A lazy morning

A lazy morning on a cold rainy day. I must say these two go hand in hand. I love lazy mornings, and we sure don't have many of them. Of course when we do, I'm all about soaking up every minute. This morning Tess and I stayed in bed drinking Tea and reading books.

Such a little girl she is.... From her dolls and tea parties to dressing up....she's 100% girl.

Two.....right around the corner

It's hard to believe my baby is no longer a baby. She's a little toddler. Here are a couple of pictures from earlier today. We spent the day in doors playing with dolls, books, and blocks.

Bob is not the nice one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jillian Michaels and I have a meeting every morning in our living room. She kicks my rear 3-5 days a week. I love her DVD's and that "in your face" attitude she brings along with the workouts.

On the other hand, I've always thought of Bob Harper as the "nice one". Well was I wrong! We were at Target the other night, and I saw that one of his newest DVD's was on sale. I thought, oh what the heck, I'll try it. I actually had Tim pick between two DVD's because I couldn't decide. After popping it in the DVD player yesterday, and doing the 60 minute workout, I realized that I was more than a little wrong about the, "nice guy" attitude he presents. I actually cried working out yesterday morning. I have NEVER cried while working out.....NEVER. I cried four times during the course of the workout. I was shocked at how hard this circuit training DVD was.

If you are looking for a butt kicking workout, look no further. His DVD, the Inside out Method, is one of the best I've ever done. ...And don't be fooled...Bob Harper is definitely not the nice guy.

Some fun with my new camera!

For Christmas this year Tim surprised me with a new camera. ...and what a camera it is! I've had a blast taking pictures the last couple of weeks. There are so many different settings, and I'm sure it will take me quite a while to figure all of them out.

Coming from a family of photographers and taking photography myself (years ago), I've had that itch to start photographing again. I'm really looking forward to this summer, and all of the beauty that will come with it.

This afternoon I drove to the top of our hill, where the view is amazing to say the least. I took some pictures, and played around with some of the settings.

silhouette of Seattle and the Olympics.
This picture is just missing snow.

New Years Eve Morning at the Needle

This morning we ventured out to visit the Space Needle. It had been years since Tim and I had been there. Tess had never been there, so we thought with the sun out, what a perfect morning to go. Thank you dad and Lorie for the gift certificate!

Starbucks coffee and the Space Needle....you can't get much more Seattle than that!

Going up...

Our little monkey....this girl will climb anything.

Mount Baker

Lake Union

The city and Mt. Rainier

Not sure what ferry this is, but it looked pretty on the water.

View of the Olympics

I love this place....the Pacific North West.

Yeah, it rains...a lot. Yeah, we don't get to see the sun often. However, days like today, make it all worth while. When the sun is out in Seattle, there's no other sight like it. It definitely makes up for all of the cloudy days we have. This picture below was taken from our bedroom window. It's a peek-a-boo picture of the Olympics.

These Tiny Hands

As a mom, there are so many little things I can't get enough of. One of those things are Tessa's little hands. Lately, I've been trying to capture everything she does with them because I know they won't stay this little forever.