Randy's Birthday, Sledding at Rainier!

The Girls sledding together on the toddler hill

Birthday boy turned into full on workhorse! It took a lot of people to make this happen - me with the camera, Alex with the video camera, Randy carting them up the hill & Auntie Christy catching them at the bottom! Good thing Grandma & Grandpa were cozy inside the lodge with Baby Boen!

Our handsome little nephew, Boen Alexander Legler!

I think he was just about 2 months in this photo & oh so cute!

Me & my sister in law, the original Christy Webster =)

Randy's sister's family, the Legler's

Christy, Alex, Julia & Baby Boen

Little Miss Julia

We had such a great time with Julia! She rode up with us & was an absolute delight in the car, she was great at keeping Lucy entertained, the two girls had fun watching movies & eating snacks together in the car! Our little niece is growing up so fast!

Dennis & Susan, don't they look great? About to celebrate their 65th birthdays!

Me & my little chubby cheeked munchkin!

Family photo time!
Randy, Lucia, Christy, Julia, Susan, Dennis, Baby Boen, Christy & Alex

On Randy's 32nd birthday, we all loaded up in the cars & headed for the mountain. Dennis made the group a delicious breakfast before we left town, so we started with full bellies. =) We needed that energy, it proved to be a fun but exhausting adventure! This was our first outing with three little kiddos (our Lucy & our niece & nephew), and it took a lot of organization to have them all bundled, fed, changed, warm & happy! We had a fun drive, it was our first time turning Lucy's carseat forward facing & she was able to watch movies with Cousin Julia on the way there. They were so cute nibbling on animal cookies all the way! We arrived at Paradise Lodge & after taking a few family photos, headed straight up to the sledding runs. We managed to hit the big hill once & the toddler hill a few times before Lucy was a bit chilled, hungry & tired. We headed into the newly remodeled lodge to warm up & enjoy some yummy snacks courtesy of Auntie Christy Legler. After exploring the lodge a bit (especially loving the elevators - one of Lucy's favorite things), we loaded up again & drove down to the Longmire Lodge where we enjoyed a tasty dinner with the worst service I've ever had! Seriously, best atmosphere & worst attitude ever! Our waitress didn't crack a smile at all (mind you, there were three kids, who doesn't smile at kids??) until she brought us the bill - I know the only reason for the smile was her realization that she better do something for a tip! Anyway, the best part of the whole day for me was the delicious Blackberry Cobbler with ice cream on top! It was no little serving either, a big huge one that left us completely satisfied & ready to brave the roads for the 90 minute drive home. All in all, it was a great day with family!