Spokane Picture Fest!

After the snowiest it's ever been in Portland since I've lived here, we flew up to Spokane, Washington to enjoy the tail end of their snowiest month EVER on record. It was beautiful, but I've had enough snow to last me for a while! We had a great time visiting Jeff's family. We stayed with Jeff's mom, Lannie, and his sisters, Kathleen and Liz. We got there the day after Christmas, and we opened presents and had a delicious ham dinner. Henry loved all of the toys, books, and games that his Grammy had waiting for him. We also loved OUR toys, books and games! We spent a good chunk of time playing games while we were there. We ate great food. We visited with friends and family. We did a little shopping. I got my hair done in the middle of a blizzard. Jeff and I went out to lunch...our first restaurant meal together without Henry in a LONG TIME. Jeff shoveled a lot of snow. Henry ate a lot of ice cream. I got to sleep in every day...THANKS LANNIE!!! It was a really wonderful visit.

Henry was "getting ready" to go out in the snow.

Shoveling (a.k.a. playing in) snow with Grammy.Henry and Grammy enjoying the fire. Open those eyes, Henry!Jeff, Henry and I played outside.Our Spokane self-portrait.Henry loved the Spokane snow!They had a beautiful Christmas tree. Henry spent a lot of time removing the ornaments and eating the candy canes.Henry colored with his Auntie Kath.Henry with Auntie Kath & Chief.Lannie, Kathleen, and Liz hosted a fun New Year's Eve party. They had it early in the evening so that people could eat, drink, visit, and then leave before midnight!

Henry's ready for New Year's Eve.Liz is ready for New Year's Eve.We're all ready for New Year's Eve.We got to visit with fun family friends, and Jeff got to see some old high school friends. There were even a couple of young boys for Henry to play with.

Double-fisted ice cream eating. Now THAT'S a party!Olivia is enjoying the delicious New Year's Eve spread!We were all in bed, asleep, at midnight. But Henry enjoyed an earlier New Years kiss with his Daddy.We started 2009 with lots of fun, laughter and love, so hopefully that's a sign of a great year to come.