I just love walking into the kids' room and see them playing nicely with each other. Lindsey had spread the quilt over their legs and was helping Katelyn draw a picture on the doodle thingy. She is learning how to be a great big sister.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Our Weekend in Seattle
Since Justin has an offer with Amazon, he was invited to fly back with all the other interns that got offers to meet with potential groups that they can choose to work on. They invited me to come as well. It really worked out great because my sister and brother-in-law were available to move in and be the parents while we went on our trip (THANKS Mar and Rob!). It actually felt very strange and a little boring being on a flight without kids! We've never been on a trip without them before. But I managed to enjoy some down time.
Amazon put us up in a very modern, posh hotel called the
I've never been in a place quite like it. It was very nice!
This bathrobe was so comfy! :)
On Friday while Justin was at Amazon going to meetings I decided that I would have some fun. I went across the street to the Starbucks and had a pumpkin scone and hot chocolate for breakfast (I don't recommend their hot chocolate...however the carmel apple cider is really great) and then hit the streets. It was really nice to be familiar and comfortable there, especially since I was by myself. I walked down three blocks to our old apartment then walked over to Pike's Place Market.
It was fun to see my favorite produce stand from the summer,
and I loved seeing all of the boquets as I walked by the flower vendors. I took some pictures of my favorite ones since I couldn't get any.
I enjoyed five hours of shopping without kids, which never happens, so it was really fun! I did buy a few things for the kids on clearance (it was actually nice because it wasn't completely picked over like it usually is in Utah). Then I did some Christmas looking for Justin and some shoe shopping for me. I did find this neat store, and thought of my tall sisters and other tall girls in the world.
Don't get your hopes up though. It's pricey!
I just had to include some pictures of the shop windows of one of my favorite shops in Seattle, called Luly Yang. I've never been inside it, but we walked by it almost every week over the summer on our way to the library. I just love the dresses and the way she displays them. They're so fun to look at, even though I couldn't wear most of them. Great job Luly!
Friday evening we enjoyed a housing presentation and a great dinner and talked with the other interns until 11 pm. Saturday morning we jumped on a bus to go on a 3 hour neighborhood tour. Here is Justin by Green Lake, a great lake and neighborhood that we can't afford to live in. But it's pretty!
This was such a neat tree. I loved all the colors, all at the same time.
After the bus tour, we had some time before our flight home, so we went to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch. It was so delicious! I had the best salmon I've ever tasted and our cheesecake was too pretty to eat!
Thanks Amazon.
And finally a couple of pictures from our airplane window.
Will we ever be back? That's the big question!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Apple Pie Anyone?
On Thursday the girls and I worked on apples pies. We had a whole bunch of fresh apples that needed to be used, so we decided on pies. They were great helpers! Lindsey kept the apples wet and Katelyn was our quality control expert. She snagged any she could reach just to make sure they were tasty.
After Brandon got home from kindergarten he got to help with the crust. Here is our finished product. It is so yummy with vanilla ice cream. Great job kids!
Autumn Days
Photo Shoot Favorites
Here are a *few* of my favorites from our recent photo shoot. I acutally have a lot of favorites! I was disappointed that Justin couldn't be there. He was planning on it, but had a dinner come up at the last minute that he had to be to. We will get some good pictures of him and the kids soon though!
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