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You may have heard the rumors… last week, Seattle recorded the hottest day ever. It was 103 degrees at SeaTac Airport, but it hit 113 in my car. Here’s proof that it got really, really hot: The Keenes stayed cool. First, we have air conditioning in our house. Second, we have ceiling fans in allContinue reading “Hot, hot, hot!”

Our very favorite place to ski is Long Lake. Recently, we’ve been able to spend some time there. Our kind friends, the Robertsons, let us use their dock, lawn, and bathrooms… so it’s pretty much a great deal. Here JT is playing in an inflatable pool in the front yard. JT’s sun hat flew outContinue reading “Long Lake”

We got professional pictures taken for JT’s first birthday, and we are very happy with how they turned out. If you’d like to check out the whole album, click here. If you’d like to check out our photographer’s website, click here. We highly recommend her!

We had the best time having a party for JT’s first birthday at the beach. We invited JT’s grandparents, aunts and uncles, and friends for a barbecue. The kids got to play on the beach and on the big toys, and we all ate burgers and cupcakes and had a wonderful afternoon. Getting ready forContinue reading “The Big Day (2)”

This week, my friend Emrie and I loaded the kids in her minivan and drove down to Enumclaw for the King County Fair. It was so much fun! Here are Eli, Sadie, and JT ready to go… After seeing ducks, chickens, rabbits, and horses, we stopped for a morning snack. While Eli enjoyed riding inContinue reading “The Fairs”

Today began with me singing “Happy Birthday” to JT after I heard him waking up. You can tell that he needs a little time to wake up in the morning, just like me. After breakfast, JT and I went grocery shopping. When we came home, Jim was up and JT got to blow out hisContinue reading “The Big Day (1)”

JT’s big birthday present came just in time, and we opened it up early: his new car seat! He technically outgrew his infant seat in length a couple of weeks ago, but we had to order this one online and wait for it to get here. He will still be rear facing for as longContinue reading “Birthday Eve”

First of all, I won a patio set. Seriously. I referred my secretary’s daughter to Jim’s chiropractor. I got a free 60 minute massage (yesssss!) and got entered in a drawing to win a patio set. And then I won! I had no idea. A guy at Jim’s work told him that we won afterContinue reading “Lately”

Lately JT has had several chances to hang out with friends, new and old. Hallie is only six weeks younger than JT. They got to eat side-by-side and share toys. JT especially liked Hallie’s play phone. He doesn’t have one at our house, but he does have one at Grandma Cole’s. (Jim said, “Let’s keepContinue reading “Fun with Friends”

Happy Fourth of July! I am feeling especially grateful to live in this great country this year. I am reading Life and Death in Shanghai, an autobiography about Nein Chang’s extraordinary survival of imprisonment in Communist China during the 1960s. It is an excellent book. (I admit it, I was reading it while I’m waitingContinue reading “Independence Day”