It’s finally happening….I’m updating the blog!

Posted by: azzbugged | February 2, 2009

It’s finally happening….I’m updating the blog!

So, the whole month of December and January are pretty much a wash. Memories have faded and just chunks of “events” stick in my mind. I’ll try to cover a few here and then start afresh for February. Now that the mad holiday rush is over maybe I’ll be able to keep on top of the blog postings from now own. Yeah right!

Mostly the biggest things that happened in December are the big snow storm, Baja coming to visit and Christmas. Beyond that everything else is hazy.

The big snow storm. So for those that don’t know it’s pretty rare for Portland to get much snow. We might get a dusting here and there but it pretty much does not snow in big amounts. That happens in The Cascades but not on the valley floor. Except this year it was different. We got the storm of the century. If my memory is serving me correctly we got over 12 inches of snow. We loved being snowbound. Luckily Baja’s plane arrived on the Saturday that it really started to come down. So she got snowed in with us! Here are some pics of the event:

Blue Heron on neighbor's roof

Hawthorne snowed in

We also visited Peacock Lane with our friends Sarah and Drew and their two children Maggie and Caesar. Here are some picks from the lane.

Peacock Lane

Haballips at Peacock Lane

Christmas morning was a lot of fun with Baja, Auntie Fe and our family. We woke up and Niko opened his stocking. He had a lot of little goodies in there. When Auntie Fe arrived it was on to the main event. We had fun opening presents and enjoying each other’s company. Jason cooked us a big Christmas breakfast that was delicious!

Baja and Niko

I'm on top of the world!

In January we had Jason’s parents come to visit. We had a wonderful time with them as usual. Niko loved hanging out with his Yaya and Poppie. We had a second Christmas while they were here and repeated gift openings and the big breakfast!

Christmas Stocking-literally

Niko opening gift with Momma and Poppie

It’s been pretty quiet since all our guests have gone. We miss having more family here but are thankful we have Auntie Fe here year round to keep us company. Here are a few more random pics and then a gallery of all the fun times we had in Dec and Jan. Hello February!