Max moments

Max got baptized!!

Our sweet weekly ritual going through the baptism book

Sweet dude is so sick he can't even climb in bed

Running with his fur bestie

Maddie moments

New hair :)

Her baby

Bowling with sweet friends

6th grade parent/student bonding time at church

Her latest clay creation

Sweet baby won the character trait award for SERVICE!

New glasses :)

Marin moments

All ready for her track meet! One of her volunteer
coaches is an older gentlemen who is also a chaplain
at the county jail. The two of them chat about church
and he thinks she is incredible. I just have to agree :)

Her favorite place to be

Face painting at the elementary school

Middle school field trip to OMSI

Dad's homework help

Warming up with some hot cocoa!

One of her besties starred in the school play 

Happy birthday to Kyle!

We celebrated our favorite Dad's birthday with a dinner out to a fun new place, breakfast cereal AND pie, and topped off with a pile of gifts wrapped in Husky paper :)

Celiac friendly fondue!

Marcus gives the best morning hugs

Happy 13th birthday to Marin

We have a teenager in the house!! My firstborn baby girl, now officially on the road to adulthood. I blinked, and it happened. Not that all of those thirteen years of parenting actually  felt fast, because there were seasons I imagined diapers, pacifiers and holding hands in the parking lot would be endless. But then one day, you wake up and you have a teenager. And I LOVE TEENAGERS. They are the absolute best, and so far, Marin's teenage years are going great ;)

I'm so proud of her, and all that makes her unique. Her strength of character, her resilience, her fearlessness, her commitment to her health, her compassion towards injustice, her snarky humor, her creativity and her love of life. Dear God, thankyou for such an amazing daughter!!

She celebrated with birthday cereal, a surprise drop-in for a cupcake during the school day, and a bowling party with her besties after school!

Early morning breakfast cereal before school

Surprise mom visit to the middle school cafeteria.
The visit alone was entertainment for 1000 years.

Sweet school friend decorated her locker

The face of parents with teenagers

These kids are my absolute favorites. Every single one.