Every two-year-old wants to go watch his aunt play softball on his birthday, right? Since the birthday party for both little boys is next weekend, we decided to go cheer on Auntie and her team on Saturday!  We didn’t end up being good luck charms, since the team lost both games, but Thumper went to […]

Ane usually spends first service helping teach the younger kids (her own class is second service), so she’s rarely in service with us.  But lately, she’s been making sure that she gets out on time to see – and hug – Obachan each Sunday before she heads home for lunch. Ane is only a few […]

Yesterday was the NFC Championship game.  The Seahawks were hosting the Green Bay Packers.  I was wearing my brand new jersey (#4, Hauschka, the team kicker). But because this is Seattle, a wind storm had come through the night before and we’d lost power.  We learned this at 3:30 am when Tad (followed by Rerun) […]

Going into the time machine to dig this one up… Yes, that’s a 14 year old me holding a newly-born Auntie. I have a few of these pictures scanned and saved. Of course, so many years have passed now, that she holds and plays with my babies. Have a happy weekend, everyone, and… GO SEAHAWKS!!!