Shortly after our little Oliver cat died, my mom suggested planting a baby tree in our backyard as a little memorial to Oliver. Anyone who has seen our backyard knows it’s about as big as a postage stamp, so, while I loved the idea of planting something in Oliver’s memory, I didn’t think a tree was …
Category Archives: Family
Whirlwind Visit from my Dad
Days after Alex’s parents departed from their Seattle visit my dad arrived for his brief stay with us. I just saw my dad a few weeks ago and we will be seeing him again shortly, so he decided to sneak in a quick visit out here to enjoy some Seattle sun and meet Mr. Jackson. …
Washington Wine Tour
We are so lucky to live in Washington. Not only is it the most beautiful place in the world but we’ve got some darn good wines. Wine country is only 2 hours away from Seattle and last weekend we took advantage of that and took Alex’s parents over to Yakima Valley to do a wine …
A weekend of memories
This weekend we are being especially nostalgic. August 17th and 18th both hold special places in Alex’s and my hearts for a number of reasons. Last year on August 17th we got to meet our little puppy Aspen. Alex’s mom flew her out from Illinois to come and live with us. August 18th comes with …
Seattle’s “Heat Wave”
We are under an “excessive heat advisory” here in Seattle. What that means is that it’s over 80 degrees and the city freaks out because no one has air conditioning. I make fun of it a lot, but in reality, it really doesn’t get above 80 degrees here very often so people just aren’t used …
Backyard Makeover
A big thanks to my mom for all of her help with our little backyard makeover. I had been intending on doing some planting in two areas of our backyard but had no idea what to do with the space so when my mom came out for a visit I enlisted her help. There is …
This Week in the Allen Household
It has been an unexpectedly busy week at the Allen household. My mom came for a spontaneous three day visit in the middle of the week, Alex has been riding his bike like a madman, Jackson started puppy class, I have been busy doing things around the house and planning trips and parties {rough life} …
15 pounder!
We’ve got a 15 pounder on our hands. Our little “meatball” is growing like a weed now that he’s a ten week old puppy. He has been doing awesome – he’s such a fun addition to our lives. Jackson started going on walks this week! This started gradually over the last few days. We began …
Weekend Recap
Going into the weekend we didn’t really have much on the radar but somehow it turned out to be a really fun weekend. We squeezed a lot in and had a great time! We kicked things off on Friday. I started the day being tormented by the puppy and managed to break away to go …
Little Man is Growing!
Jackson is 9 weeks old today! In our first week and a half he has gained about 3 pounds but we can really tell that he’s getting longer and taller. Today he weighs 13 pounds. Things are going well with Jackson. Here’s a little update about the pup: He is sleeping through the night most …