Weekend Getaway

This weekend Danny and I went on a little getaway weekend to Leavenworth for Danny and our friend Steven's birthdays. Cohen stayed with Gramma and Grampa (THANK YOU!!) and he did wonderfully.

We left Friday around noon, I met Danny after work and we drove to Everett to meet some of our friends. We loaded up the car and off we went over the pass. We had a relaxing afternoon and then the rest of our friends showed up in the evening. I didn't get a picture of everyone, but there were 9 of us there.

It was a nice, relaxing weekend that I think was much needed. We spent the weekend visiting, sitting in the hot tub, playing games, doing puzzles, and eating junk food. I had never actually been to Leavenworth, so on Saturday we went to see the sights. The boys were excited to find sausages and I was excited to find a pretzel. We brought Cohen a cool wood puzzle which he liked and immediately took to chewing on the pieces. We had brought snow shoes (along with half the house) but we weren't ambitious enough to find somewhere to snowshoe. We just enjoyed our weekend of rest.

I was a little bit of a slacker this year in the cake department as I was working on Danny's birthday. My plan had been to make him a cake at the cabin, but instead I frosted a giant rice krispie treat and called it a cake.

 {Steven got a cake and Danny got a giant rice krispie treat with frosting}

We called Cohen before bed and in the mornings to "talk" to him, which our friends really enjoyed. Cohen told us that Gramma had been feeding him oatmeal, fresh squash, and Ritz crackers.

It was a fun weekend, but we were pretty excited to get home to Cohen. We picked up our car in Everett, drove through a blizzard in Bellingham, and came home to sunshine at our house. Cohen was napping so we just went in and looked at him and waited for him to wake up. He woke up, drank an 8 oz bottle like a champ, and then demanded that we feed him over half a jar of squash. Gramma taught him well!

 {Birthday Boys...this is the best picture I could get of them}

 {Driving over the pass}

{Blizzard half an hour from our house}

{And sunny weather at home}

 {And home to this cute little face}

Last year at Danny and Steven's birthday party, we made the announcement to our friends that we were pregnant with twins.


*And also, I was reminded the other day by a friend who is already collecting things for the next NICU Care Packages, to remind you...if you want to help out with the next set of care packages, start collecting now! Here are a few things you can keep an eye out for: Shampoo/Conditioner samples or travel sizes, kleenex, small lotions, and hand sanitizers. If you are a knitter, crocheter or sewer you can also start making preemie baby hats. More details on when the next collection will be are coming soon. Thanks!!*