We met Alex’s family down in Arizona for a long weekend getaway last weekend. Alex’s parents, his sister, our brother in-law and their new baby, Nico, joined us in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area for some family time in the sun {and, as it turned out, the rain!}. It’s so much more complicated flying with an infant. …
Author Archives: Alison Allen
The Happenings
February is flying by and is already nearly over! Both Alex and I have been really busy with work lately, not to mention busy trying to keep up with our growing boy. Here’s what’s been going on… Pancakes! Eggs! Pasta! Oh my! Mr. Ben has been stepping up his game with feeding himself legitimate solid …
Day in the Mountains
Alex’s dad has been out here for the long holiday weekend and was itching to go cross country skiing. We headed to our trusty spot at Hyak out at Snoqualmie Pass and showed him where we’ve been going this winter. The weather was pretty good – it was rather warm. Mother Nature was having a …
Ben’s First Ear Infection
We can now check the box that says Ben has had an ear infection now! He has been such a trooper. Unless you spent the night at our house, you’d never know anything was wrong. He took this ear infection like a champ and was in a great mood all week, despite the ear infection. …
Spring!
I think Punxsutawney Phil was wrong… it has felt like spring here this past week {well, except for Wednesday when it was a monsoon!}! What a treat in mid-February. There are daffodils in bloom in our neighborhood and the sun has been shining brightly. Makes me excited for summer! I lucked out this week because …
Another Ski Day!
Last weekend Alex and I headed to the mountains for our second ski day of the season. We timed it well because it ended up being a bluebird day {skier speak for a sunny day 😉 } – the weather was perfect and the conditions were pretty great for the most part. Powder Bowl and …
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Sending a little love from Ben on this Valentine’s Day!
Snow Day!
Today was one of those rare, magical snow days in Seattle. At our house we got around 5 inches of snow which is more than enough to shut down the city. School was closed today and so was most of Seattle. We loved watching the big, wet flakes slowly, silently fall from the sky this …
Ben is Eight Months Old
My friend Sarah recently pointed out that Ben has been alive longer than he was in eutero for! He is officially 8 months old. As most people say it just keeps getting more and more fun! Ben hasn’t had a doctor’s appointment for a while so we haven’t gotten too many updated stats, but as …
The Happenings
It’s amazing how quickly things are changing around here. Ben is now 7 1/2 months old and I’m really pretty floored at how different things are today than they were three weeks ago when I was writing my post about him turning 7 months old. Our daily routine is in constant flux based on what’s …