Seattle Trip part 1

We had so much fun in Seattle this Christmas! The kids and I spent almost 3 weeks. Chris joined us for the last 8 or 9 days (he can't take 3 weeks off of work, understandably!)

Bath time with Oma!


Emily and Molly get their disney princess dolls from Grandma Susan!


We love this trendy little girl!! (cousin Molly).


Ethan says "hey, I have pockets - I should use them!"


Ethan and his Great Grandpa Schneider


Ethan and Great Grandma Marie


Papa and Emily have their excited faces on! It's desert time at Cheesecake Factory!!


Emily and her friend Mischa


Tasty fingers!


We realized that Ethan looks a lot like his Aunt Kara too! So if his Uncle Cam (my brother) and his Aunt Kara (Chris' sister) had a boy - it would look like Ethan! haha



....and he's really excited about it!


Daddy with his kids ;)


Snuggles with Oma

November/December pics

A few remaining pictures before I FINALLY post Christmas photos :).

I LOVE this face so much!!


Makes me want to go *mwa*


Handsome little Husky fan!


She loves her hat and scarf!


One of her favorite things is to pull all the books off her bookshelf. Gets messy FAST. We're working on putting books back when we're done with them. It's a tough lesson.


Sibling time!


So...she spilled her milk. I may or may not have taken a picture on TWO cameras before cleaning her (and the kitchen) up....hehe. I can't help but giggle when I see her expression. <3 her!

Thanskgiving part 2

Kara joined us on Wednesday, and Ryan and Jess came down late Wednesday night.

Prepping the turkey!


Our Thanksgiving table! (Keiko is missing because she's taking the photo)


We played lots of Rock Band and Guitar Hero


Ryan and Emily had a duet


Taisei knows how to rock out!


Some of the clan went for a run. Here are post-run stretches. Emily participated!

Thanksgiving!

This post is long overdue. But I have to get it up before I can start working on Christmas posts!

Jeff Keiko and Taisei came to visit the longest. Keiko and Taisei stayed for almost 3 weeks! We had so much fun with them.

Fingerpainting!




Cousin kisses! hahahaha. Boy will this photo be fun to embarrass them with when they're teenagers!


We went for a walk to the park after Kara joined us! Feeding the ducks and playing on the toys is so much fun!




We did Christmas Crafts at Bass Pro Shops. We also got free santa photos!


We went to the DC zoo! We got to see the panda eat bamboo!


This is how Ethan spent his time at the zoo


Why do we even bother with a double stroller? haha...to hold all our stuff, of course!


Cousin fun! Ethan just loves Taisei




We played with bubbles


Taisei sneezed (Keiko - this picture is here for you!). Keiko and I laughed for at least 10 minutes when we saw Taisei's face in this photos!

All about Em and E

My how her "favorites" change these days!

Emily
Nicknames: Em, Sweetie, Sweet Cheeks
Weight: 29 pounds
Height: 35.5 inches (as of last month)
Favorite food: applesauce
Favorite book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Favorite song: Where is Thumbkin?
Favorite movie: any of the Toy Story movies
Favorite thing to do: Read books
Favorite president: Abraham Lincoln (we have a book with a picture of him on the wall and she gets SO excited to see it! She will grab the book and open to Abraham Lincoln and show it to anyone who will look. It's hilarious).

Ethan
Nickname: E, Big E, Sweet E, Mr. Man
Weight: 13 pounds 14 ounces
Length: 25 inches
Favorite food: milk
Favorite book: Whatever his big sister is reading to him.
Favorite song: mommy's made-up songs
Favorite movie: none - he's not allowed to watch tv yet ;)
Favorite thing to do: sleep. and giggle.

Ethan looks like Uncle Cam

From the day he was born, I thought that Ethan looks a lot like his Uncle Cam (my brother). But I wasn't sure if I thought that because Cam's baby pictures are the boy baby pictures I've seen most. But once my mom saw him, she said the same thing!

So...what do you think?

November pics

Here are some pre-Thanksgiving November pictures :). Trying to catch up on pictures before I do our thanksgiving post!

Reading to her little bro :)


We're big fans of red velvet cake!


I turned around and Emily had organized the shoes by the front door! It's math! She already loves math! :)


Handsome little man


Bouncy castle fun




*Fist bump* Ethan and his BFF, Brandon


He has the most endearing smile...but impossible to catch


Emily loves helping with the laundry! We're hoping this is a long-term love :).


Getting ready for all our Thanksgiving guests!


She loved the batter - not the actual cupcakes...silly kiddo.


Almost a smile! But a cute face none the less!