April 2019 – The Keene Family

Easter 2019

This year, Haley had a speaking/singing part in our church children’s production, Three Little Trees. She practiced the songs for weeks at home and even had a weeknight rehearsal. She was awesome as Tree 1! She sang so clearly and nailed her lines! We came home and took a quick obligatory Easter photo before headingContinue reading “Easter 2019”

Two Basketball Teams

This spring, JT decided to continue playing basketball. So did Sawyer. So did Ryder. So we signed them up for spring league midweek basketball. Then, the next day, we found out about a weekend tournament club team with a coach who we had heard was amazing. Hmmmm… We generally ask JT and Haley to chooseContinue reading “Two Basketball Teams”

Remembering Grandma Christensen

On Satuday, April 13, our (great) grandma passed away peacefully. Julia Christensen was 94 years old and had lived a full life. She was ready to meet Jesus in eternity! We are so grateful that we had many, many years and memories with her. I pulled a variety of photos from the past few yearsContinue reading “Remembering Grandma Christensen”

Diary of Anne Frank

We went to see the opening night of The Diary of Anne Frank at Seattle Children’s Theater. I prepped the kids with the basics of the storyline: World War II, Holocaust, Nazis, Jews. They were concerned. It felt like a very heavy topic (and it is!). We had dinner on the ferry, as usual, andContinue reading “Diary of Anne Frank”

Green Mountain Hike

Over spring break I decided to take JT and Haley on a hike. We invited their friends Sawyer and Jozie and made a whole afternoon out of it. We had so much fun! It was five miles of great attitudes and having fun getting dirty. This is the view to the west… And this isContinue reading “Green Mountain Hike”

Birthday Weekend

Birthday weekend started on Friday, when I got to take my time getting ready for the day while my family scurried about getting ready for school and making my breakfast. Jim made his famous overnight French toast! We also had bacon and a berry bowl, and he made me my over-medium eggs and hot waterContinue reading “Birthday Weekend”