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We’re sitting here in the biggest snow event Seattle has seen in a long time, and while the kids chill with some Bubble Guppies in between romps outside, I figure it’s a good time to resurrect my blog. This was my first ever solo hike back in 2009, and every year now I look forward to that premium bit of alone time in July. We drove down to Mount Rainier to hike the Bench and Snow Lakes trail, which was definitely my favorite hike of the year. A good reminder that the best hikes don’t have to involve long drives or big mountains or good weather, as long as you’re with the right people.
Day 18: all about Wellie and how much love he’s getting from the girls lately. I also used a unicorn gift tag from one of Nora’s presents since the girls are playing with her My Little Pony castle in the photo. I usually end my albums on Christmas Eve, but on Christmas Eve we went sledding and had so much fun that it needed to be included. And then I added an extra 2×2 in divided page protector with lots of extra photos and ephemera from throughout the month.
The card flips up to reveal one of the lists JK made of the nice and the naughty things Nora did over a couple of days (a short-lived attempt at using Santa as behavioral motivation – side note: on Christmas Day, Nora mentioned how much she loved her presents and how she had been worried that she would get a lump of coal. She wrote this in Norwegian, so I’ll translate: she wanted a watch and shoes that light up, and according to her, Lily also wanted a watch, I wanted new clothes (is she throwing shade at such a young age? ), and JK wanted a new computer. I saved this one until I got my Joy Story Kit, because the look on Lily’s face just sums up joy for me. On day sixteen, JK and I took Nora out on a date without Lily –
My album this year opens with a tag book I made after seeing Ali’s version in the December Daily Product Play 2 class. The journaling card is part of Ali’s overlay pack from this year. It occurred to me a little too late that it’s kind of confusing that there’s a giant number 3 on her two-year checkup, but On day four, I used some patterned paper and a journaling card to create a pocket to hold Nora’s art and some journaling.