The boys all participated in the Boy Scouts 50 miler this spring. They started out on bikes, then hiked and canoed the rest. We’re so proud of them!


These pics are from a hike up Mount Si the weekend prior to the 50 miler



The boys all participated in the Boy Scouts 50 miler this spring. They started out on bikes, then hiked and canoed the rest. We’re so proud of them!


These pics are from a hike up Mount Si the weekend prior to the 50 miler



We got to celebrate all the mother’s this Mother’s Day. Here are pictures from our day with Grammy and Papa and our day with Nana and Frank. The kids helped detail my car and spoiled me with sweet cards.









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Kieron turned eleven this year. At eleven, this kid is super sweet, has matured immensely, and is typically pretty mild-mannered and fun to be around. He’s definitely an old soul. Thoughtful, contemplative, loyal, calm and insightful, Kieron still has a super memory, loves to cook, bake and read, and adores animals, although I think it is safe to say he is a cat person. We love him so much!
The Julius Boehem Chocolate Factory opened back up for tours recently, so we knew just how to celebrate our little chef this year. We had a lot of fun touring the local factory, which has been operating since 1942 and moved to Issaquah in 1956. We all really enjoyed sampling the chocolates at the end too!

“What could be in this little box?”

These pics are from later in the week, opening gifts from Grammy and Papa


Butter pecan ice cream cake with a graham cracker crust and caramel topping

Avery, Kieron, Luke, Layla, Ethan, Silas & Alex




Back at the house afterwards

Found this little guy frantically trapped in our trampoline

In case you ever wondered what Jonathan looks like as Lloyd, from Dumb and Dumber

Random screenshot from a FaceTime conversation

Jonathan was dying to go to Sisters and Brothers for their fried chicken recommended by Kenji Lopez. It didn’t disappoint.




Somehow my shirt ended up in Avery’s closet and he thought it was his

I told the kids I was going to start using silly punishments like push-ups and can holding so they wanted to try them out



This spring Layla took up soccer and Kieron gave flag football a shot. Here are some pics of the season.



