team!  He played T-Ball this past Spring and is now playing LYS Soccer.  So fun to see them learn the sport & figure out how to play with team mates!!

Vincent's first day of Kindergarten

Vincent was pretty excited to start his first day of kindergarten.  We had a "meet the teacher" appointment and then a couple half days to get used to it but Vincent was ready to go!!!  Eventually he was able to take the bus - one of the highlights of his week.