Hi! I missed posting yesterday because I was scrambling to catch some Cyber Monday sales. There are quite a few things we still need to get in order for our home to be properly set up (lots of window coverings, guest bedding, sturdy dining chairs, etc.). Honestly it'll be years before our house is "finished," but for the time being I'm just focusing on getting the guest bedroom a basic level of ready for guests. So anyway, that's the update. Later this week, or perhaps next Monday, I'll post some picture from Thanksgiving and Jared's birthday. We had Thanksgiving with Jared's cousin who lives near Tacoma, and for Jared's birthday I surprised him by getting his office painted and furnished. It was a great week with lots of family time!
Riding the Sales

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I didn't take any pictures this last week so I thought I'd post these from Jack's last soccer practice a few weeks ago. It was fun to watch Jack and his 3-year-old teammates go from having absolutely no idea what to do at the first practice to being able to shoot goals and dribble around by the last one. Now that we have our patio in, me and Jack like to set up little goals at either end and play against each other (we could use the grass, but it's pretty marshy out there with all the rain we've been getting lately). 

^^snacking on a fig bar.
I miss the days when it was still light outside from 5-6:00 p.m. These days it's dark by 4:30 on a cloudy day, or by 5:00 on a clear day. I think the darker winter evenings are an acceptable trade for the nonstop winter wind we left behind in Casper. We do still miss Casper a lot (I truly can't believe it's been 5 months since my last prairie walk--the thing I miss most), but Washington's got its redeeming qualities. Ok, time to go tackle a project or two in Jared's office. It's his birthday this Friday, and I'm hoping to surprise him with a finished office. Considering that I plan to paint the whole room and put together a desk and several wall shelves . . . I've got a big week ahead of me. Should be fun!

Oh! And one last update or two. Jared's parents and brother came over for Sunday dinner last night and by some miracle we were able to get my thrifted piano in form the garage into the house. I still have to find the perfect place for it but it's been so fun to play some songs on it this morning. And final update--our fence was supposed to go in last week on the same day as our patio, but between the lumbar shortage and shipping delays they pushed it back to this week. Very excited for Savvy and the rest of us to enjoy a fenced-in yard in the next few days. 

Soccer Boi

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Whew, what a day! Today's schedule so far: 

-Track down Jack's month-delayed soccer pictures (finally got them from a lady in a Rite Aid parking lot, yay)

-Drive into town for groceries

-Get Jack ready for preschool while the concrete guys begin our patio extension! Our current patio is big enough for one chair. We thought, "Hey, maybe let's make it big enough for two chairs?" And so we're having it extended out an extra 15 feet to the left when you walk outside. My actual requirement was to have it big enough for a table for outdoor dinners all summer, and for Jack to be able to drive his scooter in little circles around it all day. 

-Drop Jack off at preschool, and then . . . 

-Drive straight to my dental appointment. First one in Washington. They were very thorough (2 hours for pictures and a cleaning), but no cavities. Yay!

Now that I'm home from the dentist, I've got a half hour before I have to pick Jack back up. At some point today our fence people are supposed to show up and begin our fence installation as well. Luckily two sides of our backyard were already fenced when we moved in, so we really only need to pay for one side to be built.

It's been a big day, and a good one. Our highlight from the weekend was finding a beautiful trail system in a neighborhood 8 minutes from our house. It's a development where each house sits on an acre surrounded by trees. It's my dreeeeam Washington neighborhood. It's still within Granite Falls, which we love, but a few minutes closer to Jared's work. Also well outside our price range, but it's fun to dream! They've got a little trail system weaving around the surrounding forest and we appear to be the only ones who know about it. We found a beaver pound, a cute wooden bridge over a creek, and sky-high trees with leaf-strewn pathways. Also lots of mushrooms. I think I'll try and scrape together a real family picture here next week for a Christmas card. Ok, maybe just a blog Christmas card. I've got a pretty hefty to do list right now (miles and miles long), so not holding myself to any Christmas card commitments. Here's to a (hopefullyyyy) productive week after a week of Jack not going to preschool because he had a minor stuffy nose! Yay covid world! 

Backyard Progress and Glenmore Trails

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^^The cutest public bathroom I have ever seen.

A couple weekends ago we made the most of Washington's peak fall leaves and did a drive suggested by Jared's mom along the Chuckanut scenic byway. It was HIGHLY CUTE. The drive hugs the coastline between Burlington and Bellingham, WA. It winds in and out of huge trees with peeks of the ocean and San Juan Islands off on one side, and a big wall of mountains on the other side. We stopped at a cute state park along the way to check out a beach and get some wiggles out. 

^^I don't know what's going on for Jared here but I thought this was a funny picture.
^^Reading about Oyster Harvesting, I think.
^^I didn't take too many pictures while we were driving, but the 20-30 miles in and out of these trees were dotted with cute Oyster bars and amazing, moody PNW coastal homes. I'd love to come back sometime and stay in one of the hotels along the coast. After the drive was over we stopped for a burger at a Bellingham old-style drive-in called Boomer's. It had a Sonic feel, but more retro and with way better food (nothing agains Sonic). Also, great prices for this part of the country. I'm glad we've been able to sneak in plenty of leaf-peeping before winter hits. We really have no idea how many years we'll be living in Washington (which is a weird feeling since in the past all our moves have been mapped out for us down to exact months and cities). I've just been wanting to do as much exploring as possible before our family grows, and in case we move away in a couple years instead of in a lot of years. But anyway, if you ever make it to this part of the country, we'd give the Chuckanut Scenic Byway a 10/10!

Chuckanut Scenic Byway

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 Happy November! I have a looot of pictures and it's 10:00 at night, so this will probably be a big photo dump with some brief captioning. 

^^Jack has been asking to do a sleepover at Grandma's since we did our Coldplay date and didn't stay overnight. So we decided to do a sleepover over Halloween weekend and spend the holiday together. On Saturday Jared's dad took us to the Seattle zoo. My favorite section was the PNW animals section with white wolves and enormous elk roaming around. There was also a bit of zoo trick-or-treating for Jack.
^^wolves
^^I need to buy some new jeans but keep forgetting until it's time to put on jeans and this is the only option. Oops. 
^^We went to Jared's family's ward trunk or treat. Shockingly, this was my very first trunk or treat. It was more fun and less intimidating than I expected. Jack had a blast. His official costume was supposed to be a dragon, but he chickened out last minute and didn't want to put it on. Good hting I brought a cowboy hat and boots for backup. I don't really know what Jared was but we had a fake beard and this cool nightgown for him haha.




^^On Halloween day we mostly spent time with Jared's family, but Jack was so excited to do some real trick-or-treating at houses so we did a couple houses along their street. Everyone was very sweet to Jack and I was very excited when he asked if he could wear his dragon costume. 
^^After trick-or-treating we feasted on this very fun and festive table Jared's mom put together. We had spiderweb soup, hand pies, black bat wings (chicken wings with black food coloring), and jello in syringes. Very fun. I made a salad, but the only festive part was my attempt at cutting the carrot slices into pumpkins haha. 
^^And a few more pics of trick-or-treating from my phone, because it was such a lovely night. It was probably our last calm year trick-or-treating just the three of us together, with Jack just barely old enough to grasp and get so excited about trick-or-treating in his dragon costume. What a sweet memory. The neighborhood Jared's parents are currently living in is predominantly Indian. It was so cute walking around with the other little trick-or-treaters in their native Indian accents, and the parents were the sweetest handing out candy to Jack, asking him all about his cool dragon costume and light-up shoes. Jack has never been more in his element.  
^^Dragon Jack upset about something, hiding by a tree. Cutie. 
^^Jack and Grandpa Lambert. We had a great time, and it was wonderful to have some family to spend the holiday with! Meanwhile, two of my brothers and sisters-in-law added new little girls to their families over the weekend. We can't wait to meet our two new nieces someday! A great weekend all the way around. 

Halloween Weekend 2021

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