I have weird butterflies as I open the “Add New Post” page. Is it because it’s been so long since I’ve done so? Is it because I’m not quite sure what to say? How to say? Is it excitement? Trepidation? Blogger’s guilt? I truly have no idea. I do know that this posts marks theRead more
Last Thursday we “spontaneously” (for us, we are typically planners and this day trip was only conceived a few days in advance) trekked up to Federal Way, WA for a day of family fun in the sun. Does that sound like a Wild Waves ad? Cheesy though it may sound, we had a blast. WaterRead more
I will, I will make this briefer. I will try. [Besides, I’ve got other things to do and numerous other posts swimming around inside my head. At this moment they feel infinitely more interesting but nowhere near as warm and fuzzy nor nostalgic.] The third day of our Parkhopper Pass was also our last. WeRead more
I have a feeling I will be working on the re-cap of this trip for days, or longer, to come. I’d like to be wrong though! We’ll see if I can bust it out while the memories are fresh 🙂 Sunday we were excited. Like, all caps EXCITED! I woke about 5am and Dot notRead more
Tomorrow’s the big day! Today we have no plans other than laundry, packing, picking up some last minute essentials (so far the only thing that’s on the list is snacks) and maybe fitting in a tad bit of pre-chaos relaxation. Bonus would be if we (the grown-ups) could get another Oscar nominee under ourRead more
That is what’s happened right now. In the past two weeks we’ve spent extended time in Seattle and Portland. We’ve booked major wedding components and checked out a big handful of houses. I came home and immediately came down with a horrid flu and was sicker than I’ve been in years. Fever spiked at 104.5!Read more
Highway 30 North of Astoria on 12/22/08. Yes, the trees are bending in like they’re about to break. Trista and Ali sharing music in the car. Ali, Alyssa and "Abuh" sleeping on the way home from our Christmas in Salem, OR on 12/28/08. Grabbing a snack at Northgate mall on New Year’s Eve. Ringing inRead more
I know the holidays are practically a distant memory at this point. But I just now uploaded the few pictures I got. Especially compared to last year! December 20th, the night before Christmas at our house. Enjoying a Christmas snack at her new table and chair set. We took our tree down on December 21st!!Read more
As you must have noticed we are BUSY! For the holidays we spent time in both Gladstone and Seattle. We travelled through all sort of weather. We had a great time with family and friends but missed home. It takes a lot of adjusting after being gone for nearly two weeks. School is back up againRead more
Okay, let’s start with that. Again, a video. We’ve been having some fun with Tony’s new[ish] MacBook and hope you have too. Yes, life as we know it is over. For the moment we just moved the changing table over and hope that buys us a little more time. Yes again, Ali is wearing aRead more