And February isn’t even half over yet! (… Posted a month later)
Posted: March 12th, 2012 | Author: Marissa K. | Filed under: Eli, Montana, Snow/ skiing, Travels | Tags: 2012, Eli, Friends | No Comments »Um. Remember that Baby brain entry that I posted a few minutes ago? Yeah, here’s another piece of evidence that I’ve got massive baby mush brain: This post has been sitting in “drafts” for a solid month! So here it is. Only 1 month late:
It’s not even Valentine’s Day, and it’s been a rockin’ February. Actually, the end of our January was pretty rockin’, especially since we had a weekend with friends sans Eli. (He got to spend a long weekend with Grandma and Grandpa. I was a success for all!)
Theme for early February: Brunch and Dinner
After surviving Whistler, we headed home and—gasp!—stayed there for a couple of weekends. I filled our time with social engagements, nice dinners, long chats with family, and visits with friends.
February arrived in Seattle like a Spring day. The temperatures hit 60 degrees multiple times, and it was sunny, gorgeous and warm. I’m sorry to say, there were also multiple sightings of “50 degrees shirts off guy” and “pale pallor tank top girl,” but everyone managed to enjoy themselves just the same.
We enjoyed a very special (and only a little belated) Chinese New Year’s meal with my folks. Eli got a special “hung bow” from his PoPo and GungGung containing money for his savings account.
Gung Hay Faat Choy!
And we enjoyed another dinner with our favorite 13-year old baby sitter and his family (truly, it was his family that we were excited to visit with) as a ‘thank you’ for watching Galt during our epic Whistler weekend.
We took brunch over to baby James’ house, and enjoyed dining with his folks while he drank lots of milk. Nate tried some of Randall’s home brew, and Eli might have had a sip as well.
Mmmm... beer...
We hosted another brunch with Eli’s “O.G.”—his “original girlfriend” Sydney—and had a great time catching up with Syd’s family, welcoming her aunt and uncle back to Seattle from NYC. GOOD LUCK with the house, Gus and Emma!
Eli gets a kiss from his "O.G."
After his 1st kiss, Eli's left dazed while Sydney thinks, "Ain't no thang!"
Weee! I love it when Sydney and her family comes to visit!
Eli shows Gus his new smartphone. It's the latest technology...
February’s gonna cap off in the most amazing way. We’re off to Big Sky, MT, soon! It will be our 5th trip there and what’s shaped up to be the best and most-held tradition in our family—our annual President’s Day ski vacation with the Houchins’! I’m sure I’ll have stories, pictures, and video galore! Stay tuned!
We had a marvelous time. Tony got a new passport out of the deal, we ate smoked salmon casserole which was even more yummy than tuna casserole, and we found the only store in Whistler that rents telemark ski boots.
