November 2011

Grammy S came to visit at the beginning of the month.  We enjoyed having her stay for a few days.  For Thanksgiving we traveled down to Coquille, Oregon to visit uncle Jeff, auntie Marie, and cousins Peyton and Jackson.  The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed playing outside and taking walks.  On our way back up to Seattle, we stopped in Eugene for Macey's first sporting event,  the Civil War football game at Autzen Stadium.

October Blog

We had a mild October which allowed for some more outdoor fun with friends and family.  Jason took a trip to Chicago to meet uncle Jeff and play some golf.  While he was gone, grammy M came to stay with us.  The following week auntie K and cousin Willy visited from Kansas.  Macey learned to crawl at the end of September so she had fun chasing her cousin around.  Shortly after learning to crawl, Macey was pulling herself up on every piece of furniture we have.  Our little girl was changing so fast!  Her first tooth popped through on the bottom of her mouth.  We got out of the city for a weekend and headed to Bainbridge Island with our friends Matt, Sarah, and Macey's best buddy, Patrick.  Macey had her first ferry ride and visited her first pumpkin patch.  For Halloween, Macey was a ladybug.  We didn't take her trick-or-treating, but she did walk in the annual Valley School Halloween Parade!

September Blog

September brought about some changes.  Erica went back to teaching so Macey started daycare.  We are fortunate that she has a fabulous provider with just one other child each day with Macey.  With the change it was time for Macey to eat some real food, you can see how much she liked it here.

August 2011 Blog

We had a couple more roadtrips to take in August.  We met up with several of our friends in Walla Walla for a fun weekend of outdoor games, playing with kids, eating great food and drinking some wine.  The roll call looked something like, 6 couples, 5 kids, and 5 dogs.  It was a great time!  Can't wait to do it again this year.  A couple of weeks later we headed to Boise for Macey's baptism.  We were lucky to have lots of family and friends around to celebrate.  As you can see from the pictures the big day wore Macey out!

July 2011 Blog-I've Been Everywhere

During the month of July, Macey experienced some serious Simonds road trips.  Albeit this time with a few more stops.  The adventure began in Seattle.  We loaded up the car, Hutch included, and headed off to Boise to celebrate the 4th of July and meet more family members.  Macey met her uncle Luke, uncle Jake, uncle Blue, and great grandma Rose.  The Hubers and Grammy M even made the trek to Boise to visit.  Next stop, Idaho Falls for a quick nights stay.  We had our traditional family dinner at Papa Tom's Pizza where Macey was introduced to more family.  The next morning, Papa drove us all to Wyoming.  We spent time at the cabin in Star Valley with great grandma Betty, great grandpa Roy, great aunt Lisa, great uncle Jeff, and second cousins Colton and Kamber.   We took a day trip to Jackson Hole and Teton National Park.   It was great to see family and friends, but our adventure had to come to an end, not everyone can have the summer off like Erica and Macey.  Jason had to get back to work and we had 860 miles to log until we arrived home.  One last stop, Boise, to pick up our dog, Hutch.  After a few relaxing weeks at home, Erica and Macey made a solo trip down to Bend for some girls time.  Grammy M was excited to see us and Macey met great grandma Moen.

June 2011 - International Traveler

In June, Erica went back to work for the last 2 weeks of the school year.  We were fortunate in that The Valley School welcomed Macey and let Erica teach with her in the classroom.  At the end of the school year Macey and Erica joined Jason in a work trip to Alberta.  We were able to enjoy all the sites and activities in Banff National Park.  Macey was a great traveler as we hiked and toured lakes, canyons, waterfalls and wildlife.  Some of our favorite family pictures are from this trip.  Hopefully we can join Jason again if he goes to Calgary.  Auntie Sophie returned for a second visit with Mr. Andrew.  We got to show them the sites of downtown Seattle.  We visited Pike Place Market, Olympic Sculpture Park, and the waterfront.  At the end of the month we got to hang out with Auntie Marie and my cousins!

May 2011-Road Trip

May was full of fun events. Macey started the month by celebrating her best buddy, Patrick's, arrival. We helped throw a baby shower for Patrick and his family. Macey's aunt Sophie celebrated a major accomplishment in May. She graduated from Whitworth University. We packed the car and headed to the Eastside, Spokane, to celebrate and Macey met more family members. She proved to be a wonderful traveler ( a must to be to be part of this family's adventures). While in Spokane, Macey met her uncle Jeff and Poppy. She also got to spend time with Grammy S, auntie Marie, and cousins Peyton and Jackson. At the end of the month, Macey took her first flight to visit Dennis, AJ, Camryn, Kendall, and Addy Jo. She visited the Children's Museum and had fun with her new friends.