Great Grandma Smith

 In October shortly after I returned from Seattle, Mike's Grandma passed away from a stroke. We got together at her house with the family to take some family pictures. Mike's uncles live in Wisconsin and Canada, so their get togethers are few and far between. The last time Mike remembers seeing his uncle was when he was 8!  These are some the photos I took while we were waiting for all the families to arrive.

The boys were playing in the grass and Richard's son decided to get the grass off of Little Man. This is his wind up, he wacked that grass right off his head. It was pretty funny! They had an enjoyable time!

My handsome little man in the suit that Aunt Cerese and my mom found for him while they were thrift store shopping in Arizona. Isn't he so adorable?

The great grand kids being pulled in a hand cart that probably dates back to the pioneers! Well, maybe not that old, but it is pretty old! Richard was tired after all that pulling!

Cutest cousins ever!

Last Night in Washington

I don't know who had more fun our last night in Washington, the adults or Little Man. Here are a few pictures from the night and some video as well.

 It took a while for Little Man to decide if he liked Spencer or not, but once he brought out the cars he had a new best friend!

 The next pro golfer? Little Man is getting lessons from the best golfer I know.

 This was the highlight of the night. You'll see why in the video.

 Little Man loves books and loved Spencer's sheep and goat noises.

Here is a video. Please excuse the jiggling. The photographer could not hold her laughter in. We had a wonderful trip to Washington. It was good to see family and friends and make some memories with them. Thank you so much to Chrissy and her family and my aunt Miste's Family for being so kind and letting us stay in your homes and make good memories!

Washington Trip Continued

My visit to Washington was much much to short. Here are a few more pictures of My Chrissy's Little ones playing with my Little Man. They had a wonderful time playing, even if it took a little while for them to warm up to each other.

 They don't sit still for very long!

Here is a little video of them playing together. I miss them already....

Blogging?

So I thought I was doing really good at blogging at keeping updated and blogging twice a month and I have just now realized that I haven't been publishing my posts, I have been saving them and I have dozens of drafts, but nothing has been posted since I don't know last fall. Sorry guys! I will begin posting a few a day so no one gets lost by a myriad of posts in one day! It's days like today I wonder where all my brain cells have gone....

Melts my Heart

So last summer I would get random pictures from my niece with Little Man wearing my clothes. I finally asked her one day what it was all about. She said that every morning after I left for work he would sit by the window or door and watch me leave. Once the car was out of site he would run into my room and find something of mine and put it on. Shirt, hat, pants, whatever he could find. He would wear them or carry them around for a while. How sweet is that? I love my Little Man! He even did it one day when Mike was home and he asked Little Man, how come you never put on Daddy's clothes? He just smiled and ran away with my shirt! He is so adorable!

Fun Times in Washington!

 Our next stop was over to Richard and Renae's for some more visiting! It's always good to see them. Richard was still at school, but Renae was home and Nina had the day off so she brought her kids up and they all played together. I can't believe how fast our little families are growing up. It's nice to get together and visit and reminisce on the good old days. I have known these wonderful ladies most of my life and they are like family to me. I wish we could see each other more often!  The kids had fun playing outside till it started to get dark and we had to get ready to head back to Seattle. We visited with Renae and Nina. Good times!

Visit to Washington 2011

 We don't do self portraits very well!

 She picked the "perfect" pumpkin!

 Little Man and I got the opportunity to go to Washington with Grandma and Great Grandpa. We had a blast visiting family and friends. These pictures were taken at Carlton Farms. We went with Chrissy and her daughter on her preschool field trip. The weather was beautiful and the kids had a lot of fun! We had a brief lesson on how seeds grew. We went on a hay ride to the pumpkin patch where the kids picked their own pumpkin, and then there was a playground for them to play on. We didn't stay very long to play because we had other adventures to go on! But it was a nice time with amazing friends!