What a good time we had celebrating Haley turning eight! Her birthday this year came in phases… starting with a family birthday party over a week in advance. Haley wanted to make sure Uncle Jeff, Aunt Gena, and Ali had a chance to attend before they left to take Ali to college in California, soContinue reading “Haley’s Birthday”
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Boating to Poulsbo
We had such a wonderful time visiting with Uncle Rex and Aunt Donna while they were here from Alabama for a week. One of the days, we borrowed my parents’ boat and took a trip to Poulsbo. It was a beautifully warm day – smoky from the fires but calm and lovely for a boatContinue reading “Boating to Poulsbo”
Summer Days
Shortly after we returned from vacation, the kids picked so many blackberries we decided to host a cobbler party. JT and Haley made the recipe (and tripled it, all by themselves) and we invited all the grandparents over to enjoy it with us! During the summer, sometimes there is more time together that can leadContinue reading “Summer Days”
Goodbye Ali
Our niece Ali just left for college! Before she left, we went out to a lunch on the Gig Harbor waterfront. The food was yummy and we got to talk about her plans and all the exciting things that college brings. When we got back, the kids came running from play time in the neighborhoodContinue reading “Goodbye Ali”
Anniversaries
Our 17th anniversary came and went without too much excitement simply because we were busy. We actually didn’t sit down and exchange cards until late the following evening, which was fine. It was later on that week that we had an awesome date night to a fabulous waterfront restaurant and to see the new MissionContinue reading “Anniversaries”
Roomie Reunion Summer 2018
We hosted another summer Roomie Reunion over the weekend! Only four of the six families could make it (one was headed to Ireland, the other double booked with a church group in another city). But we had 20 people here for tubing on the lake, eating pizza, and generally having a great time together. TheContinue reading “Roomie Reunion Summer 2018”
Banks Lake Trip 2
We had a quiet second trip to Banks Lake this year, with only Grandpa and Grandma Keene joining us for the week. It was lovely! We left straight from JT’s last baseball tournament, arriving about 9:30 PM, and went to bed. The next morning we did some quick set up and were ready to enjoyContinue reading “Banks Lake Trip 2”
Last Baseball Tournament 2018
What a season for Renegades 9U – and for JT! We finished the year with a three-day tournament in Federal Way. It was hot, hot, hot, and dusty. The boys played Friday night, twice on Saturday, and twice on Sunday to take second place in the silver bracket. Jim does the GameChanger app during theContinue reading “Last Baseball Tournament 2018”
Keeping up on yard work
We’ve been employing our niece Ali to take care of our hedges since we moved here, but with her leaving for college in just a couple of weeks, we needed to hire a replacement hedge trimmer. Good news – JT can do it! 🙂 We went outside together and figured out that, with team work,Continue reading “Keeping up on yard work”
Banks Lake Trip 1
Twelve hours after I arrived home from New Zealand, we left for Banks Lake trip 1. Jim had been very busy packing… and the kids too! And I packed my clothes before I left, because I didn’t need summer camping clothes on my trip, and we grabbed groceries on the way. Preston rode over withContinue reading “Banks Lake Trip 1”
The Keene Family 