I just love our tradition of decorating for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving! Another tradition - visiting Seattle at Christmas time!

Tom had 1 week off before he started his new job, so we headed up to Vancouver, BC for 4 days.  We rented a condo through Air B&B.  It was right in downtown and had an amazing view.  We had access to a pool and fitness room as well, which was really nice! On our...

Wow!  What a crazy week it has been.  We planned and hosted a very fun Halloween Party for 19 kids on Sunday night.  Then, of course on Halloween, we went out trick-or-treating in the neighborhood.  And now we are prepping for Sage's birthday party on Saturday night. ...

A few weeks ago, I went with Ashley's class to the Mary Olson Farm in Auburn.  The kids learned about the farm and got a glimpse of what life was like when people lived there and worked the farm. Of course it rained the ENTIRE TIME and was very muddy.  We were very...

We're excited to be doing some work around the house.  We've lived here 6 years now and there are just some things that need to be fixed.  We had a handyman come and give us a quote, but it was the cost of a trip to Disney World.  Sooooo...even though neither of us...

It wasn't raining on Saturday and it was beautiful out.  For the past couple months, everyone has been so tired by the time the weekend comes around so we've just stayed home.  Last weekend, we all wanted to get out.  We had originally thought about going to a corn...

Yesterday, I joined Molly's class for a trip to the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery.  Neither of us had ever been there and we learned a lot. (At least I did.  She already knew everything from studying about it in class!) It was raining (a lot) the entire time.  But the kids...

It's hard to believe that another school year has begun!  We've been busy the past couple weeks shopping for school supplies and of course, their first day of school outfits.  (Remind me next year to not shop two days in a row at the mall with them.  I was exhausted...

It's just crazy to me that another school year is over!  It was a hard year for our family because of my health, but we made it!! The girls loved their teachers and we are so proud of how hard they worked!