Seattle Aquarium toddler time

Harrison and I joined our friend William and his mommy Caroline for some fun at the Seattle Aquarium on Tuesday. Harrison enjoyed steering the ship!



So much fun touching the sea creatures!


All ready for the rain outside!


I would say it was a very successful play date!

So behind...

Today I feel overwhelmed and thought I would take a moment to vent while Harrison is avoiding a much needed nap and is crying out from his crib! Overwhelmed because...

1. China pictures are still NOT put together

2. Christmas newsletter hasn't been started

3. Baby book is behind on pictures and milestones

4. My floors are covered in a black dust from this week of converting from oil to gas heating

Hmmm...I think that is it for now. Back to work on cleaning the floors!

Good-bye Seattle, Hello China

Ready or not off to China we go! Thankfully we are ready! Our flight leaves at 2pm for Beijing tomorrow and i am super excited for this crazy wonderful adventure. Please pray for safe travels. Hopefully I will have access to email and blogging,,,but only time will tell!

Down 6 pounds

I went this morning to weigh in before church and I received my 5 pound lost sticker :D since starting two weeks ago (give or take a few days).

Playing in the sun!

Recently Harrison has taken to climbing the stairs over and over again at the park, here he decided to take a break.



Melt my heart smile!


I finally found a slide at a yard sale! Best $5 spent!

Weight Watchers

After some time of being on the fence I took the plunge and joined Weight Watchers! My first weight in and meeting was on Saturday afternoon. I was so nervous about going since I did not know anyone and as always I am nervous when trying something new. Everyone was so nice and I love it! I am super excited for this new phase in my life. I love how easy it is to log in my points and see what the value of food is before I dive in. Here's to a new way of life! My favorite part about the point system is that you can eat anything but in moderation (something I have NEVER been very good about.) With that said today I went to McDonalds' to get a cheese burger and small fries. Those two alone were 16 points total out of my 32 allotted points a day. A true eye opener. Also as I was eating my hot fries and burger I started to think "this really doesn't taste as yummy as it once had and why did I spend so many points on it!?!"

Such is life :D I continue to LOVE Boot Camp every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.

China here we come!

It is official! We have our plane tickets and hotel for China! We leave Seattle at 2pm on October 7th and return on October 30th. We will be staying in Beijing from October 8th-24th. Bill will be working for 2 weeks while Harrison and I explore our surroundings and then as a family we will vacation for one week. We will leave Beijing on the 24th to take the train (or whatever it is called in China) to Shanghai until October 28th. We will then take the train back to Beijing on the 28th so we can fly home on the 30th. This is going to be an amazing adventure!

So far our travel plans/attractions is visiting the Great Wall and Forbidden City. Now that we have our hotels and know what neighborhood of where we will be staying in Beijing I will begin to seriously look at our guide book. There are internet cafes though out the city and in the hotel so I will do my best to keep our adventures updated (though it may all be writing and no pictures til we get home).

God is amazing and I am in Awe...