Walt loves his friend Addie. Every day he gets so excited to take Olivia to the bus and pick her up because he gets to see Addie! They are so cute together!!
Olivia was upset about something and I found her in my closet under a laundry basket and in one! haha
Walt had a great mustache after a delicious smoothie!
Austin was going to go home early because his friend Matt couldn't come visit and drive home with him but a big storm came it and it snowed!! The kids loved it and it was so fun watching Beau try to eat the snow!
We spent our last days with Austin trying to pack in all the fun we could. With all the gloomy weather and having Beau we didn't get to explore very much with Austin. We went to Michaels work to see the Spheres. They are 3 big balls that have amazon (HAHA) plants growing in them. Its pretty amazing!!
The kids loved exploring!
Its three stories tall and the second floor has a birds nest to sit in. It is about 60% humidity in the spheres during the day and at night they bring it up to 100%. The lights adjust to give the plants the exact light they need and the misters sense when the humidity changes and just like at the grocery store little misters spray the plants.
The entire building is glass so you can see the awesome view all over the city.
They have over 700 species of plants.
Every Amazon elevator has white boards in them.
Out side of the Spheres is a little place for the kids to run. They loved it.
Beau was hilarious when ever Michael came home. He would crawl to Michael, roll on his back, pee, then lay at his feet and not move. Michael would come home and in his deep voice tell Beau that he was the alpha male! haha!! Beau listened really well to Michael.
Our laundry routine is still going well. Dad even kept the excitement going by carrying them into their rooms in their laundry baskets! They thought that was pretty funny!
We heard so much about the University of Washington's cherry trees in the spring that we made sure to visit this year. There were SOOOO many people!! The trees were beautiful!! I was more impressed with the buildings. They were incredible!
The kids loved getting out for an adventure.
Im soaking in all the snuggles I can with this baby! She really isn't a baby anymore but I still pretend she is!
Hint number one that I need to take!! She was pretending to go potty on a chair in the playroom!! I guess its time to start potty training!?
Austin left early Sunday morning so he said his goodbyes Saturday night. I don't know if the kids quite understood that he was leaving. They asked where he was in the morning and for the next few days pointed out any Prius or golden retriever. They refer to the guest room as Austin's room still and every night we sing happy birthday to Austin and Beau! haha!!
Ellanore wouldn't stop picking her nose to take a good picture... Ellanore and Austin had the sweetest relationship. One time at Home Depot she couldn't see where he went so she started yelling "AUSTIN!!! You Ok!? AUSTIN!!!!?" She walked around the house every day yelling for him. She loves her uncle Austin!
Olivia loves Austin!
Walt was "too tired to smile" but ran in circles after the picture! Walt and Austin had a cute relationship too!
I made Olivia push the stroller up our steep hill since austin wasn't around to do it!
You know it is going to be a late night when they fall asleep picking Olivia up from the bus!!
I was laughing so hard when Walt rolled over one morning and was stuck!! hahahaha!! It looks so weird!!
We have some adjusting to do no that Austin is gone. We have loved having him here. He has been a huge help to me. I have seen so many blessings having him around to help watch the kids while I helped at school 4 days a week. He put groceries away, he encouraged me to make great dinners, he was always around to talk to, he listened to me vent. He was a great friend. I struggle with being "alone" a day. It is hard being far from family and starting over with making new friends. Having Austin here was a blessing straight from a loving Heavenly Father. He knew I needed Austin. I will forever be grateful.
