2011 Summer Fun

Did you remember what you did last summer???

I sure do. Oh, and i remember so well how summer feels, the heat that wraps around your skin like a thermal blanket. The sweat and the undeniably hunger for ice cream. Well, the ice cream part, uhm it is year round! =)

It is already winter here and this post is about some summer fun stuff we did with the kids. We also went camping which i did not took pictures of, bummer! To me this is something to look forward to again next year. I can not wait.=)

Our little family likes going to the beach and have a little picnic. We sometimes plan stuff but most often we would just go out and enjoy the sun, grab a blanket and some yummies and off we go! The kids love playing with the sand and building sandcastles. And of course, getting each other drenched.

And how about going to the zoo! Sure kids love going there too. Animals are quite amazing and our kids have hundreds of questions about them. It is nice to see them observe and report what they saw.

For the little sister, she enjoyed this little play-tent-set-up full of activity and educational toys, I think she could stay there the whole day but we gotta get going.

And of course if there is a face painting spot, big sister will not be going without!

These animals sure know how to camouflage!

And how about these cutesy monkeys that we get to take home! I'm just kidding, they are our little love angels!

Until next summer,
~beverly~

Thanksgiving 2011 - Washington Trip

So this Thanksgiving week, the family drove all the way to Washington and spend the rest of the holiday week there with the whole family. This was my daughter and son's first snow experience.

Raphael enjoyed it the most! He did not care how freezing the weather was. Even Belle was trying to catch some snow flakes.

Here was a family pic!

Are you ready for a snow fight?

Here is my little snow princess, Belle! She could barely walk with her puffy jacket and boots but she wanted to walk and feel the snow. She is so cute.

She was all giddy and her curiosity is so fun to watch! =)

Kinda hard to catch her to pose for a pic.

A quick snap of the whole gang.

So the next day was Thanksgiving day, the family cousin/host took us to a little town of Leavenworth, i guess the locals call it a the German town because it is inspired by it. I adore this little village which right now was adorned with Christmas lights, poinsettias and garlands. They have this huge all dressed up tree on the corner of the town plaza which whom i wish i could take back here in the bay area!

The next day we head onto downtown Seattle to get a taste of what is in their Farmer's market. I was not prepared for the crowd to be honest and I started to feel a little claustrophobic and my little daughter gets a little uncomfortable as well. But before that, we found a little Chinese bakery and got some pork buns and pineapple bread(which i devoured later that afternoon!). Yum!

We also spotted Santa and let the kids pose some pic with him!

Later we went on to see the Space Needle.

The next day we head back home. I think Oregon has a gorgeous picturesque landscape, i fell in love! The green mountains, rivers and lakes, looks stunning. And lastly i met Mount Shasta..=)

The kids had fun and we would take them again in a heartbeat if it was not a fourteen hour drive!

This Thanksgiving was sure a memorable one for me. I am sure blessed with everything i have and i am grateful for that.

xo's

~beverly~