Maddie Moments

A few moments with my Maddie!

Repping our Huskies at the school book fair!

Mom and daughter volunteering at NWCO

Winter Piano Recital

Winnie

Introducing... our new, new puppy (see previous post about our "adventures" with Annie)... we are so happy to welcome into our family WINNIE. From the same litter, we brought home Winnie and she came with a heart of gold and paws as big as cookies. She is going to be a big girl! I can't wait, I love big dogs! She is truly the sweetest and most loving girl ever. We have had her for a month (the same amount of time that we had Annie) and we are all so utterly in love with her. She is our BABY!

Smuggled her into class!

Naughty naughty naughty

Mom Moments

Ha ha ha ha, "Mom Moments"... I'm so ready for my own post! This fall, I had a birthday and did a fun 5K (Reindeer Run) with some church friends.

"Fast people in the front
Good looking people in the back"

My 42nd birthday spread 

Trying out my new blanket scarf
(you can get lost in those puppies)

Marcus Moments

Some fun Marcus moments this fall!

Hopes and dreams: to be a good stdoodint :)

Apology note to the busdriver -
not funny (but also LOLOLOL)

He won the character trait award at school for
Honesty and Integrity - so awesome!

Thanksgiving - a week of friends and family

We had such a fun week of friends and family visiting the week of Thanksgiving. The week started with the Bury's passing through for a few days on their way to Spokane, and then my parents and sister arrived for the remainder of the week. Lots of kids, food, fun, a houseful of activity (so basically just like normal, ha!). So thankful for all these special people

Fancy family dinner

Kyle got a very fun award at work recently - money to take his family out to a nice dinner! The kids unanimously voted for Bamboo Sushi (our fave Celiac friendly sushi place in Portland). We took Marin here for her birthday last year, and it's awesome. They don't have a ton of kids there usually, so our crew was kind of a sight to behold. I will brag a little and say our kids know how to rock their good behavior in a restaurant. But still, we stood out in this eatery full of hipsters. The waitress loved Marcus, and especially loved when he flagged her down and chatted her up about the dish he was enjoying (it was some kind of greens with a garnish of pork belly chunks) - he loved the pork and asked if she could please bring him JUST A PLATE OF PORK BELLY TOPPING. Ha ha ha ha! She seemed utterly delighted to make his little Farcus request come true. And she only charged us $1 for his plate of toppings. He kills me. We all had a great time feasting on delicious sushi, fancy drinks, and Petunia's for dessert!

Strolling on the city streets

Shosh the food critic
(pork belly toppings front and center)