babka

Gets some Christmas cuddles.

christmas eve

At G&G's!

cozy

Blog! We've been busy! Just registering present in December and letting you know we haven't forgotten about you. ❤️

bert & ernie

Nate's sweater: store bought 
Bradley's sweater: he knitted himself!!

cathedral concert

Cool venue for a Josh Ritter concert with good peeps.

farewell dee dee

Today would have been Dee Dee's 102nd birthday!  She passed away peacefully a week ago today, surrounded by love.  Dad and Aunt Jennifer did such a good job sending her off into the next chapter.  We will miss her and remember her forever.  

Jane Stevens King - October 17, 1923 - October 10, 2025.  A few photos of her below.  How lucky we were to have her with us for such a long time!  Longtime readers of this blog will also know that Dee Dee was our most loyal follower, often checking the blog several times each day looking for updates.  In the last few years she was not as capable with the computer, but Dad/Grandad made sure she still saw the latest posts. Her obituary is a beautiful remembrance of her long life. 

snowy hiking

Nate and Gabe tackle Ptarmigan Ridge on a snowy October Sunday! 

calc

Blizz provides moral support for AP Calc BC homework. 🤓 🐈‍⬛

school!

These two kicked off senior and sophomore year last week! Giddy up!!

Nostalgic flashback to Abby's first day of kindergarten!

first drive

Natester turned 15 today, got his permit, and took his first parking lot drive!!

helper

Blizz is always happy to help out.

happy birthday grandma!

A great birthday weekend celebrating mom / grandma with Dan & Silas in town! Edmonds sunset for the win!

summah

Dinner at the CC with G&G

ca

Pre camp drop off pool time in sunny CA!

panama!

Abby's in Panama! And AMIGOS is occasionally sharing fun photos like this one with families! Abby will have lots of stories to tell when she gets home at the end of the month!

recliners

Recliner shopping with G&G. Very relaxing.

last day!

Last day of school! Farewell 9th and 11th! How is it possible that Abby will be a senior?? In the meantime, SUMMER!

wallflowers

Sweet peas!

art show!

Abby's wall at the end of year art show! First place judges award for drawing!

victoria!

Woefully behind on blog posts! Here's a pic of A&N from today. They are in Victoria, Canada 🇨🇦 for marching band! Yay Scots! Can't wait to hear all of the stories.

flat

Pesky nail in tire made for an unexpectedly complicated Thursday evening! All better now. 🚙 🛞 🚙

springy swimmy

Natester and Excel peeps swimming at Sand Point on a sunny spring evening.

toasty

Babka loves the heater. So. Much.

bday love

Birthday selfie with my babies. Yay spring! 💕🌸💕🌸💕

bday soiree

Abby had a birthday gathering a couple of weeks after her actual birthday, but lucked into some pretty nice weekend weather!  Arts and crafts and good times had by all.  

action shots

A rare weekend daytime lacrosse game vs Gonzaga Prep (all the way from Spokane)!  Avery's dad takes great pictures of the players in action.

nap

B&B have a new favorite nap location … Nate's bed!

jazz concert

Shorecrest jazz band sounded great! Was also fun to hear the Shorewood jazz band!

college visits begin!

Abby and I had a great visit to Claremont, CA to check out the Claremont colleges!  We got lots of steps in walking around the beautiful campus (farmers market, art museum, quad, and more), enjoyed exploring the Claremont village restaurants and shops (yummy tex-mex lunch), checked out some nearby hiking trails, stayed in a fun hotel, toured Scripps (gorgeous buildings, smart student ambassador tour guides, and a pool!), and went to an information session at Pomona.  All around a good way to dip our toes in the college visit waters and we both learned a lot!  A good warmup for our spring break east coast college visit trip that is coming up soon.