If you haven’t heard by now, there was a pretty significant windstorm that swept through the north Puget Sound area on Saturday.  Whole trees were blown over, roots and all.  Ane and I ended up driving through some of it and saw the damage and the debris first hand. The storm also knocked the power […]

Tuesday, we threw Tad’s party with his friends at Pump It Up.  This year, we had an even larger crowd than usual, because Tad’s made more friends that have made an impression on him.  Our usual close friends were there, but we added more this year – Lisa’s Bean (who is really more a friend […]

Yes, it’s true.  This is the 11th time we’ve lined up the kids in front of the tree before letting them open presents.  (Years 1-7 are here, Year 8 here, Year 9 here, Year 10 here.) They’ve gotten a little bigger than last year, but we are holding steady at 8 children! And the reason […]

Friend and Doc live not too far from a local beach right on Puget Sound.  As the summer draws to a close, they suggested that we spend a Sunday evening after dinner there with the kids.  The kids didn’t need much convincing, especially Tad. And it didn’t take very long for Tad to get really […]