Stewart and I are super fortunate to have family and friends spread all over the state.
On our way home from
Thanksgiving with the Always, we stopped in Olympia for a little visit with my family. My aunt hosted a second Thanksgiving feast, and I think I ate enough in two days to last until next year...
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Most of my dad's side of the family. |
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All the guys... |
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This would have been four generations, but I have no idea where my brother was for this shot. |
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Ryder was super excited to help decorate the Christmas tree! |
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Of course the shiny Christmas balls were his favorite. |
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I helped my mom pick out some new decorations at Costco. Aren't these pretty? |
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Such a good little helper! |
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Not a great glamour shot of me, but I love how this captures the fun we're having. |
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Stew was experimenting with our "nice" camera. |
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Family, holiday music, and Moscow Mules made the afternoon super festive. |
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He couldn't get enough of the ornaments. |
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Seriously, isn't this the cutest kid you've ever seen? |
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My little bro and my future sister-in-law! |
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Grandpa gave Ryder his very first box of crayons. He loved them of course. |
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Attempting to capture our Christmas card photo for the year... difficult with a squirmy toddler! |
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My adorable parents. |
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On Sunday we headed back north for the Seahawks game, who pulled off an exciting win against the Steelers! It was the perfect way to end a wonderful weekend. |
GO HAWKS!
Sounds like a fantastic time with family. I love that Ryder helped decorate the tree, I still don't know if I'm ready for Ellie to help - she does have one in her room that is "unbreakable" so there's that. I love those lighted balls from Costco, I might need to pick those up
ReplyDeleteWell, I really liked this post until the last caption. :-p ;o) lol
ReplyDeleteRyder's curls are so cute!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a baby pic w me my mom grama n great grama! Pretty cool! Love your moms tree
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