Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Not really, but it seemed like the thing to say. So it snowed a little up here in little old Bothell. I measured about 6 inches of frozen precipitation we have received thus far and more is set to come this evening. The good news about that is it will be followed by rain which will melt all of this white stuff and make it go away. Can you tell I am not a fan of snow? It is pretty, I will give you that. But it is also a royal pain to deal with when it falls. We are more or less paralyzed where we are. You have to go up some sort of hill to get to our house and it seems as though the ice has become super thick around us! We had an au pair of sorts Sunday night through Tuesday afternoon. Grete was on her way back to school in Bellingham after spending Thanksgiving with her parents in Eastern Washington. However the drive became an ordeal and then of course Whatcom County was literally paralyzed by the snow. So she hung out with us and helped out with Alistair. It was nice having her around and I think Alistair likes Grete! (: We decided that we needed to get a photo of Alistair in his first snow. So we put his Bumbo seat on the deck and bundled him up. Doesn't he look thrilled about his first snow expereince?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving was another resounding success this year. We gathered at the Hennessey's house in Olympia for a delicious dinner. Jeff, Michelle and Natalie and my parents came as well as Jen and Ethan and Jen's parents Don and Jean. One of David's buddies, Ernie, also joined us for dinner. We had lots of great food and managed to eat all day while watching LOTS of football. Alistair had a great time, he did really well and definitely enjoyed all the attention he received. Here he is sporting his preppy look while standing on the new kitchen table (the only person who got to).

Last weekend we celebrated Thanksgiving with the Martinson family up in Woodinville. Almost everyone joined us, but unfortunately we were missing my brother and his family. We had a nice day and in addition to eating good food, cheered the Huskies on to victory in the Apple Cup! The two babies (Alistair and Carrie) had bouncy seat races while the rest of us ate!

I think if he could talk, Alistair would agree that he had a good first Thanksgiving!

Yurting at Cape Disappointment

This past weekend we went to Cape Disappointment State Park and stayed in yurts. The park is located on the South Western tip of Washington, right where the Columbia meets the Pacific. In addition to us, both of our parents, Auntie Ann & Uncle Bob and Gabe & Ranae joined us. We had a nice time. The drive out was making us all wonder why we were even going out in the first place - driving rain, wind and cold temperatures not to mention some mechanical issues with vehicles. But we all made it and got up Saturday morning to blue skies and sunshine! The weather stayed this way most of the day, a tiny rain cloud went through midday, but for the most part it stayed dry. We got up Sunday morning to gray skies and eventually some rain off and on. Overall we totally lucked out on the weather. Alistair seemed to enjoy himself and of course all the attention lavished on him from 10 adults! I think we managed to keep him warm enough - layers are the key!

Future Model?

So I wanted to post this photo sooner, but didn't want to spoil any suprises for Ranae's babyshower. I ordered some collegiate fleece off the internet to make one of those no-sew tie blankets for Baby Sandholm - Iowa Hawkeyes of course! I had ordered 2 yards of it and when I got it, there was definitely way more fabric than I needed for a baby blanket. Being the talented seamstress that my mom is, she suggested we make a few more items out of the leftover fleece. We decided on a hat and then she decided to make a matching jacket. Alistair is modeling the outfit to show how it fits and possibly how it fits him for a future set of his own (not Hawkeye though, no matter what Ranae thinks!).

Alistair's Baptism

Alistair was baptized yesterday at St. Thomas. It was a nice day, but LONG ceremony/mass. There were 9 other babies being baptized along with Alistair! He did very well. He fell asleep right before it was time to go up. Luckily we were able to rouse him enough to be somewhat awake before they poured the water on his head. That would have made for a rude awakening otherwise! Jeff and Michelle are Alistair's Godparents. The Baptism Gown was hand crafted by his 2 grandmothers and will now be a family heirloom that hopefully subsequent Martinson/Hennessey babies will wear for their baptisms! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the ceremony, it was nice to have you there!

MOO! Happy Halloween!!