We had a quiet second trip to Banks Lake this year, with only Grandpa and Grandma Keene joining us for the week. It was lovely! We left straight from JT’s last baseball tournament, arriving about 9:30 PM, and went to bed. The next morning we did some quick set up and were ready to enjoyContinue reading “Banks Lake Trip 2”
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Banks Lake Trip 1
Twelve hours after I arrived home from New Zealand, we left for Banks Lake trip 1. Jim had been very busy packing… and the kids too! And I packed my clothes before I left, because I didn’t need summer camping clothes on my trip, and we grabbed groceries on the way. Preston rode over withContinue reading “Banks Lake Trip 1”
An Evening with Cousins
We spontaneously had Preston, Madi, and Ali over for dinner and games one night while everyone was home (well, except Jim, but everyone else!). It is rare for this to happen between work and college and sports schedules. So dinner for six it was… And The Farming Game for hours, which ended up being superContinue reading “An Evening with Cousins”
Fall Family Photos
So my summer family photos didn’t look quite right for our Christmas card this year, and I didn’t want to ask my family to get dressed up for another photo shoot. But. Jim and I had a date night planned, and Ali was coming to babysit, and it was a beautiful day, and our neighborsContinue reading “Fall Family Photos”
Do the Puyallup 2017
It’s officially called the Washington State Fair, but I think anyone who has lived in Washington for more than a decade calls it the Puyallup Fair. Jim and I grew up going to the Fair and I think we have gone every year our kids have been alive! This year we invited Preston and ToriContinue reading “Do the Puyallup 2017”
July 3
Jim bought tickets to the Rainiers baseball game on July 3rd for him, his dad, and JT for his dad’s Father’s Day gift. They had an awesome time in the sunshine watching the Rainiers hit home runs and win, and the after-game fireworks show was really well done. Meanwhile, Haley said she wanted to spendContinue reading “July 3”
Game Night
My brother recommended we start a family game night once a month. We’re on month two and we’re having so much fun. We meet at my brother’s house for “Substantive Snacks” and a game selected by a family member (we all take turns). This month we played Taboo. The kids and I worked on kid-levelContinue reading “Game Night”
Great-Grandma Hall Visits
We missed seeing Grandma Hall so much that Jim drove to Portland and brought her back to our house for the weekend so we could spend some time with her. So we started Saturday with JT’s last basketball game. And then we enjoyed watching golf, reading, and taking a walk with Great Grandma Hall onContinue reading “Great-Grandma Hall Visits”
The Keene Family 