Update Series Continued

Turns out July was a pretty big month because this is the third post and we are only to July 4th, which as you know can be a very fun day. First we went to the parade. I love small town parades. I loved it about Elizabethtown and now I love it about Edmonds! Then we went to the beach. It was a very cool day at the beach because the tide was lower than I'd ever seen it. We then enjoyed the fireworks shows (Kingston and Edmonds) from our deck. The Kingston show was across the sound but we could see it perfectly and then when the Edmonds show started it was as if the fireworks were exploding right in our faces. It was spectacular and fun.

Update Series Continued

The next thing that happened of note is that Betsy and Katherine (with kids) stopped by on the way to CHINA!

Update Series

Perhaps you think nothing has happened since June. Well, a few things have so here are a series of posts to sort of bring things up to date. First - we finally got around to taking graduation pictures of Kristine in July.

Olivia's Blessing

On the way home from JoAnn's funeral we stopped in Logan (actually she was buried there) for Olivia's blessing. Olivia is such a blessing in the first place. That she was conceived, that she stayed in the uterus for 34 weeks, that she survived her 3 lb. 6 oz. birth weight, that she put up with all the tests, etc., and that she survived her super excited siblings upon arriving home. Taking care of Clay and Ella and bringing them to Seattle for a couple weeks was one of the best times of my life. So, Ells is pretty dear to me. Anyway, Jake's family all came, Bob and Lucy were there, her aunt Mimi came, it was truly a "family" event and I get the impression Olivia will be pulling the family together as one of her life functions. Here's just a few pics to help you visualize the joyful occasion.