Ferry Rides...

Port Townsend to Whidbey
Anacortes to Orcas

Orcas to Anacortes
Seattle Brem

We had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and LOTS of boat rides.

Feet Reach the Floor

Feet finally reach the floor when she's on her Wheely Bug.
New favorite activity: Riding Wheely Bug and dancing to Music Together Cd.
What a Wednesday!

Rig a Jig Jig

And away we go!

Just in time for Nana and Papa's visit this weekend!

When I Am Among The Trees

When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.

I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
     but walk slowly, and bow often.

Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, "Stay awhile."
The light flows from their branches.

And they call again, "It's simple," they say,
"and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine."

--Mary Oliver

Molly Turns One!

We celebrated Molly's first birthday by taking a trip up to Mt. Rainier.
We had dinner at Copper Creek Inn (where I celebrated my own birthday a few years back), and spent the night in the tower suite at Alexanders, where Molly took her first few steps in the hotel lobby.  This morning The Opplers and my pop joined us for a snowshoe/ski up to Copper Creek Hut where we had a picnic outside in the sunshine.  We couldn't have gotten a more beautiful day.

More to come soon, but here are some pics of Molly and Dani relaxing after lunch.

We've had so much fun with these girls over the past year (and seven weeks!)

Christmas Eve

We had brunch over at Nana and Papa's the other day.  Jodi and Robert have been loaning us Ethan's old car seat which Molly has been having a blast cruising around in.

 Nana made some delicious french toast.  Afterward Molly entertained us all with her favorite Pat the Table game.

We have been having so much fun visiting with Nana and Papa.

Here is a pic of Papa cracking Molly up

And here we are caroling with Nana and Ethan last night

We had a delicious Christmas dinner tonight with turkey, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans, brussle sprouts, and Molly's favorite: Pink Jell-o salad.  Molly couldn't get enough of the stuff.

Then she got to experience another Martin tradition: A special Christmas Eve present from her Nana and Papa: New Christmas Pajamas (all washed and ready to go) and a festive story to read before bed.

Now she and Ethan are snug in their beds, and we are about to head to bed as well, since the NORAD Santa Tracker says Santa is already in Missouri-- so he should be touching down in Tuscon soon!

Happy First Christmas Molly!

And to all a good night!

xxoo

Em

So excited for Santa we can hardly sleep! Well, not exactly...

More like, we are having so much fun in Tuscon we are all tuckered out!