For Kurt’s Birthday this year he decided he wanted to take a camping trip to Deception Pass. It was a great trip, but was a little hard for us all. The last time we came to Deception Pass we had Buddy with us. Having recently lost him we were all missing him a lot. The weather was beautiful, though, and we enjoyed being outdoors even if it was really cold and windy.
Both Ashley and Lauren got good enough grades first and second quarter to make Honor Roll. The school had a small assembly to congratulate the students. We are so proud of all of their hard work. Here are some pictures with them and some of their friends who also made Honor Roll.
Lauren , Maddie, Ashley & Kayana
Jada, Lauren & Eli
Mackenzie & Ashley
The girls were so excited when the weather predictions were for a snowy, cold winter in the Northwest. Unfortunately we didn’t see near the amount of snow they were hoping for. :(
At least Ashley got to take her BFF Madi along on a youth group trip up to the pass to go tubing in the snow.
In the little bit of snow we did get, Lauren made sure to get outside and play as much as possible. Here she made a “continental now soldier.” :)
This last shot was taken of the backyard during the best dump we had for the year. My new camera has a panoramic feature, so I though this was a good way to try it out. So pretty!
To bring in the new year in 2011 we invited the Hesselgraves and the Hutchisons over for games. There’s nothing quite as good as the comfort of long-time friends!
A few years back we made the decision to travel to Santa Barbara to have Thanksgiving with Mom and David every other year. This year we made it even more interesting by taking the Camper for a road trip. We planned to stop for a quick peek at the Redwoods and a stop at the Golden Gate bridge, too.
We also stopped over in Monterey and Carmel very briefly – it was all sorta like a Turbo Tourist Trip! ;) Kurt was looking for a particular shop in Carmel that a friend of his had told him about. After we found it we hit the road again.
Our final destination was Santa Barbara. We had about 4 or 5 days there including Turkey Day, Black Friday, a tour of the Mission and a even mini Reunion with some college friends.
On the way home we stopped for lunch with Dad and Joan in Grants Pass, Oregon and got to see their new home. All of it was over much too quickly, but we had the best time and are so glad we went! Can’t wait until 2012! :)
