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Halloween Happenings
We had two Halloween parties this weekend, one for Tom’s work and another for our church. We all dressed up for both, but as is so often the case I only managed to get pictures of the cutest number, Scotland. (Tom will be dressing up for work on Halloween as well- as is the tradition…
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Recognizing accomplishment
I’ve been feeling a bit down on myself lately. I guess I just haven’t felt like my list of accomplishments has been very admirable. My sister Adee pointed out, that I should stop calling myself “lazy,” when I visited a few weeks ago. And yet, that’s how I’ve been feeling. Too often, it seems I’ve…
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Hike to Boardman Lake
We took advantage of the last day of summer to enjoy a stunning hike in Snohomish County Park. It was a gorgeous area, and impressively secluded, especially considering it was only an hour and a half from our house. Throwing rocks in the stream God is the greatest landscaper Wading- let’s just say…
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What kind of Mother would you like to be?
I’ve probably commented on this conversation before, but for some reason it returns to me over and over again. Tom said “Kjirsti, I hope you will choose what kind of mother you want to be, not just be like so and so or so and so.” I contested, “It’s not that easy. . .” He…
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Whidbey Island with Grandma Foutz
“Here Grandma! A blackberry for you!” Pam came up to visit for the weekend. It was so fun to have a good excuse to get out and spend the day away. We spent Saturday on Whidbey Island, taking the ferry there and back. Two weekends ago we took the ferry to Kingston with Scotland for…
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Pete Family Reunion
Between Sabina and Brigette’s visit was our Pete Family reunion at my folks house. It was such a blast to get all the cousins together, work on some projects for my parents, and spend lots of time laughing and chatting together. I’m feeling slow of speech today so pictures will have to do. Remember what…
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Organizing banter
Tom had the day off, and took Scotter for the afternoon/evening to a Star Trek convention he is attending with a friend from out of town. It’s been a LONG time since I had this much free time! I created a long list last night in preparation, mostly it entailed organizing our home. I’m eager…
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Dad time
Since our time with Tom is fairly limited, we’ve been trying to make the most of it. Sometimes that means carefree days at home, but more typically it’s been fun outings. Here’s a few pictures from some summer favorites: One weekend we hit the Chinese festival in China town. We were hoping it would be…
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Hiram M Chittenden Locks- Ballard Locks
Last month Scotland and I enjoyed a day at the historic Ballard Locks. The locks separate freshwater Lake Union and Lake Washington from the salt water Puget Sound, allowing Lake Union to remain at itss higher level while also allowing boats to traverse between the two bodies of water. Amazingly they also have a system…
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Announcement, Announcement!
We’d like to publicly announce that we’re expecting another baby! Baby Foutz #2 will arrive around the end of January. We couldn’t be more pleased with the new addition, and only wish the due date was tomorrow! Profile at 14 weeks Our little peanut Any of you who have followed my blog for a while…