Monthly Archives: November 2009

Some of you will think I’m insane (and some of you already do), because I do all of my Christmas preparations the day after Thanksgiving. I buy all of the presents, set up the tree, decorate the house, wrap the presents, and mail my Christmas cards. One year I even managed to fit in makingContinue reading “O Christmas Tree”

We had Thanksgiving this year at the Coles’ house. All of the Washington Keenes were there, too! Here we are getting ready to eat. We tried to get a good Thanksgiving picture of JT in his handsome outfit (a birthday gift from the Joneses that finally fits!) but he was too wiggly. The only goodContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”

Hooray for wonderful husbands. Jim booked a Date Night Package at the Bellevue Hyatt for us Friday night, and it was fabulous. We highly recommend it! Drinks, dinner, dancing, movies, and breakfast in bed – it doesn’t get much better. We even got upgraded to an executive suite… we could see Seattle and the SpaceContinue reading “Date Night”

Since getting his molars, JT has become a whole new type of eater. (And it’s marvelous!) He can chew meat and larger size bites, so we don’t have to grind up some things anymore. He also has decided that he needs a fork. He had started just staring at things like pork chops (see video)Continue reading “Forks”

We are lucky enough to keep our boat on a lift on Lake Meridian. The only downside to keeping your boat on a lift is when the lift battery dies… and your boat is stuck. So between that, work trips, rainy weather, and injuries, we haven’t skiied in awhile. Fortunately, all it took to getContinue reading “Some Saturday Skiing”

My, how time flies. JT will be 16 months old tomorrow. We are so blessed to have him in our family! You may have noticed in the side bar that I posted about his teeth. He has his first four molars now and all eight front teeth. I think he looks taller all of theContinue reading “16 months old”

Good News: JT and I went to a new park today. He and Slider loved the big toy. Bad News: Even though we’re at a new park, JT still wanted to spend time making sure the stroller buckles were properly latched. Good News: JT practiced walking the stairs all by himself.Bad News: He tripped andContinue reading “Good News/Bad News”

With winter weather in full swing, we’ve decided to take a break from swimming. Here’s a picture of JT and Emi (and their dads) from their last swim class together. Instead, we enrolled JT in gymnastics. It’s a Mommy & Me class, and it is so much fun! The first week, we learned somersaults andContinue reading “Gymnastics”

My teammates and I got the opportunity to present at the National School Board Association conference in Denver, Colorado this past week. So off I flew, away from JT for the longest time yet. We had an awesome time! No cooking, no cleaning, time with friends, what could be better? Made a cameo at theContinue reading “Denver!”