the santa train

last friday martha, henry, nana, riley and i rode the santa train out of north bend. we had such a blast...we want to make this an annual tradition for sure! riley is pretty obsessed with trains, and has never riden on one, so she was beside herself with joy when the train was moving and the whistle blowing! the train cars were decorated for christmas and there was the cutest 80 year old man who walked up and down the aisles leading the crowd in christmas songs. we rode about 15 minutes to the snoqualmie depot where santa was waiting for us, as well as cookies, hot cocoa and plenty of trains to play on. after about an hour the train came back to pick us up and we rode back to north bend.

i think some water got into my camera, so my pictures are turning out a bit blurry...but enjoy them anyway!

i came back to bellingham friday night BY MYSELF!!! i left riley in seattle under the care of nana, uncle drew, and her 3 aunties. tyler and i had all day saturday and sunday to ourselves, and i have all day today by myself. it has been a wonderful break. we spent the weekend going out to breakfast, browsing through shops, reading at a coffee shop, sleeping in and just laying low. i spent yesterday afternoon baking christmas cookies and sewing - what a treat! i am very thankful for my family. i have been kept up-to-date on riley's activities and she has taken long naps, slept great and been an overall gem :) she's been on play dates, walked through candy cane lane, read lots of books and is going to the aquarium this morning. her and i are both having a special weekend!

on my to-do-list for today is a hair appointment this morning, lunch with tyler, back home to read and finish up my sewing then a dinner date with tyler. i am getting very excited to see riley tomorrow morning!

i'll be in seattle tomorrow thru sunday, so not sure i'll be back on here. have a wonderful and joyful christmas!