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Jim’s annual work banquet is always a very nice evening. This year it was at Willows Lodge. The food was fabulous. We got all dressed up, hired a babysitter, valet parked, and had a wonderful evening out. 🙂

There were two important birthdays last week: my grandma and my mom. We went and visited my grandma for her birthday and celebrated 89 years of her life. Next year, we are gearing up for a big family reunion/birthday party to celebrate her 90th birthday! I took this picture, which I love, of the fourContinue reading “Birthdays”

I have had the wonderful opportunity to earn a little money and have some adventures lately. I have been to California twice and Salt Lake City once, and I have a trip to Boston booked for April. I fly in, deliver a training on Microsoft in Education, and fly home. And I get paid andContinue reading “Travel”

Each night that Jim is home for bedtime, I am serenaded by this lovely bunch. It started with Jim playing guitar at bedtime. We sing a couple of worship songs while we are putting the kids to bed. Then JT got a guitar for Christmas, so now he “plays” too. He even plays for HaleyContinue reading “Worship”

While it seems like half the nation is buried in snow, we Seattlites are more like, “Oh look, I have a couple inches on my deck. I’ll go to the store an hour from now once it’s melted.” So when it snowed last Sunday and church was cancelled, we took advantage of the day: wafflesContinue reading “Snow Day 2”

Of course, you’d have to live under a rock (or, at least, not have TV or Internet) to miss the fact that the Seahawks won their first Super Bowl. It’s kind of a big deal. We invited a few friends over the watch the game, and the weather was nice enough that we kicked theContinue reading “Super Bowl”

This past week we had a glimpse of sunshine. I just love this picture of Haley I got on my phone, which is unedited and unfiltered! And now, on to other things. We had a 2.5 hour appointment with an allergist and learned a lot about asthma and allergies, which was great. Jim and JTContinue reading “Allergy Testing”

Our second annual trip to Naches, Washington to spend time with our long time friends in the mountains was another wonderful success (last year’s trip photos here). We got there Friday night and were the only ones there Saturday morning, so we got to enjoy a little family-of-four time before the other four families arrived.Continue reading “At the Cabins”

2013 wrapped up in a peaceful, happy week of friends and relaxing. JT and Haley enjoyed taking drives in the truck and singing worship songs at bedtime. I celebrated our god-daughter’s birthday by taking her to see Frozen and shopping for a new outfit at Justice for Girls. Haley figured out she can get herContinue reading “Ending 2013”