Groundhog Day

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, so there are 6 more weeks of winter to come. No surprise there, although it is actually sunny in Seattle today. It's groundhog day today in another way because I'm still home sick with the stomach flu, so lots more TV and sleeping for me. We've had a rough couple of week with Emme being sick and having many trips to the veterinarian, Glen got a head cold, and now I have the stomach flu. Other than our various illnesses, we're doing well. I'm 30 weeks pregnant now and the baby is kicking away and growing steadily. January flew by with lots of social outings. We also bought a new car. Glen now has a 2009 Subaru Outback. We wanted something baby and activity friendly, so we can fit a stroller and golf clubs in the back. We tested her out by driving over the pass and staying at Alta Lake one weekend in January. Hopefully Glen can make it up skiing a few times this season.

Glen snowshoeing on the golf course. The snow was about a foot high.


A photo of the new car taken during a few snow flurries in Seattle (luckily not sticking to the road).


29 week belly.


Out to dinner with girlfriends.

Snowed In

A big winter storm hit Seattle a week before Christmas. While the snow was pretty and fun for the first day, a white Christmas is very overrated! We live on a steep hill and couldn't get our cars out to go anywhere, so we were literally snowed in for a week. We did have fun going for walks and we definitely caught up on sleep. The Mazda made it over to Kirkland (with the help of chains) for Christmas Day so we could see my parents and sisters. Once the snow melted enough to make the roads safe, my mom hosted a dinner for the extended family. We pigged out on lots of good food and exchanged gifts.

The icy roads were more slippery than you would think.

This is the hill in front of our house that became a sheet of ice.

A tree fell in our parking lot.

Our neighbor's snowman.

Glen snapped lots of photos while we were out walking.

All the snowy trees looked cool.

Here's an interesting bush we saw with snow covered berries.

I did my walks on snowshoes so I wouldn't risk falling.

Most of the snow accumulated at night, so Glen had to go out after dark to catch snowflakes.

Here's the Olson family gathering.

I've got a little bit of a pregnant belly, but not much yet.