August 2020 – The Keene Family

Middle School Orientation

What’s that again?! Yes, we have a middle schooler. We are excited to have JT attend a school we’ve heard great things about, with a principal we’ve heard great things about. When we moved into our neighborhood five years ago, our neighborhood was the only one assigned to our elementary school to not be assignedContinue reading “Middle School Orientation”

The Last Week of Summer

What a sad title. We love summer. But all good things come to an end! We played with our new badminton set, took the kids to the YMCA Outdoor Camp at Lake Helena all week long, picked the last of our carrots, enjoyed fresh tomatoes, made cupcakes, trimmed lilacs, and loved on the dog.

Gold Mountain Hike

One bright Sunday morning, the kids and I decided to take advantage of the end of the beautiful weather and go for a hike with Maverick. We also decided to invite our friends the Drews, and it ended up being so much fun. We all drove to the trailhead in my car, and hiked theContinue reading “Gold Mountain Hike”

Haley turns 10

We can’t believe it’s been a whole decade since this strong, intelligent young lady entered our lives. We started the day with Haley’s birthday breakfast request: monkey bread and some other sides. Then we had some time for gifts since Jim was leaving for work. He had already given Haley her main gift earlier inContinue reading “Haley turns 10”

Banks Lake 2020

We had a different type of trip this year. Without my brother and his family joining us, it was just the four Keenes and my parents. The kids said they were actually looking forward to the “quieter week” and we sure made the most of it. We also decided to take Maverick again after muchContinue reading “Banks Lake 2020”

Spirit Lake Trip

We couldn’t book two separate weeks at Banks Lake this year, and my family really wanted to keep our annual tradition alive, so we booked one week at Seddlmeyer’s RV Resort on Spirit Lake and invited our friends the Drews and Jim’s parents to come along. All good decisions! The biggest disappointment by far wasContinue reading “Spirit Lake Trip”