My Little Cheeseball

Cabin Weekend

Mark, Kaylie and I spent the weekend up at the Hide-A-Way at Crystal Mountain (Thanks, Cam!) We had a great time: lots of R &R, tortilla soup, wine, & walks. We drove up to the ski lodge to play in the snow, & Kaylie just loved it. On the way up, she told us that she knew what snow was, but wasn't sure if she could remember playing in it. She made a snow angel, rolled around, and ate a LOT of snow. We explored down at the river, crunched the ice, and hurried back to the cabin to warm up.
Mark & Kaylie's snow angels!


Thumbs up!

It was sooo icy cold!
Day One:
12:30 Arrived at cabin - it is @#&*! C O L D up here! Fire started, heat on, unpacked
1:00 Cookie, cashew, & milk break
1:20 Vacuum cookie & cashew crumbs
1:30 Listening to Kaylie sing Jingle Bells. Happy!
1:35 Freezing & still wearing coat, sweater, & scarf.
1:45 Mark is channelling Camerin by sweeping cobwebs off the ceiling
1:46 Finally warm enough to take off coat
2:00 Wishing for snow!
2:18 In my happy place - cooking Tortilla soup, listening to music, enjoying a glass of wine
2:25 Not loving the old school garlic press
3:00 Kaylie is loving playing with marbles; sad we can't find "Kiki's Delivery Service"
5:00 Dinner guests!! Chance meeting with Chris & Laura who spent the day hiking at Crystal.
8:00 Catching up on reading & shows in front of the fire; K tucked in and sleeping.
Fell asleep on the couch, we headed up to bed & tried to guess what time it was. Our guesses were 12:45 & 1:15. Actual time? 9:45!! G'night!

Day Two:
6:56 Kaylie is wide awake and ready to play
7:30 Coffee & hot chocolate in front of the fire, talking about how to spend our day
8:00 Thanksgiving menu & shopping list complete
8:30 Mark's chopping wood, I start breakfast, Kaylie's having a "Hannah Montana moment"
9:00 Pancakes & Bacon! Mmmmmm
9:30 The big spiders are warming up and coming out to visit. Yikes.
9:35 Fear Factor: Are you brave enough to shower at the cabin? YES WE ARE!
10:00 Games & puzzles
10:45 Kaylie declares "I'm going to eat snow!" We're off to Crystal.
11:00 How can I be this surprised, every year, at how cold snow is? Brrrr!
1:00 Back to the cabin after snow & river play
1:20 More tortilla soup
2:00 Nap on the couch while Mark and K play upstairs
4:45 Heading home!

My Brave Girl

Today Kaylie got her flu shot, and she was the bravest girl in the world. No tears, no yelling, just sheer bravery (and a few seconds of lower lip quivering). I think it was harder on me than it was on her. Of course, as everyone knows, after you have a shot you get to have ice cream, so tonight Mark and Kaylie went to the store to pick out the ice cream and had a little "Brave Girl Party". I am so very proud of her!

The Real Reason Earplugs Were Invented

Walking the Clear Creek Trail

Last weekend we walked the Clear Creek Trail in Silverdale. It was a gorgeous fall afternoon and we had a great time.



We even met some new cow friends




In the end, it was a little too far for Kaylie to walk, so she hitched a ride.

SBK

This morning Kaylie and I put on our boots and did a little puddle jumping in the driveway - a favorite sport of K's. I think monkey pajamas and polka dot boots make a fantastic outfit!



Hangin' out with Dad

It's a Hughes Halloween!

The Kiddos on the way to trick or treat

Boba Fet Josh, Power Ranger Chris, and Imperial Clone Gabe

Us