Smith Family

Thanksgiving in Seattle

We drove up to Seattle to spend Thanksgiving with Robbie's sister, Marie, and her family. We ate a lot of food and a lot of pie. (Yum!) Angela came up with us too. It was a lot of fun. We also took some time to go into Downtown Seattle and visit the infamous Pike's Market. It was really fun to see the men throwing fish and the performers on the corners. Angela and I indulged in some yummy potstickers from a local vendor (Yum!).

Here's a picture I took of the view before we went into the market.

This man was playing a saw with a violin bow.

Isabel made friends with the crab.

I saw this sign and thought of Edmund from The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Yes, I know that I am a dork...

Isabel walking down the stairs with Dad.

After the market we walked over towards one of the piers and I got a great picture of the sun setting. It was very beautiful.

Crazy Hat Child

Here is funny video of Isabel playing with her Dad's hat. She loves to put it on over here eyes and run around.

The video is actually made up of two videos in the second half she had just ran into her little door and Angela and I couldn't stop laughing, luckily my daughter is very tough and just got right back up.

Note: Angela and I had just come home from a long day of shopping, so I think some of Isabel's excitement was getting out of her stroller or car seat.

3/4 of the Bacon Children

I had the pleasure of Greg and Angela to visit. It was interesting to see Isabel warm up to Greg. At first she was very curious and would peek around the corner to look at him and than run away, but than after about 10 mintues she was sitting in his lap. Here are some pictures of Isabel helping Greg play Settlers of Catan.

Isabel with the cards...

Greg rolled a 7...

but it's okay cause Isabel is so cute...although she shouldn't be sucking on those cards...

Aww...Isabel is such a cuddle bug

Shoes

Here's a cute video of Isabel playing with her Dad's shoes. She loves to put them on and walk around the house.

Bowling

Isabel went bowling for the first time. She got to stay up past her bedtime and party. It was really fun. We were interested to see how she'd react to the environment and of course the second we put her down, she started for the bowling lanes. It was quite a challenge to keep her off of them, that and keeping her fingers out of the bowling ball return machine (is that what it's called?), luckily she wasn't as interested in that.

Running for the lanes...

She loves to press buttons so of course she finds the button that blows out air.

Snacking.

Trying to find a bowling ball her size...

Hanging out with Heidi on the couches. The bowling alley had nice leather couches, instead of those uncomfortable hard chairs. It was really nice.

They did play some fun music, here's a video of Isabel's mad dance moves.

Cookies

Isabel and I were eating at Subway and I of course ordered 3 cookies because they are delicious. Little did I realize the extent of my daughter's reach. I turned around and this is what I saw. She was too cute, I had to take a picture and share some of the cookie with her.

Beacon Hill

On the way home from Seattle, we passed right through Kelso, Washington, my father's old stomping grounds. Since my Grandma and Grandpa Bacon are not with us anymore we haven't had a reason to visit Kelso in such a long time. So we drove past the old Bacon house, and took some pictures.