Posted in FAMILY on Dec 23rd, 2012
Really? How did that happen? My baby is 10!! ‘A’ wanted to go ice skating, so we took seven of his friends for a fun ice skating afternoon! Zamboni shavings makes great snowballs… Hubby’s first time on skates! The buckets were perfect for stability… Pizza break… The rink does not allow presents on the property […]
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Posted in FAMILY on Dec 23rd, 2012
Our friends, the Landons, live across the street from a family that goes all out for Christmas. The open up their acre of land for a Christmas walk, complete with popcorn and hot cider. We strolled along with our church small group…
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Posted in FAMILY on Dec 23rd, 2012
Our church hosts a huge Christmas event. This year, the event contains music by Lincoln Brewster, dance by the Silhouettes, and L’Petit Cirque, then a beautiful candlelight ceremony with children reading from the Bible. Here is a snippet of the event. It’s an amateur video by someone in the audience, but I could not find […]
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Posted in FAMILY on Nov 30th, 2012
It was a perfect day for our annual Christmas Tree Hunt, our new tradition for the day after Thanksgiving. Four families piled into their cars and headed for Apple Hill. Last year there was snow, so we were all bundled up. However this year, we practically had to strip down to tanks and flip flops! […]
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Posted in FAMILY on Nov 26th, 2012
Grateful to friends who offered us a place to go for Thanksgiving, but we decided to be home alone and hibernate. I made a full turkey dinner with stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potato casserole (amazing crockpot recipe that we all love), roasted brussels sprouts, and cranberry sauce. Dessert was a homemade sweet potato […]
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Posted in FAMILY on Nov 26th, 2012
I finally flew home to be with my boys! David was away on business and I did not see hime for a few more days, but I got to see my two little rock stars! Margaret taught the boys how to bake bread and sticky rolls. Here is my lovely morning , eating a sticky […]
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Posted in FAMILY on Nov 25th, 2012
She made it to her 66th birthday! Woo Hoo! Unfortunately, this was also the day she felt sicker to her stomach than ever before. Hospice provided a med for nausea and she was able to rally for her birthday party that evening. It was touch and go for most of the day, though.
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Posted in FAMILY on Nov 24th, 2012
Michelle and I road tripped to lovely Olympia, where my dad and stepmom live. Michelle is a tech guru and helped set up my dad’s computer. We enjoyed a nice visit, then headed home. Views from their dock… Dad and Me
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Posted in FAMILY on Nov 24th, 2012
Diane brought a gingerbread house for the boys to decorate. Everyone ended up getting in on the act, especially Uncle Devin!
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Posted in FAMILY on Nov 24th, 2012
While we were all staying with mom, David and I took a break with the boys and spent the day in Seattle. We had breakfast at the “Top of the Hilton”. Great views. Good Benedict. After breakfast, we walked to Pacific Place and watched the movie, “Here Comes the Boom”. After that, we walked to […]
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