Our time home - Part 1

This year we were able to spend 11 days in Washington and the entire trip was wonderful! We arrived in Seattle on December 24, greeted by lots of snow, which really made it feel like Christmas. Eric's parents had received 40+ inches over a few days in Spokane! We went straight to the Reinstra Christmas party and had lots of fun opening gifts, showing Lily off, and eating great food. After a long day of traveling, Lily did surprisingly well at the party. The best part was getting to see everyone and their kids together--we hadn't seen some of the family since our wedding!

On Christmas day we opened gifts and enjoyed a leisurely morning at the Olsons. For our entire Western Washington trip, Bob and Joann opened their beautiful home to us. They are both such great hosts, we felt very comfortable! We spent the afternoon at the Smith family party in Arlington and getting there was quite the adventure! The streets had not been cleared so the snow had packed down and frozen, leaving the road much like a children's carnival ride. It was bumpy and slick to drive on, people were getting stuck or nearly colliding into parked cars...but it was also a good time bouncing around in the Trooper!

After four busy days, it was time to head back across the mountains to spend New Years in Eastern Washington. We were sad to say goodbye to the Reinstra and Smith families and hope to be back again soon!