The Grahams

I'm realizing how bad I have been about keeping up with things. You'd think I'd have more time with Callie in school but time seems to slip away from me. We've had a busy couple of months...trying to make the most of the weather and enjoy spring even though it has yet to arrive. Everyone needs a little fancy in their life.....Grandma took us to see Fancy Nancy at the Tacoma Musical Playhouse. I love Fancy Nancy and the show did not disappoint. Super fun time with the girls and grandma. I love how our 3 girls have 3 very distinct and very different personalities and perspectives on what it means to be fancy! We also hit up the spring fair when it was in town with Grandma and Grandpa. I actually seem to prefer the spring fair over the big fall fair. I love how small the spring fair is, so much less overwhelming for me. After we visited the animals and the rides we watched "slamfest". It is safe to say that I had no idea what I was getting into - a n...

I am so blessed to be the mom of these 2 amazing kids! I hope that I grow to be a role model in their eyes as my mom continues to grow in mine. I can't wait to take her out to dinner and celebrate soon! Amazing how becoming a mom can change my perspective on everything. We had a great day on Sunday. We spent the morning at church and then packed our lunch and headed up to the mountains for a hike. The kids did amazing - Liam is in an awkward stage - he doesn't want to be in the pack but we also are not sure how much he can actually walk. Sunday he pushed past our expectations and walked the whole 3 muddy miles. The lower falls Biggest tree ever!

Now that Liam has turned three we were able to start him in swim lessons. After about 2 tentative weeks, it is safe to say that he loves it! He has the best teacher that I have ever seen and has come very far in a short time. When he started he didn't even want to put his chin in the water, now we struggle to get him to keep his head above the water. We are thankful that he can do this during the day and spend the morning in the pool playing.

For mid winter break we continued the Knowles tradition and headed to Sunriver for the week. So many memories were made and Callie and Liam constantly talk about it. They love being around their grandma and grandpa, playing with their cousins and skiing (Callie). Callie had so much fun skiing and loved going through the trees, doing jumps and skiing with Grandpa. Liam had a blast with Grandma - they rode bikes, went for walks, snuggled, and played cars together. We are already looking forward to next year! Liam got to have Bennett all to himself for a day and he was so happy about it! (if only he would keep his eyes open) Snuggles with Grandma after a day of skiing After the long drive, the kids were able to get some wiggles out in Sunriver before getting into the house These kiddos were amazing skiers! They lasted until the last chair almost every day that we skied! So fun skiing with them! Grandpa and his little speedsters! We had some beau...

Not sure where this year went so quickly but we recently had a boy turn three. Liam was so excited to celebrate his birthday and be a "big boy". We had a small family party and then celebrated with the rest of the Knowles family in Sun River. It was completely perfect for him - a cake with cars on it and truck gifts....he was in heaven. He has come so far in this past year, I couldn't be more proud of him.  His speech has improved significantly and continues to surprise us with his vocabulary.  He continues to be the happiest when he is outside and can truly spend all day outside if you let him. He loves riding his scooter, his bike, and driving his remote control car around the neighborhood.  He is obsessed with cars and trucks. We continue to try opening him to new things, to no avail. It is trucks and cars, all the time, anywhere.  He loves his big sister and idolizes her. Luckily Callie is extremely loving and kind with him and tolerates her little "sha...

We were blessed with 2 snow days this week. It was so much fun spending the day outside in the snow and playing around. Both kiddos spent all day in the snow and loved every minute of it. We made snowmen, went sledding, made snow cones and snow ice cream, had a snowball fight and went for a long walk around the neighborhood. It started snowing Sunday night and the kids ran outside trying to catch snowflakes in their mouths I'm pretty sure Liam's favorite was to eat the snow.... Maya, Laurel, and Sarah came over and enjoyed the snow with us. The girls made a giant snow head. And ate snow cones.... Our family of snowmen!