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It finally happened: Haley got to go to preschool. She’s only been waiting, oh, two years. We took pictures before I left for work, and then Jim took both kids to school this morning. He called and left me a voice mail: “Well. It happened. Both our kids are now at school.” We’re still prettyContinue reading “First day of Preschool”

It finally arrived: JT’s first day of kindergarten. He is AM kindergarten, which, to quote JT, “was not our plan but it was God’s plan.” We requested to switch to PM so we wouldn’t have a pick up conflict with Haley’s preschool, but it was not to be. We will depend on the graciousness ofContinue reading “First day of Kindergarten”

We are happily grasping at the last glimpses of summer. We went out in the boat on Thursday with friends, and Haley decided to ski. “Will you bring my ski?” she asked Jim earlier in the day. “I’d like to ski today.” I love how she just decides and then does it!

We spent Labor Day weekend driving, ferrying, and boating 500 miles (plus a three-hour boat ride, each way) to Young Life’s camp Malibu, in Princess Louisa Inlet, British Columbia. In case you’re wondering where that is, it is here: Jim and I were blessed to run Kids’ Club each evening while the adults focused onContinue reading “Malibu Family Camp”

Haley turned four this past week. It was a pretty busy day! It started with breakfast and her “big” gift from Jim and me: a new Pinkalicious bike. Then we had JT’s kindergarten assessment meeting, which went wonderfully. We find out this week if he has morning or afternoon kindergarten. We love his new teacher!Continue reading “Happy Birthday Haley!”

We went to my cousin Alyssa’s wedding reception. It was really nice! Poor Jim had to get up the next morning at 4 AM for work and it didn’t start until 6 PM over an hour from our house… so we didn’t stay the whole time. The kids came with me to pick out newContinue reading “Lately”

We arrived into camp in the middle of a crazy storm. Visibility was so bad by the time we were parked in our site that we couldn’t see Steamboat Rock! We waited out the storm in Grandpa and Grandma Keene’s motor home and ate tacos until we could set up. Once we set up, weContinue reading “Banks Lake Trip 2”

We have had such a great week of beautiful weather and fun with our friends. Monday we visited the river with the Bonnell crew. Can you say cold? Tuesday we invited the Bonnell boys and our friend Piper over to play in our pool and slip-n-slide. Wednesday we had the Keefe family over for dinnerContinue reading “Fun with Friends”

Eleven: the number of hours the kids and I were traveling this weekend. First we drove to Port Orchard for my cousin’s bridal shower. She and her fiancee are really into penguins and my mom made these adorable penguin appetizers! JT spent the shower doing projects with Grandpa Cole, including using a hack saw andContinue reading “Road Trip”

And then JT turned six! On our last day at Banks Lake, he woke up a year older. He pointed out that maybe he should be seven since you are born at zero, and then when you turn one you are actually finishing your first year. We talked about how he is starting his seventhContinue reading “Six”