USS Turner Joy

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Lindsey

At the end of March Jonathan, Kieron, and Silas toured the USS Turner Joy with Silas’ Cub Scout troop. Looks like they had fun checking out the destroyer together!

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All-Nighter

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Lindsey

In mid-March Avery pulled his first all-nighter. A local community event ran from 7 PM to 7 AM where they took the kids mini golfing, to the family fun center, and to Sky High sports. Avery had a great time with his friends!

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Avery Turns Twelve

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Lindsey

Avery’s twelfth birthday means we now have less than a year left without a teenager in the house. If his personality now is any indication of what is to come, I think we are ready to take it on. I am constantly impressed with the young man we are raising. Avery is sweet, sensitive, self-motivated, and hard-working. He is fiercely loyal to his siblings, chooses very nice friends, and is so sweet to his parents. I’m just trying to enjoy every second of it because I know soon his friends will become the priority in his life and before long girls will take precedence over Legos.

At twelve, Avery says he wants to be a firefighter. I honestly thought he was going to say software engineer though, and we also see his dental skills evolving as he continues to remove his brothers’ teeth, which I am incredibly thankful for.

For his birthday Avery wanted to go to the local bike park with a few of his buddies and then have a sleepover. It made my heart so happy to see what a sweet group of friends Avery has decided to surround himself with, many of whom were part of his original crew from our previous days in Snoqualmie.

Happy birthday, Avery Liam. We love you more than you’ll ever know!

  • Ready to head to the party
  • Back at the house…
  • Playing telephone
  • Celebrating with Grammy and Papa a few days later
  • Last night as an 11 year old
  • A couple random pics of Layla and Clare made it into this folder, so here they are
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St. Patty’s Day 2019

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Lindsey

After we had so much fun last St. Patrick’s Day I think our family has decided to make a tradition of going to Bellingham for the holiday. We returned, spent a night and visited many of our favorite spots. Bellingham really knows how to celebrate!

  • Playing Giant Jenga at Chuckanut Brewery
  • At Boundary
  • We loved seeing the Irish dancers. The blonde in the photos is the daughter of our painter, John. She travels all over the world entertaining and competing.
  • At Mallard Ice Cream
  • Back at “the breakfast hotel”.
  • We had to meet up with Porter!
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Silas Turns Lucky Seven

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Lindsey

Our baby boy celebrated his LUCKY 7th birthday on March 1st. Seven feels like a real shift out of little boy territory with Silas (which means forever for us). He is in first grade, reads, does math, and converses like an older kid now. He is such a sweet boy and continues to make friends easily. In my experience raising kids there are a lot of big emotions that come around age seven, and Silas is no exception. We have battles we never had before and he tests us in ways he didn’t before, but he remains our Sunny Si. He is proud of this moniker, and we are glad for it. He is an optimist, sees the bright side of things, and is hopeful. I think these qualities add tenacity, and I can’t wait to see what he does in the coming years!

At seven, Silas is certain he wants to be an engineer when he grows up. He is one of the most curious (and talkative) people I know. He loves Legos, building and engineering sets, art, music, Christmas, and friends. He hates potatoes.

Silas requested another party at Kidz Bounce, so we decided to invite his whole class. Almost the whole class came! This meant a lot of Thank You’s to write, but we had a great time celebrating!

Happy birthday, Silas Tristan. We love you to the moon and back!

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