Little Man

I can't believe my little man is almost 8 months old! Time sure is going by quickly. He is changing so much and it makes me a little sad but I'm also thankful that I never have to deal with certain things again and I'm welcoming the new challenges.

He is now sitting up on his own and has four teeth coming in. His bottom two are poking out but not fully up yet. The top two are pretty much ready to pop through any moment. He's been drooling like a fool but has taken it pretty good for the most part.


That little man loves his food. He is still gobbling down his milk and loves his solid food. I love hearing him make his sounds when eating. It will be so nice though when once again I'm back to making one dinner for the family. I never understood why people make multiple meals for their members but whatever to each their own.

Sky Valley And Foster's Farm

October has been an amazingly busy month for us. There has been something going on almost everyday and I can't complain. Alyssa has pretty much given up naps, which I had a hard time with at first but she is still getting between ten and twelve hours of sleep a night so I can't complain. On the other hand it has also been kind of nice because our bedtime routine is running smoothly again and there are no major meltdowns.

Alyssa's dance class is going amazingly well. She no longer needs me to be in there and she takes direction very well. It's very cute watching her learn some of the ballet moves. Every time she sees dancers on t.v. she gets excited and one of her favorite cartoons is Angelina Ballerina and not the weird animated one they have on Sprout but the one that I bought her. The mice on there actually look real.

We went to Sky Valley Gym with one of my mom's groups for open gym and had a blast. It was fun watching all the kids run around. It was also great to see everyone again as well. Such a great group of woman!


We made a spontaneous trip to Seattle on Tuesday. It's a long story and although Seattle isn't far it definitely wasn't in the plans. Once we got there I decided to head over to Trophy's for some cupcakes and made a game plan. It was such a beautiful day out. We decided to head over to Grammy's and had lunch and got to see Cory for a little while. We had a great time hanging out with Grammy as usual and I'm so thankful that we are able to get down there and have her see the kids on a somewhat regular basis.

October wouldn't be the same if you didn't go to a pumpkin patch. Thursday we made our first stop at a great farm in Arlington. I met a friend there and her kids and
we had a blast exploring. They had the usual stuff like all the other farms, we had wonderful weather, the owners were super nice there. I had a great conversation with the wife, I can't remember her name, but it was interesting talking with her about the family business.
Anyhow, like I said it was our first trip, we are hitting two more this week. Alyssa has her first field trip to one and than we are going as a family.

A Wiggly Circus

On Saturday the Wiggles were in town and like any good parent who has a child that enjoys something I took my daughter and her cousin, Nolan, to see them.
It was honestly a good show. I say that since I knew some of the songs and did my best at singing along with them.

Both kids seemed to have a great time, although Alyssa was pretty exhausted from all the playing the night before. They enjoyed running around in the backyard, rolling down the hill in the front and playing inside.

It was great to actually see the kids playing together since they never get to see
each other. As always we enjoyed seeing Papa and Nana. Alyssa sure has her Papa wrapped around her finger I wished I would have taken video of the two of them.

Sausage Fest 2010

This weekend we went to Sausage Fest 2010 in Everett. I'm not a huge fan of doing this kind of thing on the weekends because people drive me nuts. We wanted to get out so we met up with my step sister and my other step sister's daughter.

We had so much fun and Jianna just adores Alyssa which I think the attraction is mutual. After seeing the prices for the tickets I have to admit I got pretty cheap. It's outrageous how much they charge to go on a ride or for a ticket. Anyhow, I was suckered in and bought a bunch of tickets. I have to say though it was the best thing I had watched in awhile, the pure enjoyment on my daughters face was priceless. My only complaint it I think she is turning out to be more like me
everyday. I mean by when she was done with the kiddie rides she wanted to go on the big rides and was upset when she found out she wasn't big enough. I have always loved going on rides and I mean anything. I remember on my first plane ride I got upset after asking my mom if that's all it was going to do. My mom quickly responded you better hope that's all it does. I love adventure and fun and so does my beautiful daughter! The way I'm looking at it is yeehaw bring on the amusement parks!!!

What cracked me up the most is I bought some cotton candy which is a must at any fun event especially a carnival. It was Alyssa's first time having it and at first she wasn't interested until we shoved it in her mouth and than she couldn't get enough! I have to agree it rocked and brought back all those great memories I had growing up. I couldn't eat a bag like I used to but I split it with Alyssa and everyone else and was just as satisfied.

For the past several months Alyssa has been copying me with almost everything I do, which can get somewhat scary. She brings her purse everywhere with her and puts her sunglasses on her head. Cares for her baby like I do Knox and has even started getting into my make up. This has all been my fault but I have caught her with my smashed lipstick on her face and eye liner around her eyes. Let me tell you there is never a dull moment in my house!


Knox is doing good and wanting to get moving and I'm not sure if I'm ready for it. I just got really adjusted to having two and now throwing that into the mix will throw my world into another atmosphere. The good thing though is Cory will be around more now to help out so it wont be too bad, fingers crossed!

Even though October has just begun we have a month full of activities and this is becoming probably my favorite month. This months it's turned into the four P's, pumpkin farms, play dates, pumpkin painting and parties!

Eat, Spa, and Wine....Mama's Getaway

Every few months Cory and I make it a point to getaway with the girls / guys or with each other. My time came and I was Napa bound for the weekend and extended it a little longer in San Francisco.

Napa was great and everything I expected it to be. After doing wine tasting in Washington you kind of think it would be a little similar and for the most part it was except for the distance between wineries. We went out in what I guess you call downtown Napa which has great tasting rooms and restaurants. We had a great time with lots of laughs. I'm still laughing about the cowboy with the jacked up teeth, do you know what a douchebag is? We didn't have dinner.

Saturday we enjoyed our morning in the spa. What a morning! Before my massage, we hung out in the steam room. I personally think every house should have their own cave steam room. Talk about a relaxing detoxifying morning.

Before we left on Sunday Nicole and I managed to stop at a few wineries on our way out of town. We stopped at Mondavi, Gloria Ferrer, and another one. All with
beautiful grounds. I would have to say Mondavi was my favorite although the others were more beautiful this one was a little more laid back and relaxing. That fits my personality.

After stopping we decided to head into the city because it was blazing hot and new it would be a little cooler there. We weren't sure exactly how hot it was because the car temperature was in Celsius and you know us silly Americans refuse to join the rest of the world and get on with the metric system. All we knew was it was HOT!

My tour guide first had us stop at the Golden Gate Bridge for some breathtaking photos. It was absolutely amazing and a lot cooler! Than she took me on a little tour through the city, showing me different areas. A lot of them we saw the next day on foot. We were driving through and realized there was some festival going on and than Nicole realized it was the S&M festival. All I'm going to say is that I saw some interesting stuff and I'm not talking about the hardware.

The next day we were up early and down at the waterfront. We tried to get tickets to Alcatraz but they were sold out until the next day, which wouldn't work. That was OK because there is always next time! The waterfront was great, Ghirardelli Square was good, riding the trolley car standing in front was fun and Lombard street cool. I would love to live on that street but not sure about getting into my driveway along with the price! The food is amazing there and so is the transportation system. Overall I would say it's a great city and I can't wait to go back. Although I love
the city at heart I'm a rural kind of girl.

Getting away was good and relaxing but I missed my family and was just as excited to get back. I realized though once I returned there was no easing into things but thrown back right into the chaos. I wouldn't trade it for anything!