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My pic Mark’s Pic Playing Exploading Kittens Playing in the freshly fallen snow Action Pic that I love Snow bunnies Snow Angel It was freezing out there The stream next to the cabin Happy 17th Birthday 🎂  His Magic Hat that has blue tooth speakers 🔊  The kids were out for midwinter break this week so naturally I always feel like we should go do something fun, spend some time together, and be goofy together. Unfortunately Valerie wasn’t able to go to the cabin because of school and work obligations so we went up a day early anyways and stayed the night and then came back home and brought her up to the cabin for the second night. The cabin was absolutely amazing. All details were thought out when they decorated and planned to have other people rent out the cabin. The cabin belongs to a physician I work with and is located in Ashford Washington. The Cabin is also going to be featured on cabin life on TV sometime later in the spring. We are completely grateful to them for allowi...

My family refuels me! If you look at my blog history the weekends I am home we all come together and spend time hanging out. I love being with these kiddos so when the youngest one asked for a mom/daughter day I said yes instantly but made her wait a few hours just so she didnt think I was so eager. We spent the day getting pedicures, visiting Grandma Gigi, visiting Grandpa and Grandma Nagel, and having lunch with dad. Later that night we watched a movie, ate pizza, and laughed together.  Saturday while Mark worked Charlie had her piano lessons, Ethan was out with Sam, and then we hung out with Valerie and Char going to a book store.  Sunday we drove up to Seattle to go to the new Amazon store, the Amazon Sphere (the place that Amazon made for a restful/renewing place for their workers to go on break), the Space Needle, Seattle Meowtropolian, Amazon Bookstore by the U District, and Schwarma King 👑 It was so much fun. We even had time to watch an episode of The Crown by oursel...

We will make it through 4 birthdays in 3 months, after all we do it every year. Charlie had a friend party for her 10th at Tiffany’s Skating Rink. Lexi, her best friend from school showed up, and all her cousins who are her friends first and foremost, did too! She loved  her donut 🍩 cake and skated the entire time.  We ended up keeping Lexi overnight for a sleepover so it was a bonus treat for Charlie.  My birthday was a the next day so Mark took me out shopping to buy a purse. It has been nearly 5 years with my tan purse so it was time to get a new one. My friends met me for lunch that day at the Bar Bistro and then my mom paid for a manicure and eyebrows waxed. What a sweet treat. Mark even invited my parents over for cake and ice cream. I am truly blessed..

We took off early January and escaped for a night to Port Townsend. We always stay in the same cheap hotel that provides us plenty of room to spread out. We love it. We used to stay at the same hotel when the kids weren’t even thought of! It typically costs us between 60-125$!