We woke up this morning to SNOW!
I know to many of you, snow is no big deal. But in Seattle, it is! Because of our generally mild weather, the city isn't equipped to deal with the snow. Add in the steep hills (like the one we live on!) and it is a recipe for disaster. So, when snow starts to fall, everything shuts down, and people celebrate! In the mere
anticipation of snowfall, all of Seattle schools were closed yesterday, with not even a flake to be seen. Today, however, was a true snow day!
We bundled Sawyer up and went out in the snow this morning (Mama in her pjs) before Daddy walked off to work.
He kind of looks like he's ready to go snowshoeing or something, rather than walk just over a mile to his office. Cute. Unfortunately, no snow day for Daddy - his office is busy getting Starbucks holiday mugs and tumblers designed for
next year, and the snow doesn't excuse the deadline! (Today was not a bike-to-work day, nor bus-to-work as buses are on a different "snow" schedule and some of them are stuck on the side of the road!)
In catching up from our last week or so of Advent activities...well...we bundled Sawyer up several times and kept him up past his bedtime. He doesn't really like his "polar bear" suit. But it does keep him toasty. We learned that as much as we try to plan, we can't plan for everything. Like waiting for an hour on the beach in the dark for the Christmas Ships - and them not showing up (that would be due to cold/adverse weather and winds on the Puget Sound). Luckily, there was a bonfire and we had a good time with good people while we all patiently awaited the boats. Also, who knew Mommy would come down with the flu? And Daddy's workload would go bonkers? So we had to be a little flexible. The holiday dinner for Jacob's work was at a place called
Lark, on Capitol Hill. The cuisine was honestly to
die for. (Great choice, Mike & Linda!)
We did have an enjoyable time walking around the Path of Lights at Greenlake, and listening to the carolers with ukeleles. However, because it was late, and FREEZING (us wimpy Seattlites!) we didn't stay all that long.
Last night, Jacob and I made and decorated our Gingerbread Houses. We were going to do this activity with friends on Sunday evening, but since I was sick, we traded days. I ended up making a church...
Jacob made this ski house/cabin complete with deck and two gummy bears enjoying a romantic moment on the "porch"...before they ride off on the sleigh.
In other news, Sawyer's favorite new toy is our Christmas tree. Every day he gets closer to crawling. Well, he does crawl - just backwards, for now. Somehow, though, he gets over to the tree and loves to bat at the ornaments and grab the branches (he does it softly, so I let him as long as I'm supervising so he doesn't all of a sudden yank the tree down on top of himself!) He also loves grabbing the bows and ribbons on the packages - I think he's going to enjoying ripping into the paper more than finding out what's in the package. He also loves playing with the boxes of Turron my friend sent me from Spain. I'll have to be sure and tell her (Gracias, Elena!) Well, only about a week to go until Christmas! If the streetcar is running tomorrow, I plan on taking Sawyer downtown to meet Santa Claus for the first time!
We woke up this morning to SNOW!
I know to many of you, snow is no big deal. But in Seattle, it is! Because of our generally mild weather, the city isn't equipped to deal with the snow. Add in the steep hills (like the one we live on!) and it is a recipe for disaster. So, when snow starts to fall, everything shuts down, and people celebrate! In the mere anticipation of snowfall, all of Seattle schools were closed yesterday, with not even a flake to be seen. Today, however, was a true snow day!
We bundled Sawyer up and went out in the snow this morning (Mama in her pjs) before Daddy walked off to work.
He kind of looks like he's ready to go snowshoeing or something, rather than walk just over a mile to his office. Cute. Unfortunately, no snow day for Daddy - his office is busy getting Starbucks holiday mugs and tumblers designed for next year, and the snow doesn't excuse the deadline! (Today was not a bike-to-work day, nor bus-to-work as buses are on a different "snow" schedule and some of them are stuck on the side of the road!)
In catching up from our last week or so of Advent activities...well...we bundled Sawyer up several times and kept him up past his bedtime. He doesn't really like his "polar bear" suit. But it does keep him toasty. We learned that as much as we try to plan, we can't plan for everything. Like waiting for an hour on the beach in the dark for the Christmas Ships - and them not showing up (that would be due to cold/adverse weather and winds on the Puget Sound). Luckily, there was a bonfire and we had a good time with good people while we all patiently awaited the boats. Also, who knew Mommy would come down with the flu? And Daddy's workload would go bonkers? So we had to be a little flexible. The holiday dinner for Jacob's work was at a place called Lark, on Capitol Hill. The cuisine was honestly to die for. (Great choice, Mike & Linda!)
We did have an enjoyable time walking around the Path of Lights at Greenlake, and listening to the carolers with ukeleles. However, because it was late, and FREEZING (us wimpy Seattlites!) we didn't stay all that long.
Last night, Jacob and I made and decorated our Gingerbread Houses. We were going to do this activity with friends on Sunday evening, but since I was sick, we traded days. I ended up making a church...
Jacob made this ski house/cabin complete with deck and two gummy bears enjoying a romantic moment on the "porch"...before they ride off on the sleigh.
In other news, Sawyer's favorite new toy is our Christmas tree. Every day he gets closer to crawling. Well, he does crawl - just backwards, for now. Somehow, though, he gets over to the tree and loves to bat at the ornaments and grab the branches (he does it softly, so I let him as long as I'm supervising so he doesn't all of a sudden yank the tree down on top of himself!) He also loves grabbing the bows and ribbons on the packages - I think he's going to enjoying ripping into the paper more than finding out what's in the package. He also loves playing with the boxes of Turron my friend sent me from Spain. I'll have to be sure and tell her (Gracias, Elena!) Well, only about a week to go until Christmas! If the streetcar is running tomorrow, I plan on taking Sawyer downtown to meet Santa Claus for the first time!
2 comments:
I'm so glad Sawyer has a polar bear suit too! And gotta love snowstorms..... there is a huge one here again today....and yes, Collin has been bundled up a ton this year as well... I'm curious, what time is Sawyer's bed time? Thanks for the cute pictures, LOVE the gingerbread houses. Jacob's ski shack is great.
Your babe's eyes always melt my heart. Merry Christmas! Thanks for the adorable family photog and newsletter.
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