Xander and Clare

We stopped in Tacoma to spend some time with Sara, Laurence,
and the boys. Ryan has grown so much since we last saw him!

Then again, so have Max and Jackson.

We took a chilly stroll to the awesome Proctor District,
with Max leading the way on his unicycle.

Ice cream had been promised on this mini-vacation weekend,
so ice cream was had.

I got a smile from Ryan!

Xander is in love with their guinea pigs.

Max: "This one won't pee on you."
Great to know. :)

Scott and Becky stopped by Kate and Jessica's that night
to drop off Felix for a sleep-over. Haven't seen them in way too long.

Pancakes for breakfast!

We took the kids to the Frye Museum again.
Love going there.

Xander does his best imitation of this painting.

Clare looks over a book about the exhibit.
An art critic in the making?

 

It's that time of year again: Attempting to get a photo
for the holiday card. (It took three separate photo shoots
this time, but we finally nailed it.)

Henry lent Clare several Scooby-Doo books.
She has a new obsession.

Xander is still creating stadiums every chance he gets.

Dressed up in Hawkeye gold with a navy blue Squalicum Storm
hat to better cheer on the Pacers.

Make-up homework from her day off last week.

A little flu bug seems to have hit Miss Clare. Not too bad,
but she's enjoying day two on the couch, watching episode
after episode of Scooby-Doo.