Jonathan & Lindsey's Family Blog

We traveled over the pass to Pullman again for Thanksgiving and did all the traditional things. It was great to be together with family!

 
 

A little football out front

I remember when all these boys ate at Thanksgiving were rolls & pie. Not anymore! They had heaping plates and went back for seconds and thirds!

Playing a family trivia game between dinner and pie

Day after Thanksgiving – decorating for Christmas! Silas and Layla loved helping put up the Dickens Village.

Afterward, Silas sat down and took in the awesomeness of the village for a good 45 minutes!

Leftover turkey sandwich!

Scott & Manivanh celebrated their 25th anniversary!

I got this pic of Uncle Brian – he, Brad, Julie & Dylan went to the Bay Area for Thanksgiving. Uncle Brian rode both ways across the bridge.

Kieron and Avery stayed with My brother and his family while the rest of us stayed with Grammy and Papa.

It’s hard to believe Avery’s final season of high school cross country has come to an end. Who knew back when the kids were little and we did the Shamrock Dashes and Turkey Trots that it would be the beginning of something so important his life? Avery didn’t do cross country in 6th grade, but when we moved back to Snoqualmie, he started in 7th. He had a lot of success and came in first in his age group in the Fall City 5k. That’s when he realized he had some natural talent and started to develop a passion for running. He was thrilled when he made varsity as a Freshman in High School. Avery loved running with the older boys and looked up to them so much. He had an exciting first couple seasons on the team.

After sophomore season Avery started suffering from debilitating pain in his ankle, which eventually lead to surgery. Sophomore track and junior XC year were plagued by the injury and lots of PT. He had a disappointing junior season of track, as it takes time to recover and get back up to speed. By senior year, Avery was putting in dozens of miles and felt great. He was having a competitive season, but come October, he developed a cold, which turned into pneumonia. Not the end he had hoped for, but despite the disappointment, he maintained a good attitude and supported his teammates. It’s been SO rewarding and fun cheering him on all these years and we are so proud of Avery!

At Senior Night (Avery was fighting pneumonia at the time).

The Seniors

With Logan & Dallen

With Coach Dutch

The end of Avery’s season was derailed by pneumonia. Not what we’d hoped for.

After the season ended we wrapped up with our last XC banquet. It was great to celebrate the team and all of their achievements this season. (The girls won State!) Our favorite part was recognizing the seniors – how did we get here already?! Many sweet stories and words were shared and I found myself verklempt a few times. I’m going to miss this team and their families!

With Sue & Jacey, Si XC moms. I’m going to miss cheering with these ladies!

Avery and his buddy stayed until the very end to help clean up after the banquet.

In mid-November we went to our first Commodore’s ball at Tyee Yacht Club.  The theme was Gay Paris, in honor of our Commodore and his partner. Tyee has a long history of being a welcoming and inclusive club, and is a member of the Grand Fourteen (major Puget Sound yacht clubs).  The place was all done up with decor, we had a fantastic dinner and there was a live band and lots of dancing. Such a fun night!

Kaler with the other female Commodores & wives

With Kaler 

With our Rear Commodore   

Before heading out for the night

Early in the fall Avery and I went out on a couple occasions to do senior portraits. He is such a sweet kid, and so photogenic. We ended up with a lot of pictures! Here are a few of our favorites.

 

A couple weeks later we went out with his buddy, Dalton. They wanted to get some pics together and we did a few more individuals of each of them.

Reminds me of when they played T-ball together as little guys!

Seventeen years ago…

Here’s what we were up to in October. Our big news is that Avery is headed to our alma mater, Western Washington University, next fall. We couldn’t be prouder!

Kieron at one of his games (he’s in the white)

Aerial yoga with Savannah

A little chipmunk stopped by to tease Phoebe

We started a remodel project on our main floor in October. We’re taking out all the columns and the window wall between the dining and family rooms and relocating the corner fireplace to the exterior wall in the family room. Here’s our progress so far:

Good. helpers!

Silas is fast with a crowbar!

Kieron, trimming the caulk off the moulding so we can reuse it later.

Two pillars down, two to go!

I’ve been working with a personal trainer since February. Our workout room is getting a lot of use! We just got this barbell rack/pull-up bar. It’s great!

Cheering at the Walkathon assembly

Another football game     

Uncle Brian arrived in Pullman for a visit 

I flew to Pullman to visit with everyone over the weekend 

Brothers 

More cheer!

With Kennedy

Layla got to cheer for Silas’ good friend, Landry

Cute little AI pic I made of Layla

Getting ice cream with Shelby

Leaving school with Tannon – what sweeties!

Jonathan flew our drone from our house to the falls. It isn’t that far away!