Snoqualmie Falls

We hiked Snoqualmie Falls and got to try out Camille's new hiking pack. I know she is supposed to face the other direction, but because she is small still she couldn't see anything if she was the other way.




As Gregory says, he is "winking with both eyes"




Thanks for being in charge of the camera, Grego!

Nick's parents came to seattle for the weekend to see Camille and I (ok mostly for Camille! :) ) and we had a great time with them!



After Gregory's talk on Sunday we had our extended family in WA over for dinner and fun. It was great to see everyone and show them Camille since we didn't get together over Christmas.

Gregory's home!!

All you single ladies, this handsome, eligible bachelor is in search of his true love.


Not only is he handsome, but he is a returned missionary, a smarty pants, soon to be in business school, a great musician, motivated, fun loving and all around great guy. He's great with kids and has a fantastic family. Contact me for more information! :)


Mi padres before the Valentine's dinner/dance. Awkward prom pose...we will work on that



All of us before our night of fun!





Camille tried on Kyle's waterpolo gear

more pics

It's a beautiful day

It was so beautiful in Seattle that we took advantage of the warm weather and sunshine and took walks almost every day. Warm weather for February that is--we still had to dress warmly! I think Seattle set some records for their warmest January yet. I took Jenna and Camille on a walk one day and of course everyone thought they were twins. They looked way too cute and too fancy to be going on a walk I think! :)

photoshoots

Camille still likes to ruin our photo shoots sometimes with "deer in headlights" look



Or a little something like this:



I love this girl!

Baby it's cold outside!

Living in beautiful Wisconsin brings some fun and interesting new lifestyles. For example, did you know that the Costco here sells an ice fishing hut and auger? Yeah I thought the same thing when I saw it! When Nick and I were out a few weeks ago we saw kids playing ice hockey...outside! I'm sure for some of you this is normal, but I thought it was crazy that I live somewhere where the weather permits. In all fairness, it's actually been a really mild winter and we've had very little snow. I felt like a major creep after I had Nick drive by the kids playing hockey slowly so I could get a picture for my blog :) Sorry kids, I'm really not a creep!

Lake Michigan

We bundled up and we visited Lake Michigan a few weeks ago to see the ice. It was beautiful--the shore was iced over a few feet into the water, and if you looked out several yards into the water, the lake was frozen too. Because of the waves it wasn't freezing right by the shore. We have heard that when it has been especially cold and the wind blows from the east, there are floating ice chunks that clink around and make an amazing sound when they hit each other. We will have to watch the weather and go back again! Here's a few pictures we took. Camille doesn't look like she is having fun, but she was more interested in sucking on the collar of her snowsuit at the time. She always enjoys being outside, and I think she liked getting out of the house.

Lots to blog about!

I have been pretty good about blogging once a week lately, but I have taken a little time off. For a good reason too! I got to take a little trip with Camille so she could meet her Uncle Gregory! That's right, he's finally home from his mission. Pictures from our recent adventures to follow.

Food, glorious food!

When Camille got the green light from her pediatrician to start trying food, we couldn't wait! After picking up some rice cereal, we gave it our best shot! We filmed the first time, and unfortunately I only took pictures before the big event but not during (the pics at the bottom). We re-created the moment when Nick fed Camille the next day. The first few times I'm not sure much went down, but she seems to enjoy it now as long as I keep it coming quick before she is ready to get down. Thanks to Nate and Jen for letting us borrow a spoon and teaching us how to feed her the right way! :)