Bear Project - Year 2

My Most Precious 40th Birthday Gift

My Mom had made my sister and I blankets quite a few years ago. After she passed, I frantically looked through the house for my blanket. To my utter sadness, I realized that the blanket had gotten lost in one of our moves. My sister gave me her blanket for my birthday and I was so touched by her generosity. Thanks Steph.

Happy 2nd Birthday Liz

Unfortunately Liz was sick on her 2nd birthday. That didn't stop her though from enjoying special green eggs from Mr. Robert and Miss Erica's farm, eating ice cream cake, or opening gifts. Most of the gifts in the picture below is from her Grandpa Kelley who picked some dillies. Liz especially loved the dinosaur and Elf, which is an elf that watches her and reports to Santa in the evening on whether she has been good or not. Miss Mary made Liz a beautiful bag (I got one too!) that she uses to carry some of her little stuffed animals around. Brett and I bought her the bicycle, but had to exchange it for another brand since the Skuut turned out to be too tall. Speaking of gifts, my parents had bought Liz the learning tower (see a post from October) for her 2nd birthday which she LOVES and uses everyday. I definitely think that I got my lack of patience when giving gifts from my Mom :)

Thanksgiving Dinner and Heyum Awesome Birthday Gifts

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at the Heyum's house. We truly are thankful for such wonderful friends. Not only was the company amazing, the food was so tasty and Dana and Josh put together a beautiful table. I took a picture of our name settings, which were turkeys with trivia on the feathers. I can't even begin to imagine how long it took Dana to put those together. We loved the turkeys so much we took them home and have them on display.

I wanted to also mention the very thoughtful birthday gifts Liz and I received from them. My gift was spa treatment (can never have too many of those) and Liz's was a book of pictures from the last year of her life! Brett and I couldn't believe how small Carter and Liz looked in the pictures and we were so touched by the thoughtful gift.

Visit with Grandpa Kelley :)

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My Birthday Dinner

Brett took me to a wonderful restaurant for my 40th birthday. We went to Canlis, which is a 60 year family owned restaurant in Seattle. Below was my birthday dessert. Brett and I first had these little desserts in Switzerland and they're delicious!

Lizzie and Aunt Daphne's Birthday Picture

Gracie made this beautiful birthday picture for Lizzie and me for our birthdays. I'm the tall one in the picture. We're the first people Gracie has given hands and arms to in her pictures. Thank you Gracie for this wonderful gift!

Visit with Barb

Had a wonderful visit with an old family friend. I realized that I've known Barb since I was about 10.

Outfit from Popsicle

My Dad bought this beautiful holiday outfit for Liz. She insisted that all of the bows in her hair went with the outfit.

Liz's Bed

If Liz could have more stuffed animals in her bed she would. She also likes to have all of her friends go out to the living room and kitchen for breakfast.

Melissa and Michael's Engagement Pictures

Starting to Potty Train

It was Liz's idea to grab a magazine :)

Aunt Melissa and Uncle Michael's Wedding

This wedding had the most personality of any wedding we've been too. The tree with Carol's pictures was so special :)