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Haley is continuing to enjoy gymnastics. In fact, she chose to stay in gymnastics for winter season instead of doing Upward Basketball. She has two goals: Make it to Level Two Join Splits Club We are so proud of how hard she is working in class. She gets stronger every time, and just three monthsContinue reading “Gymnastics”

We are full of Christmas fun around here. I don’t put activities in the Advent Calendar because I want Advent to be about JESUS not about treats and fun activities. But we still do the fun activities, of course. Last Friday, the kids and I attended the opening night of Stellaluna at Seattle Children’s Theater.Continue reading “More Christmas Festivities”

We got snow! It was so fun to see it start falling Thursday night, and wake up to a few inches of thick, wet snow… which is perfect for snowmen and snowballs. Since Jim didn’t have to leave quite so early for work, I made blueberry pancakes so our tummies would be extra full beforeContinue reading “Snow Day”

It was so fun to have Aunt Gena, my sister-in-law, come to the kids’ school to teach their classes about Saint Lucia, a Swedish traditional holiday on December 13th that brings light to the darkest day of the year. Haley practiced in advance so she would be prepared to wear the costume and pass outContinue reading “Saint Lucia”

Christmas! Over the weekend, we went to the Living Nativity. We highly recommend it and have been going for years because my aunt and uncle are involved. We had invited some friends who had to cancel at the last minute, so we invited our neighbor friends at the last minute too. Sawyer and Jozie were aContinue reading “It’s beginning to look a lot like…”

We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend enjoying some family time, starting with our neighborhood Turkey Trot. This year, a neighbor kid had a coffee and hot chocolate stand set up, so we were all treated to hot drinks after our run. Both our kids did a great job finishing a full mile in the pouringContinue reading “Thankful”

Today we heard the news that Slider had died. Slider joined our family after Jim and I picked her out at the breeder’s house when she was just six weeks old. She moved home with us at 10 weeks, on Memorial Day weekend, in May 2005. She was so cute! We taped her ears likeContinue reading “Remembering Slider”

We went to a school-sponsored movie night last week to see Finding Dory. I was so fascinated to watch the different ways our two kids interact at these events. JT was calm, sitting on his blanket, watching the chaos around him unfold. I saw several students come up to him to say hello. He politelyContinue reading “Movie Night”

Soccer season has officially ended! JT wanted a picture of him getting ready to kick the ball all season, and I’m glad I caught one at the last game. JT’s coach gave each player a title at the celebration. JT was “Mr. Instructions.” His coach said that JT always listened, knew what to be doing,Continue reading “Ending Soccer”

It’s one of the fun parts of parenting: cheering on your children while they participate in events. We are a little bit glad that soccer season is wrapping up soon, because the ONLY thing we like about soccer is JT, and it’s getting very cold and wet out there. Gymnastics is an indoor sport, andContinue reading “We’re Here to Cheer”