Mt. Rainier Tubing Fun!

Daddy has to walk, but Brayden gets a ride up the big hill

She doesn't look happy but really she was:)

Yummy! Donuts!:)

Our nephew's birthday is in the beginning of December and he wanted a "snow party." So his mom decided we should all go up to the mountains and go tubing as a family. What a great idea! We all got dressed up in our snow attire (you all know what I'm talking about, that attire that takes up so much room and we only wear 2 times a year:), stopped to fuel up at Krispy Kreme, and made the hour drive to Snoqualmie. Although I wasn't a fan of the crazy steep prices for tubing, we paid them anyways and got started. As we were looking down the steep hill I was thinking "there is no way Peyton or I can do this." Travis and Brayden LOVED going down the hill and Brayden didn't ever want a break from it. Eventually I got the guts and went down the hill (screaming the whole way:). It was fun. Peyton's favorite thing to do was ride around in the inter tube but she even went down a few times and thought it was fun. She kept saying "Again, Again!" We had a really good time and finished the afternoon off with lunch and cake at the lodge. We will definitely be doing that again as a family!

Tree hunting

Ok, so maybe Peyton didn't "love" seeing Santa. Had to get the picture anyways:)

Ok so this is late, but better late then never!:) On Thanksgiving weekend we went out to find the perfect tree. Every year we say we are going to get a fake tree but we can't seem to give up one of our favorite traditions- Tree hunting. This year we met a few friends at Hunter's Tree Farm and found the perfect tree. The kids loved riding on the tractor, looking at the animals, saying hi to Santa Clause, and eating the treats.
We also had a blast decorating the tree together this year. Brayden was actually able to help out a lot and even Peyton tried to help. (She only broke 2 ornaments:). Great start to Christmas traditions at the Metcalfe's house!

Zoolights

Grandma and all her grandkids

Momma was getting dizzy quick:)

My MIL's birthday happened to fall on the day after Thanksgiving this year. We asked her what she wanted to do to celebrate and she said "Zoolights!" We thought that sounded like a fun idea and prayed for no rain. Luckily it didn't rain that day, although it was pretty cold for us. We all had a great time. Riding on the carousel, looking at the aquarium, feeding the goats, seeing the camel (you can get a ride on them for $5), drinking hot chocolate in the freezing cold, and just starting out the Christmas season. Good times and good memories!

Thanksgiving

Travis sitting at the kids table:)

The ladies of our HFG enjoying our Thanksgiving dinner. I love these girls!

Ok, I'm the first to admit that it's been way too long since I've blogged. Life has just gotten busy, but hey, better late than never right? We were luck enough to have 3 Thanksgivings this year and they were all great! We had one with our HFG group which I'm always impressed with how good the food is there. We celebrated with Travis' family the Sunday before Thanksgiving (and of course forgot to take pictures). And on Thanksgiving day we celebrated with my family. I love having a day that requires us to look at our lives and remember what we are thankful. We are so blessed!