Soaking In The Sun

This past week has been warm and sunny in Tacoma. Bella is loving being able to play outside all day, mommy on the other hand is pregnant and HOT. This week is definitely the first sign of summer we have seen this year, and we are really taking advantage of it. All of us have a sunburn, but we are happy to finally get some good ol' vitamin D.

Chugga Chugga-Choo Choo

Today was the Tacoma train festival. We are big fans of anything that gets us out of the house and doesn't cost any money. We went to check it out, and little did we know Bella would be going on her very first train ride on a classic steamer train. The information booth said "tour a train" so we hopped aboard thinking we were just going to look around, next thing we know we are on a 45 minute train ride through our surrounding neighborhood. It really pays to be clueless because we got on the train thinking it was just for show, when really you were technically supposed to buy tickets to ride the train. Whoops- I guess we had the wrong train.

Bella Goes Bowling

Our local bowling alley offers a great Sunday special for 1.25 a game/per person. We decided this would be a great opportunity to take miss Bella bowling for the first time. Along with our neighbors (who have a 4 year old daughter, and an 18 month old son) we trekked over to the bowling alley and had a fun night. Bella barely fit into the smallest size of bowling shoes that they had to offer, and couldn't really lift the lightest ball, but luckily they have this wonderful contraption to assist the under aged bowlers (pictured below). All Bella had to do was line up where she wanted to aim the ball and give the ball a big push. Thanks to the wonderful device (not sure what it was called), and the bumpers on the lanes, Bella did fantastic! Mommy on the other hand was the worst player of the night.

Leavenworth

While CJ was on a man-trip fishing this weekend, Bella and I tagged along with my family to Leavenworth for a mini-vacation. The weather was absolutely beautiful and we had loads of fun exploring, playing, and shopping. Thank you to my awesome mom for the nice weekend.

Petting the giant tortoise at the Reptile Zoo in Monroe

Bella did GREAT at putt putt golf. She made a lot of great putts and even scored a hold in one with a little directional guidance from Jay.

We were surrounded by stunning views

Two cute kids!