October Visit #2

Our dear Seattle friends, Ted and Jane arrived on Tuesday evening and stayed through Friday morning with us last week.  We had a wonderful time together!  Jane celebrated her birthday with us during their stay - so she and Janie popped out for a thrifting date and treats at a local coffee shop. :)

Come again soon!

Hutchinson's visit

Last week we had our dear friends, Ted and Jane Hutchinson visit with us from Seattle.  We had a wonderful time of fellowship and relaxing together.  Jane and I did some thrift shopping together (a shared love!) and Erik and Ted spent time in downtown Philadelphia enjoying large hoagies.  Meredith loved having new playmates for a few days and fresh laps for story reading.

 Madeleine joined us for dinner one evening, and Dan Hutchinson and his girlfriend, Cynthia popped up from Princeton another evening for dinner, games and smokes (just the guys).  Fun times all around!

end of seattle trip

Our last few days in Seattle were spent with dear friends. Here we are having dinner with Dan, Heather and Ian - along with our gracious hosts, Ted and Jane. :-)Jane and Meredith spent lots of quality time together over our time there. They are pals now!
As always...beautiful sunsets from the Hutchinson's deck. It was amazing to have this as a normal part of pretty much every evening there.
We saw our dear friend, Mariah, while in Seattle. She was passing through on her free week between NOLS courses. Meredith had some special bonding time with her...yay!

Ice Caves

On Thursday we spent the later part of the afternoon hiking to the Ice Caves in the Cascade mountains. It was a short and easy hike each way (2 miles total) - which was perfect because we began at 6pm!


Sooooooo beautiful! We love mountains like these!
Meredith was a trooper and fell asleep in the sling on the way back. We were glad we brought a blanket to bundle her into because we were surprised by how cool the breeze was once we reached the ice and snow!

We learned that the cold air coming down the side of the mountain with the water freezes and then combined with the warm air on the ground, ice caves form. You can go into the caves, but it's quite dangerous because you never know when they may collapse! (we didn't get too close!)

...three robins with us...

Ethan, Carrie and Karen Poppy took us on a beautiful hike in Laramie Park in northern Washington. 2 cute families! the overlook was soooo beautiful!
we love you guys!

Meredith loved riding snuggled close to Daddy. :-)

Picnic with the Robins...Meredith meets Karen Poppy!

We shared a lovely picnic (delicious food thanks to Carrie!) with the Robins on Thursday. Karen Poppy (8 months) and Meredith (just about 3 months) began their friendship and we enjoyed a wonderful time of reconnecting with Ethan and Carrie.


Such dear friends - so, so wish we lived closer to you guys!!

First Father's Day

Erik had his first Father's Day this Sunday. :-) He and Meredith snuggled in front of the fire at the Hutchinson's home (yes, we all cozied up in front of the fire - it's cool here in Seattle!)

Later, over a delicious dinner of salmon, rice, and asparagus (yummy!) Meredith flashed some smiles at her favorite Auntie Jane H. :-)

Beautiful Seattle!

We are in Seattle! It's so beautiful and cool here...temps have been in the lower 60s. :-) So - lots of walks, sitting out on the deck to enjoy beautiful sunsets, fires to sit and read by and delicious meals! All at the Hutchinsons gracious and cozy home. It's such a restful and warm place - and what a treat to be with such dear friends.

Meredith and Cooper (dog) have been getting acquainted. Meredith usually just stares wide eyed and doesn't mind too many slobbery kisses! She likes his black coat and happy disposition. Just no loud barking, please!