Grammie's Visit

We were so lucky that my mom was able to come up and visit us for a week.  She flew in on Saturday morning and we wanted to make the most of it.  After stopping at the house to drop off her things and eat a quick breakfast we headed over to hike Oyster Dome.

Mason did great after his initial whinnying and ran up the switchbacks beating us up the mountain.  We loved the views and being able to enjoy the outdoors.  Mason did get to ride back with Christopher while I carried Paige down.  They are really funny when we walk or hike because Paige is too little to keep up and has to ride even though she wants to walk, and Mason is too big to carry but refuses and complains about having to walk.

After we cleaned up and realized a little we headed out for dinner at El Rin.  It tasted so good, but probably because I was really tired.  My mom said she slept great that night.

The next day was Easter Sunday so we went to church then after we had dinner of ham, deviled eggs, potatoes, jello eggs, and rolls.  It was really good.  After dinner we went for a walk through Whatcom Falls where once again Mason wasn't too excited to walk so my mom took pity on him and carried him for a little while.  Paige even got to walk part of the way and cried when we put her back in the stroller.

My mom was able to come watch Mason's tee ball practice and game that week and it was a lot of fun watching him perform for her and making sure he did a good job for all the people that came to watch.

The rest of the week we spent, playing outside, going to a park and getting caught in the rain on the way home, meeting Christopher at the Bagelry, watching movies and shows, going down to the Tulip Festival, playing tons on my mom's phone and kindles, reading books, and of course baking.

Mason loved helping make the pretzels, he got to punch the dough over and over again, if you know Mason that is what he's all about.

One night after the kids went down my mom and I were able to go on a walk just the two of us and it was so fun.  I love going on walks with my mom and getting the chance to talk with her.

My kids (and I) were so sad the morning we had to drop her off at the airport and Mason still asks how long until we go down there this summer for a camping trip.

It was so much fun to have my mom here and for the kids to get some one-on-one time with Grammie.  We miss you and can't wait for our trip next month!

Melissa visits

My sister Melissa was awesome enough to take some of her vacation time off work and come visit us.  The kids were so excited to see her.  We picked her up from the airport after dropping Mason off at preschool.  Paige and I took Melissa on a walk at Squalicum Beach we only stayed for a little while since it was windy and kind of cold.

We spent the night making pizza for dinner and hanging out.

We woke up the next morning and started out on an adventure to Canada.  We made it across the border and started off with some site seeing from the show Psych.  We found the house where Henry Spencer lived.  I didn't think I would be interested or excited about seeing it but it was fun to see and recognize it from t.v. We also saw the Psych office, the pier and boardwalk and a few other places.

We ate lunch at Moby Dick's which was delicious and we grabbed Tim Horton donuts before heading back across the border.  It was a good thing we had snacks because it was a long wait back across the border.

 It was also nice to get to use our new car and that the kids could be entertained with a movie.
We spent the rest of our time hanging out, going on walks, playing at parks and enjoying the time we got to spend together.

The kids and I were both sad to send her home but were glad with the time we got to spend with her.  Thanks Melissa for using some of your vacation to come see us, we love ya!