The Harkers

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Bowling

I don't think or expect many people to check our blog often, but I hope that it will be a good photo journal for our posterity. Especially since our posterity is on its way! I have been taking some "tummy shots" every week so those posts are coming soon. Gotta document!

For my last New Year's post, we had a a little late night bowling fun with the Wilsons

So excited we can hardly stand it!

Waiting for their turn

Strike!

Gutter ball?

High fives for Grandma!

Nice form, Mom!

Logan leaning all about bowling

Alkai Beach and Botanical Gardens

We went with my parents, Kyle, Brian, Christina and Logan to dinner at Alkai Beach and then to the Botanical Gardens in Bellevue to see their lights display. I tried to get some good pictures, but none of them turned out very good. During the spring/summer these gardens are immaculately manicured and amazing to see all of the flowers and foliage. Every winter they have a light display of flowers. Up close they are eveen cooler to see--Christmas tree-sized lights make up all of these fruits and flowers.

Here's a blurry picutre of a grape vineyard

Nick and I in front of the sunflowers

Pretty garden

More grapes on the arbor archways

Cattails I think?

The crew minus Mom (taking the picture!)

Christina, me and Nick at the restaurant

Mom, Dad and Brian

Seattle skyline from the beach...kind of dark

Gourmet Gingerbread Houses

My mom and I checked out some awesome gingerbread houses at the Seattle Sheraton this year. They have a competition every year, and the teams have to get sponsors, architects, bakers, and more. It's pretty intense, and actually gets donations to support worthy causes. I think the theme this year was comic books...hence all of the batman, etc.

Here's my cute mom posing outside:

This was my favorite house...it's hard to see but all of the angles of the house are cartoon-ish, and inside each window was a little scene like a barber's, doctor's office, fire station, etc and they were all made completely of candy. Very intricate!

The ice castle

Firemen saving Santa who is stuck in the chimney!

One of the rooms in my favorite house....

Mom and Mario...yes, all candy

This was pretty awesome...it was made to look like some kid's desk and even the wood, comic book, staplers, lamp were all candy.

Batman's house

Check out the edible comic book, cardboard, wood, and everything! Click on the picture for a closer look.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

New Year's in Seattle

The Wilson family got together for some yummy lunch and playing at the church in Lake Stevens. It was fun to see all of our cousins....they get so much bigger every time I see them that I hardly recognize some of them!

Nathaniel ready for a ride....

3 of the 4 Wilson brothers....

Jenni and Avery....

Many years ago (6 years actually) we had a New Year's get together with the Wilsons and took a picture just like this one. I was hoping I could find it and compare the two, but I have yet to find it. Still a cute picture!