Photo Dump 2018

Jumbled amount of miscellaneous happenings from 2018 follows in the next 300 images or so...


Literally right before we left for the houseboat trip this past year, Brent arranged for Laurie to come up here and visit. This was a little stressful, since I use the living room as a staging area before big trips. And I also like to play the hostess with the most-ess. Anyways it all worked out and it was wonderful seeing them after so long.

Laurie, Vanessa, and Ruth were so fun to have here. We went to some parks, played some games and in our yard, and ate good food. 

So while they were visiting we received a large package addressed to our 2 year old. We were weirded out by this...asked around and tried to figure out if it was someone we knew that ordered something for Emmett. We weren't going to open it until we solved the mystery. Then finally my mom fessed up about buying Emmett a motorbike.

My Dad took a series of pictures of Mitchel for a photography class he was taking...playing with taking washed out photos...weird assignment if you ask me.

Elysia celebrated her birthday on July 4th

 Started the new year with a trip up to the mountain.

Mitch went on  a trip to Washington DC back in late January 2018 for his job with the health department...

My first graders I was student teaching at that time

Brent surprising me by deep scrubbing the shower/bathroom

Mitch and one of the band excursions

Mitchel in his work jacket

My entire life sitting at that computer for edTPA and graduate schoolwork

My guys surprised me with a birthday party...

Mitchel went to a blazer game with his AVID group today

At lunch at school, I was feeling the love 

Emmett got a cold and resided in bed for an unusual amount of time

The easter bunny did good with all the suckers with the baskets

The boys packing eggs for the epic egg hunt

We celebrated my graduation from the Masters program by going to a hibachi Japanese grill restaurant 

The boys at my graduation

Emmett sleeping in the car

 For a graduation present this year my dad helped remodel the bonus room at the house to turn it into our master bedroom. Especially at this point when we thought we were still going to need more room for the baby.

In the middle of ripping out all of the wood paneling

After we had re sheet rocked the room

One angel of the finished process

The boys at their Grandma's house eating and watching tablets

Exploring at the park.

At the hospital visiting George after one of his mini strokes

At the graduation for my Masters in Teaching

My survival kit for grad school....these ladies

My beautiful sisters

Date night is a fun night

The birthday celebrations for Brayden and Emmett

Pic from Kathy taking the boys to McDonalds play area

Doing yard work with this guy...

Emmett wearing the uniform that was Mitchel's all the way down to him...

My sweet boy who LOVES to do dishes

Brayden's graduation was on Abe's birthday...this was us making a video singing happy birthday to Abe 

Mitch and Bray attended soccer camp at OIT

A quick visit to Portland visiting our favorites

On the way home from Portland, stopped by the fish farm in Rhododendron and caught us some dinner.

I think the guy was new, cause this time they charged us so little for each of the fish and they were pretty big guys around 16" and bigger. I cooked them when we got home and we enjoyed their fish all the more because they had caught them.

Checked out a new cute little lake near our house.
It was great and had some nice campsites, and the trail around the whole lake was a nice 45min to an hour walk.

Being out in the middle of no where meant August go to do a little driving

Brent and August took Papa back out to the lake for some fishing

Oh look another picture from Elysia's birthday celebrations

 I got to hang with Elysia for a few days this past summer too. We took her all over and enjoyed our special cousin time.

Jen hosted a pampering-BBQ-party for us...

Mitchel's finished blown glass vase he made...

Emmett fell out of Carleen's back door onto the concrete...ouch

Grandpa was visiting again

These items were almost $30. I sent Mitch to the store with my card. He bought these all organic items and spent an insane amount....

All summer....especially with the wildfire and smoke

Mitchel got his blown glass item

August learned his wing span is like a turkey ulture

Another trip to visit the cousins

Out of nowhere it rained.... 

Watching brothers soccer in the spring was exhausting

My daily commute

Carleen and Dan sent a trillion selfies when they went to Hawaii with the kids

Abe got his first job

Mitchel took August to a birthday party at the skating rink...thank you Mitch

August's school pictures this year.

Special  dinner with these guys

These guys did another run...Bray walked around the mud...of course

August went swimming and joined the local swim team

Another date night

New classroom. Second graders

From my Second Grade loves after I left!

My action research display from graduation

Ombre hair style...

I started my special education endorsement a week after graduation....so no rest for the wicked

Bowling is the best

These boys and their card games

I tried to take some pictures too while my dad explored and took pictures of Mitch and the landscape

This is in the middle of insulating the bonus room, and adding some beams, and taking out an air conditioner....

Suns out, guns out! Yup we love playing outside

Mitchel needed proof that Brayden was in fact taller than him by a smidge

Mitchel volunteered for a community event to be dunked in the dunk tank

My smiling cleaner

Brayden's graduation from 8th grade

Randomly, our Christmas tree 

Special date with these two

the seniors were honored at their last home game. It was freezing, but they were all good sports

We send a lot of selfies to each other...

Their first day of school pictures

Yup...Fall wastes no time. Gotta get these minions to work.

In November, Mitch, Emmett and I went up to Washington to celebrate his girlfriend Emma's birthday with her family and friends. We stayed two nights in Battleground. It was a lot of fun and I know he will always remember this.

In the hotel....taking advantage of speedy wifi

Emma had the whole youth group and the pastor attend her party. It was a big bash. They played a very aggressive game of spoons and enjoyed giggling and other games

Emmett took a single bite out of every strawberry. I learned that he is a berry fiend! 

The boys with their awards and letter for soccer

Nothing really prepares you for your child to start dating. And in this case he met her at church camp and has a long distance relationship. Still, it is hard to get used to. No matter how normal and appropriate, and natural it is. I know he is 18 and I need to start mentally preparing myself for a lot. I am so glad my kids are so amazing.

The elf is back....

Winter colds and snuggles

The prius hit 100,000 miles....

My commute

Brent got me a NEW Christmas onsie!

Christmas day...

New Years Eve

My school crew..

 I was officially hired as a special education teacher at the school I had been student teaching at. I love these people and the opportunity to grow and learn in this community of educators.

Emmett in Vancouver mall while Mitch and Emma walked around visiting stores....think he had enough goldfish?

And those were all the random pictures in my 2018 phone dump...