"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 24th, 2012
Michelle and I road tripped to lovely Olympia, where my dad and stepmom live. Michelle is a tech guru and helped set up my dad’s computer. We enjoyed a nice visit, then headed home. Views from their dock… Dad and Me
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 24th, 2012
Diane brought a gingerbread house for the boys to decorate. Everyone ended up getting in on the act, especially Uncle Devin!
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 24th, 2012
While we were all staying with mom, David and I took a break with the boys and spent the day in Seattle. We had breakfast at the “Top of the Hilton”. Great views. Good Benedict. After breakfast, we walked to Pacific Place and watched the movie, “Here Comes the Boom”. After that, we walked to […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 24th, 2012
While the boys were still in Washington, Michelle carved pumpkins with them. R’s is the one with the jagged smile and A’s urned out a bit abstract, but the intent was a sky with clouds, a house, and a car… David drove home with the boys and they enjoyed trick or treating in our neighborhood… […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 23rd, 2012
Another bucket list item my mom had was to celebrate Christmas one more time. She was really sad to think of missing it. So, we decided to have Christmas that Wednesday! Devin assembled the fake Christmas tree that already had lights, and Mom, Katy, and Michelle decorated the condo. It looked so lovely! My cousin […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 23rd, 2012
One of the “bucket list” items my mom had was to take my boys to Salmon Days, a festival in Issaquah. She wanted to watch the fish jump at the hatchery, and walk the aisles of arts and crafts. The only issue was how to get her around. She only had a walker and that […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 23rd, 2012
Due to my mom’s critical medical state where surgery was not an option and death was expected within two months, our family and friends gathered to love and support her and each other. We focused on creating great memories with the time we had left. Mom and KK enjoying shakes at Red Robin… R,KK, A […]
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 22nd, 2012
My aunt and her friend visited Napa for a few days. We decided to meet up with them, along with my cousin and her little girl, for lunch. We planned on meeting at noon. I arrived about an hour and a half early, so the boys and I decided to walk downtown Napa. Playing with […]
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 15th, 2012
We divided our little family for “family date night”. I took ‘R’ and DH took ‘A’. After our church service, we went our separate ways. DH took ‘A’ to ‘all you can eat shrimp’ at Red Lobster. Here is what we did… In the courtyard at church, they had a shaved ice stand. The boys […]
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 12th, 2012
2 weeks. Key words: family. friends. snorkel. Hula Grill with Sara, Esperanza, and Fabio. We were blessed to have our family with us for the first week. Fabio and Esperanza have a timeshare at the same place we have. We go to this restaurant at least once every time we are on the island. We […]