Thanksgiving

We had a fun, relaxing, and delicious Thanksgiving dinner at Uncle Buck and Aunt Tina's:

It was beautiful out and we caught a glimpse of the Olympic Mountains:

Meanwhile on the east coast, Monica had Thanksgiving with Carly and Ian...

...and their big dog Kota!

Vetrans' Weekend Camping

 Hooray for fall camping!  We met the Martin family at Millersylvania State Park over Vetrans' day weekend.  It was cold but sunny and clear.  

Loaded and ready to go!

Andrew started by resting up for the big weekend:

Keri, Tyler, and I did a morning trail run:

Beautiful day at peaceful Deep Lake:

Hiking, board games, and kan-jam frisbee:

Cookin' in the trailer!

Campfire time!  We listened to the HUSKIES BEAT THE DUCKS on the radio while we hung out by the firepit.  What a great night!

Aging

 I now wear readers because about a year ago book publishers started making their font smaller.

Anton should be wearing readers (or something) but it has been 5 months since he said he would make an eye appointment and nothing yet.

Meanwhile these are my roommates.  Also it's 8PM when I took this photo.

Party time.

Fall Happenings

We love it when Uncle Chris (the "Funcle") visits!

College roommate reunion!

It's been fun to have our godson Kyle nearby at UW:

And I can actually spy on him at his dorm from Seattle Prep- ha!

Halloween Concert for Jack and the Seattle Prep choir:

I'm not sure I've ever gone hiking by myself.  But I snuck away for a hike up Grand Prospect back when the smoke was at its worst.  It was nice to get above the haze for some blue sky:

Andrew had an iron infusion to treat low iron and subsequent fatigue and restless leg syndrome.  He is such a trooper.  He has been through so much and never complains.  We are happy to report that except for seasonal colds and flus he is now in good health!

We love dogsitting especially for Chelsea-pups.  Allows me to get my dog fix without traumatizing Sasha too much!

Basketball season begins!  I got down to Tacoma to watch Keri's niece Korin play.  And of course, it's back to Hec-Ed for Husky Women's basketball!

Boats, Baseball, and foot(Ball)

 I had a great time, as always on our back-to-school teacher boat cruise.  This time we toured Elliot Bay:

Andrew is back in action on the baseball field and it is SO great to see him play:

And of course, Husky football is back and already on a roll!

Back to School

Sophomore year at Prep for Jack:

6th grade at OLL for Andrew:

Birthdays!

Jack is 16!  Andrew is 12!  Here's how we celebrated:

Keri and Tyler came up to the Seattle area and met us at NW Trek Wildlife Park.  We watched the wolverines eat their lunch, which was cool because they are very reclusive animals and rarely seen:

We saw lots of other animals on foot and on the driving tour:

We had dinner from Jack's favorite Chinese restaurant and celebrated with the grandparents in the evening:

For Andrew's birthday he invited some friends over for a campfire.  We also had the grandparents over for burgers and caught a Mariners' game on the weekend.