Our kids are allowed to pick one sport per season. We all know what Haley’s sport is… for all the seasons. 🙂 She’s a team girl! JT is playing flag football again this fall. He enjoys playing quarterback, wide receiver, and safety.
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Arizona Trip
I had to go to Phoenix for a work trip for a few days, so I invited Jim along. We had such a fun time in the hot sunshine! We landed on Wednesday and immediately went to hike Camelback, which we did a whopping 20 years ago together. We didn’t finish the hike… it wasContinue reading “Arizona Trip”
Friends Celebration
Haley planned a back-to-school-end-of-summer-celebration party for JT and two friends. It was so sweet to watch her plan a menu, purchase everything, make decorations, and set up the house. (She directed JT and I as helpers, but we just did whatever she told us to do!) She planned pizza, salad, fruit, fruit punch, and dessert.Continue reading “Friends Celebration”
Back to School 2019
How exciting to be starting another school year! Both kids were so excited to go back. They love their teachers and they But let’s begin at the beginning. First, Haley and I went back-to-school shopping with Grandma Keene, an annual tradition. We got clothes and shoes and even some things for JT. Grandma Keene isContinue reading “Back to School 2019”
Spirit Lake 2019
Yet another fabulous Labor Day Weekend spent in the sunshine at my aunt and uncle’s cabin on Spirit Lake! What was special about this year is that the cabin wasn’t empty… my aunt and uncle were there, as well as my cousin and her two kids. We had so much fun hanging out with them!Continue reading “Spirit Lake 2019”
Date in the Boat to Poulsbo
Jim and I have been doing a boat trip to Poulsbo for the last five years or so. We are so thankful my parents still have an ocean-going vessel! Sometimes we invite friends along with us, but this year we decided to just go with the two of us. It was a gorgeous day onContinue reading “Date in the Boat to Poulsbo”
Haley Turns 9
We were so excited for Haley to turn nine! We started with a family birthday dinner a couple of days early. Haley is now 4 foot 3.5 inches, making her 38th percentile, which is exactly where she was last year! She has dropped in weight and BMI, but her muscular gymnastics body is the reasonContinue reading “Haley Turns 9”
The Book Contract
Oh my. I signed a contract to write a book, with my co-author Kathi. We posted our announcement on August 1, and got started writing. Eeek! Our book is about the importance of the 7Cs in education: community, collaboration, critical thinking, communication, creativity, computational thinking, and changemaking. For each C, we talk about how toContinue reading “The Book Contract”
Lake Meridian Triathlon 2019
This year, we convinced our friends Heath and Cacee Lee to do the Lake Meridian sprint triathlon with us! Originally, Cacee and I were going to do a relay tri with another friend, but that friend got pregnant and had to resign her spot. I gave Cacee the option to resign (and I would doContinue reading “Lake Meridian Triathlon 2019”
Banks Lake 2019 Trip 2
We have such a great time on this annual tradition of camping with family. (We spent part of the week arguing about how many times we’d all been there… just kidding.) This year, due to booking circumstances, both sides of the crew were there together. We tried to explain to our kids just how specialContinue reading “Banks Lake 2019 Trip 2”
The Keene Family 