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We have very much been enjoying our heat wave! We’ve had weather in the seventies and even up in the eighties all week long. Woohoo! Dad set up the pool! Jim’s offense at kickball… great average from this game! Kids watching Safe! Haley told me she was doing her Bible study. (That is her Bible.Continue reading “May Heat Wave”

On Tuesday morning, I decided to wash the car in between my eye appointment and leaving for preschool helper. I told the kids they could ride bikes outside in the sunshine, fully expecting Haley to just walk around like normal. I don’t know why I keep expecting “normal” from her. “I want to ride myContinue reading “Haley Pedals”

We grew lots of vegetables in our garden growing up (and I have lots of memories of weeding and harvesting with my mom) but I haven’t done anything on my own besides flowers. The one time my neighbor gave me amazing tomato starts in pots things were going well until Slider ate every last greenContinue reading “Gardening”

Jim joined a kickball team. It’s adult co-ed rec league, and so far it is super fun. This past week was the first official game after the rainy jamboree. All the people in our parenting group are somehow involved, from playing on the team to score keeping. That meant that the one other non-kickball parentContinue reading “Kickball”

Who gave these kids harmonicas? http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=https://redirector.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?requiressl%3Dyes%26id%3Dcb45c5554a37a55f%26itag%3D5%26source%3Dpicasa%26cmo%3Dsecure_transport%253Dyes%26cmo%3Dsensitive_content%253Dyes%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1603920495%26sparams%3Drequiressl,id,itag,source,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D525CE80432780892AAB0C986323FE48C4AD50EEB.2468A1593DC2F0A5AC98174EBEEC357C257EF4C%26key%3Dck2

Jim and I both had Friday off this week, which was really fun. I got up and ran Friday morning, which was my first long run of the season. It feels great to be back in my running shoes. So far, I don’t even mind the early alarm clock. Then the kids and I didContinue reading “Weekend”

In January, Jim took JT to see Monster Trucks at the Tacoma Dome with our friends Christian and Gracie. I just found these pictures when I was uploading the photos from the fishing derby from the other camera!

I promise not to keep making a big deal out of manual mode, but I’m just so excited. 🙂 I am slowly figuring out how to quickly get pictures that don’t require a flash inside (ugly shadows). Morning “computer” time Peeling oranges I am SOOOO glad God gave me a daughter. This is how sheContinue reading “More Manual Mode”

Last weekend we were super busy. Saturday morning we went to workout, and then I made a quick dash to Tukwila for a photography workshop. I spent four hours learning more about white balance, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, and exposure. I now feel good about using manual mode on my camera, and that’s super exciting!Continue reading “Poker Party”

There isn’t a whole lot going on this week. I’m back to work and teaching two evening classes, so things have been pretty busy. Jim had a long work week too, so we’re really looking forward to our fun weekend plans. Today the kids built guns out of Trio blocks. They were busy shooting atContinue reading “Mid-April”