Our Trip to Victoria, BC

It is late so I need to be quick with this post. Here are some pictures from our trip to Victoria. We arrived on a nice sunny day then woke the next morning to nearly a foot of snow (much more snow than normal for Victoria). We all enjoyed walking around Victoria in the snow. Highlights of our trip: exploring the Empress Hotel, private tour of the Parliament building (think the snow kept everyone inside), trip to the museum and a quick IMAX movie, afternoon tea at our B&B, early morning walk (5:30am) the first day of the snow before anyone else came out, and just having relaxing time together as a family.

Pictures from the weekend. Nothing too exciting.

Daddy, Lillian and Lashes having fun. Okay really not so sure Lashes was having that much fun but Lillian was sure giggling.

Time for a diaper change or should I say time to steel mom's hat. Always happy to share with such a happy little girl.

Bath time

Paul loves to encourage Lillian to explore and learn new things. Lately they have been working on teaching Lillian how to climb into the bath tub on her own. It seems one important part of this lesson was left out - clothes come off first.

Last night I just couldn't resist letting Lillian climb in on her own. She was so excited and determined to get into the tub.

Leavenworth, WA

Paul, the girls and I headed to Leavenworth, WA for a quick one night stay. We had blue skies, sun, and crisp clear cold weather. The temperature topped out during the day at about 15 degrees. Much colder than we are used to. The cold weather kept my motivation for picture taking to a minimum. Here are a few pictures taken of the older girls.

Lillian's 1st Birthday Party

We had a small family birthday party for Lillian on January 1st. Here are a few pictures from the party. Happy New Year everyone!

Lillian Turns 1

For Lillian's first birthday we headed to the Seattle Aquarium for some quality family time. Here are a few pictures from our adventure. Highlights from our trip included Lillian getting to ride in the backpack for the 1st time, all of us watching the diver feed the fish and for the older girls heading to Red Robin on the waterfront for lunch. All in all a great family day.

First snow of the season

Ok mom I guess I am ready!

Frances trying very hard to make a snowman. The snow just doesn't want to stick.

Bound and determined the girls are working hard to get their snowman built.

Ok, enough with the snowman. Frances and Gerrilyn decided they would try to sled in the back yard.

Gerrilyn the snowboarder at heart.

Do you see the little snowman? The very little snowman is standing between the girls.

You better not throw that snowball at me! Fortunately holding the camera seemed to keep Frances at bay.

Gerrilyn being a complete goof. The snow on her face was her own doing. You gotta love how much fun playing in the snow can be.

Happy snow day to all!