Family photos always bring me tremendous joy. This most recent photo shoot is one of the most special ones to date. With all that’s happening in the world right now I am exceptionally grateful we have these recent family photos that captured our first big family trip to The Lodge. A huge thanks, as always …
Author Archives: Alison Allen
Lodge Life: Family Visit
Before our worlds were turned upside down Alex’s family came out to The Lodge for a visit. Now with the state of things we feel extremely fortunate this visit was able to happen. Alex’s parents, his sister and her husband and their two kids, Nico and Marco, came for their first big family trip together. …
Lodge Life: Quarantine Week 3
Here we are at the beginning of our third week in quarantine out here at The Lodge. In particular, my mood remains one of tremendous gratitude. I’m focusing my energy on finding joy and savoring the family time. It’s overwhelming reading the news right now; however, I am finding it so heartwarming hearing stories of …
Hannah is 20 Months Old!
Our little spitfire is acting more and more like a little girl every day. She’s really starting to look the part too with her long curly hair. Occasionally she’ll even let me put it up in a little pointy pigtail. Hannah’s 20-Month Stats: Weight: 26 pounds, 6 oz {88th percentile – as of 1/22} Length: …
Lodge Life: Pandemic
We are safe, healthy and in good spirits. In case you missed our last post, our family is holed up in the mountains indefinitely while we self-quarantine amidst the pandemic. As we get further and further into this wild situation I feel more and more grateful for the blessings we do have right now. We …
Lodge Life: Quarantine
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 10 days you know that the Seattle area is the epicenter of the US Coronavirus outbreak. Seattle is home for us, so we’ve been taking things a day at a time over here, careful to heed recommendations by our local health experts and avoid crowds …
Ben is 3-3/4!
This milestone almost snuck by without me realizing it was approaching! My goodness gracious, though, 3-1/2 is one of my new favorite ages. So far my favorites seem to be the “half years” for some reason. Ben has been acting like such a kid lately. Ben’s stats: Weight: around 33 pounds Height: around 41 inches …
Mid-Winter Break
Kiddos in Seattle typically get the week of Presidents Day off of school. I think it’s sort of nice for those families who opt to take a vacation to get a break from the clouds; however, this year we stayed local. We split the week up a bit and spent the long weekend out at …
Hannah is 19 Months Old!
Over the last month Hannah seemed to do a lot of growing up. A lot of things leveled out for her and, dare I say it, she might have mellowed out a little bit, too. There has been a lot more independence, an increase in comfort in being away from me and a whole lot …
Confessions of a Stay at Home Mom: One Year In
A year ago today I began my career as a stay-at-home mom. I knew it was going to be hard. I wasn’t sure what the challenges would look like or how I’d weather the change. What I did know was that I was ready. While it ended up happening much faster than we could have …
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