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This month’s date night was a little over the top. But then again, if you know my husband, none of this will surprise you. We reserved the date night package at the Bellevue Hyatt – a favorite because it comes with a gift certificate for dinner, tickets to the movies, champagne and strawberries and trufflesContinue reading “Date Night Series #4”

JT was excited (understatement of the century) to go on his first camping/fishing trip with his dad. And his friends. (Oh. My.) The lake near our house stocks 10,000 trout in time for opening day of fishing season every year. Then they put on a big event and you can camp in the park overnight.Continue reading “First Fishing Trip”

The house Jim lived in during college is part of the Vision 16 community at UW. He loved his four years living there and he met many of his lifetime friends there. In fact, many of those friends’ wives are now my closest friends too! At the last reunion, I was pregnant with JT. FiveContinue reading “15 Year Reunion”

My manager at work lives next door to nine 8-week-old lab puppies and we got to go visit one sunny morning. They were soooo cute!

Monday night, Jim got back from a two-week work trip. Tuesday we made no plans and just relaxed as a family. And the weather was decent and we had lunch on the boat and we SKIIED (shouting) for the first time since December. Normally we try for once a month all winter long, but thisContinue reading “The Opening of Ski Season”

When you finally get to sit at the dining room table to eat, you’re a big kid.  When you fit in the blanket basket along with your brother, you’re still a small kid. 🙂

When we met the Shucks at the park for playtime and lunch this week, JT was so excited to see his friend Asher. They haven’t seen each other in awhile and they had a great time. Very quickly, they grabbed sticks shaped like rifles and played hunter in the trees. JT tells me they wereContinue reading “Hunting”

Easter weekend was so much fun! The kids woke up on Saturday to eggs in their grass pots. (Aside: my mom planted cat grass in these baskets with the kids and it has grown like crazy. JT and I measured and charted the growth every day and it was growing an inch a day forContinue reading “Easter”

Yep, you read that correctly. Jim says that every year I get away with more birthday. This year was certainly no exception. Sunday: Went to dinner and saw The Hunger Games with a group of friends. So fun. Splurged on peanut butter popcorn during the movie. Monday: Went to a friend’s house for dinner asContinue reading “Birthday Week”

“Hey, Mom, it’s sunny… let’s go outside and ride bikes and draw with chalk. And you can sit in a chair and watch us.” Best idea ever. So here I am, with my feet up… JT decided it would be fun to push Haley. Aren’t big brothers great? So sweet! Harley face. Check out theContinue reading “Outside”