Enjoying life...
Yes, this is me (Lori) back when I was 12 years old and I wore braces for 1 year. My teeth needed a lot of work but they came out looking perfect. They stayed looking great until....
Five years ago when my two front teeth decided to grow apart again. After a few years of trying to get use to "the space", I decided to get braces again and get rid of the space. I feel like a junior high kid again with my braces. In this picture you can see a small ear ring in my ear. The same week I got my braces put on, I got my ears re-pierced. EXCITING!
The three kiddos looking cute and enjoying one another.
Lily posing in B and Grandad's beautiful backyard. We sure have enjoyed being able to drive over to their house for the day or an overnight.
Pete had a conference for work in Seattle so he took me and Joe along and we made it into a mini vacation. We spent the weekend at one of our favorite spots in the world, Olympic National Park. We had the perfect date that day: a hike around Lake Crescent, dinner at the Historic Lodge, then dessert by the lake while watching the sunset. What a refreshing break!
Here we are on top of Hurricane Ridge soaking in the amazing views.
We spent 3 days in Seattle for Pete's conference. During that time, Joe and I explored Seattle and found some great coffee shops, bookstores, parks, and enjoyed cooler weather.
Here's Joe hanging out at the yummy bakery in Pioneer Square where we ate lunch.
Lily is playing soccer! She is having so much fun making new friends and learning how to be aggressive. She was a bit timid the first two games but then something clicked for her during the third game and she was on fire! She went after every ball, made break aways down the field and even scored a goal! Her coach was sure proud... do you recognize her coach in the picture?
Here's Lily on the sidelines with one of her new friends, Kate.
Daddy playing lincoln logs with his cute kids.
We have enjoyed being a part of a new small group at church . We(five families) meet in a different home each week, eat dinner, worship, then the adults have a study while the 16 kids all play together. Here's Silas and Lily before they went to the play "The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe" with other members of our small group.
We are also enjoying getting to know our neighbors. And we are especially excited to get to know a young couple down the street with a daughter, Emma, who is Lily's age. Here's Silas and Lily after we went to Emma's birthday party. Lily got her face painted like a cat and Silas was a tiger. They ended up looking like twins.
Yes, this is me (Lori) back when I was 12 years old and I wore braces for 1 year. My teeth needed a lot of work but they came out looking perfect. They stayed looking great until....
Five years ago when my two front teeth decided to grow apart again. After a few years of trying to get use to "the space", I decided to get braces again and get rid of the space. I feel like a junior high kid again with my braces. In this picture you can see a small ear ring in my ear. The same week I got my braces put on, I got my ears re-pierced. EXCITING!
The three kiddos looking cute and enjoying one another.
Lily posing in B and Grandad's beautiful backyard. We sure have enjoyed being able to drive over to their house for the day or an overnight.
Pete had a conference for work in Seattle so he took me and Joe along and we made it into a mini vacation. We spent the weekend at one of our favorite spots in the world, Olympic National Park. We had the perfect date that day: a hike around Lake Crescent, dinner at the Historic Lodge, then dessert by the lake while watching the sunset. What a refreshing break!
Here we are on top of Hurricane Ridge soaking in the amazing views.
We spent 3 days in Seattle for Pete's conference. During that time, Joe and I explored Seattle and found some great coffee shops, bookstores, parks, and enjoyed cooler weather.
Here's Joe hanging out at the yummy bakery in Pioneer Square where we ate lunch.
Lily is playing soccer! She is having so much fun making new friends and learning how to be aggressive. She was a bit timid the first two games but then something clicked for her during the third game and she was on fire! She went after every ball, made break aways down the field and even scored a goal! Her coach was sure proud... do you recognize her coach in the picture?
Here's Lily on the sidelines with one of her new friends, Kate.
Daddy playing lincoln logs with his cute kids.
We have enjoyed being a part of a new small group at church . We(five families) meet in a different home each week, eat dinner, worship, then the adults have a study while the 16 kids all play together. Here's Silas and Lily before they went to the play "The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe" with other members of our small group.
We are also enjoying getting to know our neighbors. And we are especially excited to get to know a young couple down the street with a daughter, Emma, who is Lily's age. Here's Silas and Lily after we went to Emma's birthday party. Lily got her face painted like a cat and Silas was a tiger. They ended up looking like twins.
