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January

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Lindsey

Here’s what we were up to in January. We went to Donut with a Grownup at Layla’s school

Andrew turned 18

Dry January

Celebrating Christmas with Nana

Kieron at a swim meet

Look who’s almost as tall as Dad!

With Avery, home for a visit

Nicole turned 22!

Watching a playoff game

Superbowl Bound!

Layla and her friends performed a cheer in her school’s talent show

Just a couple boys and their cats

Hot yoga date with Avery

At the Boat Show

January Bunco

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We didn’t have a great ski season this year, but that didn’t stop my family from getting out there as much as they could! Jonathan taught at Summit again, Kieron and Silas both did ski bus, and they all made lots of effort to get to the pass.

Avery

Jack, Virgil, Kieron & Layla

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NYE

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Lindsey

We had friends over to ring in the New Year and celebrate Año Nuevo. We all had a fantastic time together! We decided to take a progressive group photo beginning with New York NYE and ending with West Coast.

Phoebe was in full-on party mode with a house full of people!

A few early pics

We broke out the lighted fountain Amazon accidentally sent us and let us keep.

With the Miles, Andersens, Hoitings & Murphys

It’s all fun and games until a drone flies into someone’s hair! It got super stuck very fast! The guys were ready to grab scissors, but fortunately, the wives were able to untangle it with a little persistence and in the end it was like it never happened. We decided to use the tripod for pics after that!

With Becky and her new tattoo

Lily, Coco & Layla

Playing Empire

Avery and Elissa stopped by

Another hour passed…

Being silly

Checked on Kieron. He just wanted to go to bed!

Seattle NYE!

Declan, Gabe, Lawson & Silas

After midnight we all headed to the backyard for Año Nuevo. We burned effigies and wrote down things we all wanted to get rid of in the New Year, like unemployment, an icky political climate and 6-7. It was a really fun tradition we hope to continue in the years ahead.

The kids had a sleepover – here they are enjoying pancakes the next morning

A few pics Grammy shared from their New Year’s Eve

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December

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Lindsey

Here’s the rest of what we were up to in December. We saw Santa!

Becky and I went to the Salish one evening just before the flooding and met a couple visiting from New York. They’re huge Twin Peaks fans and had come all the way out to make the pilgrimage and see all the sites from the show.

Millie, Layla & Shelby at school

Eagle at Eagle Lake

Post flood brunch with friends

My new skis

The boys did a swim challenge at The Club

Kieron was busy with Swim Team

Silas brought back the reindeer project and earned nearly $1,000 to pay for his trip to D.C.

Pics from Avery’s venture five years ago

Kieron got in on the action too

I loved getting pictures from friends of their reindeer in their homes!

Man-pedis with the girls

Family Brunch at The Club

Layla and Millie at aerial yoga

Wrapping presents with Grammy

Brunch with Darcey

Fun with ChatGPT

At the house over break

Brunch at Saints after Christmas

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December Everlong Family Cruise

Posted on December 28, 2025 by Lindsey

A couple days after Christmas we took my family on Everlong for a winter cruise through Lake Union and to Ivars for dinner. We lucked out and got beautiful weather. It was a near perfect day together!