Category: Family

  • Summer 2014 Photos

    We have lots of photos to share from our time up in Washington (and some prior to that).

    Photo Galleries

    Here are links to galleries in Flickr:

    Spring-Summer 2014: some highlights of activities from May through October. Many of the events/activities are featured in posts since May.… Read the rest

  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

    Yesterday, we met Mike, Kathi, and Aunt Mary for lunch and then a Mariners baseball game. Neither of us are crazy about baseball, and we’d never even been to a Grizzlies game! But we wanted to spend time with them, and were curious to see the SAFECO venue.… Read the rest

  • Great Wolf Lodge Vacation

    In early August, we went with Brian, Vicki, Landon, Slater, Grason, and Ashlyn to the Great Wolf Lodge.  It was their first family vacation. We had a great time!

    We started off at Pikes Place Market in Seattle. We had decided to stay in that area on the first night, rather than driving the whole way to Grand Mound.… Read the rest

  • McKenna Sings at “Lynden’s Got Talent”

    McKenna performed during the Lynden Raspberry Festival. She had provided a CD with her background music, which didn’t read correctly. So she had to “wing it.” She came off so poised and got a huge ovation!

    Although she didn’t receive a monetary reward, we’re sure that is coming at some point in future years.… Read the rest

  • Mani, Pedis and Lunch

    Today, McKenna and I had a “girls day out.” We went for manicures, pedicures, and then lunch at McKenna’s favorite restaurant, The Olive Garden.
    We talked a lot about what McKenna likes to do, and what she might want to become.… Read the rest