Showing posts with label Spokane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spokane. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Mariners, Wedding and Graduation!!


Wednesday afternoon we took Hudson to his first Mariners game!! Although I'm sure he probably had no idea where we were or what was going on, he seemed to have a good time! He loved walking around the stadium taking in all his surroundings. And once we sat down in our seats he even sat on our laps watching some of the game (or at least looking around). After about an hour of sitting there and having a bottle he was already exhausted and spent the rest of the game asleep...including meeting the Mariner's moose for the first time!! Even though it was a lot of work for us to pack everything up and take Hudson up to Seattle, we had a lot of fun taking him to his first game and look forward to more when he's older and knows what is going on!


We had a very busy Memorial Day weekend. We started it early by heading over to Spokane Thursday. We arrived Thursday afternoon and had a relaxing evening with Andy's parents and siblings who came over for dinner. We enjoyed catching up and they all loved seeing how much Hudson has grown since they saw him last.

Friday the festivities started with Andy heading out to the Spokane Country Club for a round of golf with his friend Joe who was getting married Saturday. While the boys golfed I met Andy's mom downtown to get Hudson's hand and footprints imprinted in clay. From there we went down to her office so she could show off her grandson :) Friday evening Andy and I left Hudson with his grandma and grandpa so we could attend the rehearsal dinner for the wedding. We had a good time and ate a delicious meal at the country club.

Saturday morning we woke up and pretty much started getting ready for the wedding. Andy had to be at the venue for pictures by 12:30, so Hudson and I took him there and we hung out with Katie and Kyle until the wedding started. Joe and Samantha had a beautiful ceremony, it was great to see them both and see how happy they were! After the wedding and reception we headed back over to Katie and Kyle's where we hung out for a while until it was time to take Hudson home to bed.

Sunday was yet another jam-packed day. We had brunch at 11 am for Andy's cousin Andrea who was graduating from high school that afternoon. Between brunch and the graduation we made the trip up to Andy's grandparent's house so they could meet their great grandson for the first time! It was very obvious that they were thrilled to meet him! Andy's grandma was able to hold Hudson for a long time while he looked at her smiling and giggling! Andy's grandpa held him too but unfortunately by then he was getting hungry so wasn't too happy :) After the visit with the grandparents we headed back downtown for Andrea's graduation. Hudson was such a good boy through most of the ceremony only crying for a couple seconds in the middle of it and he was awake through the whole thing!! After the graduation we went to Andy's aunt and uncle's house for a BBQ then finally home to get some MUCH needed rest!!


Monday we got on the road as soon as we were up and about but unfortunately still hit the nasty holiday traffic which turned the normal 4 1/2 hour drive into about a 6 hour drive :( Luckily both Maverick and Hudson spent most of the car ride asleep in the back seat, which made it a bit easier on us!!
Overall it was a crazy and busy weekend, but we were glad to spend some time with Andy's family again since we aren't able to do that very often!!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Another busy week!











The last month has been jam-packed with visiting people since Hudson was born. We have gotten to spend a lot of quality time with friends and family. Last week we had our 2nd "playdate" with the Smith family including baby Hayden who's just 8 days younger than Hudson. Although most of the day was spent with the boys sleeping and eating, we had a blast chatting with Joy and Dan about life with a newborn and posing the boys together for pictures! We can't wait until they're old enough to interact, our playdates will be so much fun then!!

Last weekend we made our first family roadtrip to Spokane to visit Andy's family! I thought we might be crazy for making the trip with a 3 week old and our crazy boxer but the trip went relatively smoothly! The drive there was a little obnoxious thanks to Maverick deciding to pant and whine the entire drive! We think it's because he was in the front seat (so I could sit in the back with Hudson) and he's used to having the whole backseat to himself. Other than that the ride was smooth sailing..Hudson slept the entire 5 hours (except for a quick pit stop in Ellensburg to fuel up and feed both him and us).
The weekend was a lot of fun visiting with Andy's parents, siblings and Aunt and Uncle. Us girls also got some shopping time in! Saturday we went to the mall where I found some awesome deals on a few cute outfits for Hudson. Sunday Katie (Andy's sister) and I went to the JBF Spokane sale where almost everything was 50% off!! I found some awesome deals, including onesies for 50 cents, pajamas for $1-$3 and a WSU tracksuit for $10! Although Hudson probably didn't NEED everything I found, I couldn't pass up the amazing deals on the cute stuff I got :) This sale made me excited to check out the one in Puyallup coming up in a couple weeks.
Overall we had an awesome weekend and feel so blessed to have such a great baby! He's so mellow and relaxed most of the time, especially on car rides!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

{Spokane}
















This past weekend Andy and I were lucky enough to have it off together to visit Spokane. We left Friday after work and got there just after midnight. Saturday was spent visiting with Andy's family. We went to lunch at Wingers with his sister, her husband and his brother Mike and his girlfriend. After that us girls did some shopping and catching up while the boys had 'guy time.' At 5:3o we all went to a church in the Valley for mass and a blessing of Andy's grandparent's marriage after 65 years!!! They were so happy that most of the family made it to church and then up to their house at the lake for a family dinner. We had a good time visiting, eating and even for a ride in the boat! Unfortunately it was pretty late by the time we got there so we didn't get to swim in the lake or anything :(


Sunday morning we got up and met Katie and Kyle for breakfast at the Rocket Bakery downtown Spokane, then went up to Andy's little brother Jon's apartment so I could check it out. He's got a pretty nice little place for a bachelor! Then Andy took me to my FAVORITE park in Spokane--Manitow Park--We had so much fun walking through the rose gardens, Japanese gardens and the nearby neighborhoods. It's such a beautiful park, especially in the summer months. That was about all we had time for before we had to head back home, which unfortunately took us 7 hours (instead of the usual 4-5)...it was sooooo frustrating, and we never even saw a cause for the hold up.
Mav loves car rides!! :)