bellingham.

For my birthday, my mother in law suprised me with tickets to fly to Seattle for Nicole's baby shower.  I was super excited bc I have never been there and I haven't seen Nic for awhile!  First off.  Seattle is beautiful.  If it didn't rain 360 days out of the year.  I'd have us moving there in a second.  After our hour and a half car ride to Bellingham, we suprised Nic with our arrival and it was so great to see her.  My nephews had a baseball tournament the same weekend.  So I finally got to watch both of them play.  They are both so talented. And better send me some extra spending money once they make it to the big league!  The baby shower turned out great.  I wish I could have stayed there longer and spent more time with the Stoddards.  Hopefully we will be up there to visit in a few months once our new nieces arrive. 



always room for mexican food.

@ ben & brayden's baseball tourney.

after nicole's shower.  missing two of the girls.



quarter of a century.

It's fun having both of our birthday's so close.  For the hubs, we had a relaxing day with visits from both mother's.  I woke him up to some homemade coffee cake and fresh fruit.  I got him tickets to the Real soccer game that night.  It poured.  Good thing he is a man and said we should take a tarp just in case.  Afterwards we went to a local sports pub with some friends where we celebrated with amazing pizza and his new favorite drink.  The Dirk.