Lopez Island

We ventured up to Lopez Island in January -- brrrrrr!!! It was a relaxing weekend. :)

Staying warm

Never too cold to go to the beach!

Hot chocolate!

Snoozy girl

Their feet were cold -- warming them by the heater!

Family walk through the woods

Crystal clear weekend

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Fiery sunrises

Christmas

Annika's birthday & Thanksgiving lead us right into the Christmas season! This year was busy, but we all stayed healthy! Hooray!

Ladies Christmas luncheon at church -- so fun!! Erik was our server. :)

Kaarin's Christmas play at school - she got to carry the star!

Our Christmas tree!

Christmas with Erik's family

Cousins with Papa & Bestemor

Santa! The first year no one cried! :)

Cousins, 6 weeks apart. They love each other!

The young girl cousins…they love each other!!

Christmas morning! Polar bear pjs this year

Princes for the princesses to marry!

Annika had eyed this at Disneyland

Big ol' lego set

At grandma & grandpa's

Thanksgiving!

We actually got to celebrate Thanksgiving with both sets of parents this year! It was an absolutely gorgeous day. 

Thanksgiving dinner

The kid table

Football fun

Cousin tackle

A picture-perfect day

Annika's 6th birthday!!

Annika turned 6 in November! She had a birthday party with her friends on a beautiful Friday afternoon, a party with family for dinner, & finally we celebrated by going to see the movie "Frozen" on Thanksgiving!!!!!!! Super fun for our super girl!!!

Lunch time with friends

It was so nice, we played outside without coats!!

Birthday cupcakes!

Party friends!

Birthday morning!

A new dress!

A birthday tea party -- yum!!

Kaarin starts ballet!

Kaarin has been begging me to take ballet, & I kept telling her that I needed to find a class for her (other than at the Y). A friend from school brought us some information about visiting day where they go, so we went, & we absolutely LOVE it!!!!!!!! Kaarin LOVES it, & we are thrilled with the school!!!