Peck Life

Ten on Ten: February 2013

Welcome back to the ten on ten project, put together by the lovely Rebekah. We spent our weekend at Suncadia in a house we rented with friends. Even though the snow was almost non-existent {MUCH different from last year}, we still had a great time. We got home early this afternoon and have spent the rest of the day cleaning, organizing, and counting down the minutes until bedtime because of a certain little mister who only napped in the car. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

The Long Weekend

Phew, that was a long 4 days off! It was nice to have a break from work but being alone most of the time with a toddler is hardly restful {although Josh did have Thanksgiving off for the first time in a long time!}. We were still able to get out and about; a trip to Target, dinner with friends, and a meeting with our potential doula! I hope you all had a wonderful little break. Happy Monday and welcome to the holidays!!

Ten on Ten: November 2012

First snow – seems early this year?!

Stumptown Coffee – my very favorite.

Brunch at Café Flora.

Wedding dress shopping for our beloved friend Rachel.

The best friends a girl could have…

Space Needle! Snow in the morning, sun in the afternoon? Beautiful!

Lucy

My orchid sprouting new life in November.

Making “pizza”.

Welcome back to the ten on ten project, put together by the lovely Rebekah. I was excited to see the 10th fall on a weekend this month so I could actually take some photographs, instead of sitting behind my desk at work! Saturday was beautiful, a first snow, brunch with friends, wedding dress shopping, and time to sneak in a sweet sniff of Lucy dog. Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

Weekending + Be Right Back

Oh what a week it has been! My grandma, aunt and uncle came to visit so we spent the weekend being tourists. Eating out, shopping, cooking a delicious dinner of fresh Dungeness crab, and a taking a trip on the brand new Seattle Great Wheel. It’s so fun actually exploring our area!

In other exciting news, this post is going live at 6:15 am today because that is the exact time I will be taking off down the runway, bound for New York City. It’s a trip I’ve been waiting nearly my entire life to go on and I have constant butterflies at the thought of being there. I CAN’T WAIT. I thought I’d have more time to organize some posts for you this week but there just aren’t enough hours in the day…soooooo…..I’ll be taking a little break on the blog here until next week. I am NOT taking a laptop with me to NYC. Why waste time staring at a screen?! There’s so much to do! In case you want to keep up on our adventures, I’m sure I’ll be tweet tweeting my way though the fun.

Have a beautiful week!

Over the Mountains

Last weekend, we joined my parents for a quick 1 1/2 hour drive over the Cascade Mountains to one of my favorite places: Leavenworth. Even though the downtown is magical, there are 2 other places that I love almost just as much. The first is the river. There are quiet, wooded trails that go all along the backside of town and it’s such a nice getaway from the hubbub of main street. The second spot is Smallwood’s Harvest {a place we’ve been many times before} full of animals, food, and playtime.

I have a real soft spot for goats and llamas….

One of the real reasons we spent the day together was to celebrate my dad turning the big 6-0! I can’t believe it!

Of course, the day was not complete without ice cream cones, something that is on our summer bucket list and just so happened to be Sky’s very first REAL cone. HE LOVED IT.

Long Weekending

Our weekend was pretty rad and consisted mostly of eating, being outside, and playing, in the form of birthday parties and family trips to the park. We stayed local, and I laughed over and over at all the people desperately trying to get over the mountains {yucky traffic!!}. It’s weekends like these that I’m reminded just how lucky we are in our little corner of the world. It sure is beautiful. The picture above is from our hike at St. Edwards State Park. Being in the woods was just what I really really needed. This should be a weekly thing….seriously.

Of this entire amazing play structure at the park, Sky’s favorite thing was the steering wheel. It kept him so well entertained we sat there discussing how we could install one on our deck.

On Sunday, my mama and I celebrated “Mother’s Day” by going shopping and dining at Purple Café for dinner, one of my favorite places to eat. For dessert we had this crazy smores ice cream sandwich. DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON HOW GOOD IT WAS.

Yet another food highlight was Sky’s inaugural trip to The Ranch, a drive-in burger stop that Josh has been frequenting since he was a wee tot, and a place that we always land when we are craving the best burger. When we walked in the door, who did we see? Josh’s parents {Sky’s nana and papa!} just getting in line to order. It was a complete coincidence so we all got to eat together and we even scored a few extra hours of babysitting so Josh and I could hang out minus the kidlet. It was a pretty sweet day….and a really great weekend.

Now? It’s time to get back to reality. I’ve got a full 3 days of work ahead and then Friday I’m off to Portland for the Pacific Northwest blog meet up with some of my favorite people! I can’t wait for girl time! Hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing, amazing weekend!

Weekending

{First of all, I think I might have a few new readers so welcome! If you are just getting familiar, I’m Emily {hiiii!} and you can read more about our family here. It’s nice to “meet” you!}

A typical Saturday – “play trucks mommy!”

Birthday party sprinkles for Lily

Jumpin’ with my boy.

The most precious naptime photos – sleeping and stretching, just like super Grover!

Our sweet dog, Lily

This weekend seemed 2-fold. On one hand, it felt long and slow and was filled with birthday parties, visiting family, house cleaning, thinking about Grandma {still can’t believe she’s gone…} and general laziness, mainly due to exhaustion. On the other hand, my mind was in overdrive trying to complete some outstanding “day job” work, a manual photography class, and blog posts for the week, since I’ll be working crazy hours for the next 5 days. You can bet I’m counting down the days until Friday! It seems to be one of those times in life where there is just TOO much going on. Is it just me or is it happening in your life too?

PS - On another note, I didn't have the urge to check Pinterest all weekend. What's wrong with me??

I’ll see you all tomorrow for a very special giveaway, my first one {eeeek!}. Happy Monday friends!