Ethan had a wonderful party today to celebrate his first year of preschool. Each child was recognized with a certificate, photo book, and reading book to celebrate their achievements. All the parents and teachers brought an abundance of delicous foods to share. As usual, the format was loose and the kids were able to be […]
Mid-year family update? Why? Unheard of! Blasphemy. I know, I know. Usually we do this around Christmas time, but honestly, the past few years we’ve just emailed a photo with a quick “Happy Holidays” or “Have a wonderful holiday season”. Then you wouldn’t hear from us until the next holidays. We thought we’d mix it […]
November 2002 (Lassen Volcanic National Park): I love this photo of my Type II hand crew on the Hole Prescribed Burn at Lassen Volcanic National Park. I didn’t take this shot but what you can’t see is I’m leading this crew to another assignment on the burn. The importance of this photo to me is […]
Ethan and Autumn’s cousins, Kaitlyn and Emily, came for a visit this evening. All day Ethan kept asking when his cousins would be here. We started at about 7 hours or so and worked our way down. When they finally arrived he screamed out loud in excitement, threw the front door open, and ran out […]
Ethan started his first soccer season this past week. He was joined by seven other children at a nearby field where they were led through a series of fun drills by Coach Adams. As a little guy playing in the 3.5-4 year old group, the focus is on developing skills and having fun rather than […]
With a foreseen break in our dreary weather this weekend, and knowing it was Easter, we planned for a few outdoor activities to catch some Vitamin D. Saturday Mountlake Terrace held its annual Easter egg hunt for kids on Saturday morning. It was perfect morning to be out looking for eggs because the sun was […]
Ethan and Autumn experienced their first football match, I mean soccer game, today. The family had the opportunity to watch the Seattle Sounders, our local professional team, play against Chicago Fire at Qwest Field. Laura and I thought it would be a good experience for Ethan to see a professional soccer game since he starts […]
Autumn turned 1 on March 18. Grandma Lynda flew in and we celebrated the weekend in McMinnville, Oregon at Grandma Karen and Grandpa Sam’s house. Autumn did very well in opening gifts and consuming her cupcake. It’s great to see her grow up. Happy Birthday to our sweet Autumn.
Ethan rocked at his first dentist appointment today. We had built up the visit the past few days by talking about why we brush our teeth, what a dentist does, his Grandpa and Uncle Chris help make the furniture at the dentist office, and he just might get a treat when the visit is over. […]
Growing up I had a dog named Lucky. She lived 16 years and was truly a part of my childhood. She’s the dog that scared the crap out of the neighbors, but would sleep cozily at the foot of my bed each night. She bit open my lip when I was 10 years old while trying […]