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We were dragging ourselves out of bed at 9:45 AM today (try not to judge, we’re all on vacation and the kids were so tired from Christmas fun) when it started to snow! We were so excited to see this snow coming down, but it seemed pretty wet and we weren’t sure it would stick.Continue reading “*Snnoooowwww!*”

We started the Christmas season with Haley’s preschool production. I blogged about it earlier, but I forgot to include a photo of the reason we went to the concert to begin with! On to Christmas week… I had worked way more than usual the week before, and then two days at the start of break,Continue reading “Christmas 2015”

Have you ever been to Fort Wayne, Indiana? I hadn’t. It was lovely. I was a little concerned about flying into Indiana in December, but the weather was “unseasonably warm” at 50 degrees, so I got off easy! I drove by the most lawn inflatables I’ve ever seen on the way to the hotel. IContinue reading “Trip to Fort Wayne”

Recently we had the darkest day in Seattle in the 21st century. Really. Good thing Haley had a plan: Monopoly with Mom. We started our game Tuesday morning and played half an hour at a time, after each meal of the day. Then Wednesday we continued the game after lunch and nap. On Saturday, weContinue reading “Dark & Blustery”

Last week I wrapped up the Christmas decorating. It’s been really fun to set up a new house with some new decorations and arrangements. I love having a real brick fireplace for hanging our stockings up! I also love having a porch that we can decorate. I got these awesome stools (two matching) at GoodwillContinue reading “Women of Faith Weekend”

I started off with some cooking… a pumpkin cheesecake, a New York cheesecake with cherry topping, and cranberry sauce. One mini pumpkin cheesecake, yum! On Thanksgiving morning, our neighborhood organized a Turkey Trot/Walk/Run event. It was really fun to get out with 20 or so others and exercise in the brisk fall air. Then backContinue reading “Thanksgiving Weekend”

We started the weekend with a benefit dinner for Stronger Families. Taya Kyle was the keynote speaker, and the organization raised almost $300,000 in that one event. It was fancy and fun! Saturday, JT had his last football game for the season. It was cooollld. We also got his football photos. Isn’t he handsome? MatchingContinue reading “Weekend Photos”

We lost power for about 28 hours during the big wind storm. We are blessed with gas range, fireplace, and water heater, so we had a warm house, warm water, and warm food the whole time. We did have to add ice to the fridge to cool down the food, and the freezer kept beepingContinue reading “Wind Storm”

Haley’s date with Jim this month was to Disney On Ice: Frozen. Jim told her they had a special date and asked her if she wanted to know what it was, or wait to be surprised. She said she wanted to wait and be surprised! So Sunday after lunch, he told her to get dressedContinue reading “Disney on Ice: Frozen”

Last week during half days for school, the kids and I had dentist appointments in the morning. Since that meant JT would only go to school for about an hour, we skipped it and took a ferry to visit Uncle Jeff at work instead. We had a front row view on the ten minute ferryContinue reading “Trip to the Island”