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On Feb 25, we lost Sped. He'd been sick since shortly before Christmas, and was having trouble swimming to the top of his tank to get his food for quite a while. Miles was sad, and did not want to help bury Sped. Micah, though, was excited at the chance to dig in the backyard, and issued a cheerful "Goodbye Sped!" before covering him with dirt.
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We've had a strange thing happen here - we've had FOUR occasions to take pictures without any kids in them. We had to create a new section on the website just to have a place to put them. Unprecedented.
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Molly's mom came to visit to celebrate her 75th birthday. We had a great time while she was here, with lots of hanging out with the kids, eating out, and taking a ferry ride. We also went to the Space Needle to have her birthday dinner at the rotating restaurant on top. Happy Birthday, Mom!
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After a few false starts we managed to take a short camping trip at the end of the summer at Baker Lake. We only went for one night, but we had a great time swimming and throwing rocks in the lake, eating by the campfire, and sleeping in a tent.
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The K-17s came for a visit, and we did a ton of fun things while they were here. We also borrowed their camera so we could grab the pictures on their SD card. We found a bunch of their pictures on there from the past year that we posted here just for fun! For anyone who doesn't know, here's a cheat sheet:
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We took our annual trip to Lake Chelan and spent a week having fun in the sun, including lots of swimming, bike riding, kite flying, golfing, and generally hanging out.
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We were very lucky this past weekend - Nana and Grandad volunteered to have the kids stay over for 2 nights so that we could get away for a weekend on our own. We stayed on a houseboat on the Olympic Peninsula and had a wonderful vacation!
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We had candy, baskets, an egg hunt, presents, egg coloring, and Easter lunch, all in one day!
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We went to Cabo San Lucas again this year with Matt's company. We took a ton of pictures of our trip, including time at the beach, at the pool hanging out in room, and playing outside.
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We had a low-key celebration for Matt's birthday this year, but since we remembered to take some pictures, he gets front-page billing on the website! Happy Birthday Matt!
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We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Here are all the different pictures we took:
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We had a lot of fun playing in all the snow we got before Christmas.
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We decided last April to have a new deck built. After months of delays with our permit and materials that weren't right and confusion about our plans, we are finally most of the way towards having a completed deck. We took a few pictures along the way - soon we hope to post pictures of the finished product! |
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We took our 6th annual trip to Lake Chelan with the Showmans and had a really good time. Miles wants to move there. We did all of the usual things - lots of swimming going down waterslides, playing miniature golf, and this year we added in lots of bike riding.
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Sarah, Michel, Etienne, and Gaby came to Seattle for a week to hang out with us and see some more of the area. We had a great time while they were here, and we took lots of pictures of all the fun things we did. There are also a bunch of good pictures of their trip on their website, including some pictures from their trip to Mt. Rainier and the University of Washington, which they did on their own.
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We went to Texas to visit family and enjoy some (much) warmer weather and sunshine. We spent a few days in Dripping Springs, and then went to Austin before heading back home to Seattle. We also took a lot of videos while we were there.
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We took the train to Portland with the Bedwells over Memorial Day weekend. The kids had great time riding the train, swimming in the pool, going to a museum, and to the zoo. Even just playing in the hallway at the hotel was a treat. |
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4/29/08 update: We finally recovered a few of the pictures from our visit with the dolphins. We took an amazing trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with Matt's company and his co-workers. There were about 350 people on the trip, and we did all sorts of fun things, including swimming with dolphins, taking a ride on a glass bottom boat, watching a juggling act, hitting a piņata, going on a treasure hunt, riding a trolley, eating lots of ice cream, and swimming in the pool every single day. Don't miss all of the pictures, and even a few videos, from our trip. |
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Sylvan, Sacha, and Jenny came for their annual work/fun trip to Seattle. We had a great time with them doing all sorts of things like going bowling, going to music and soccer classes, and going to the Children's Museum. We also did a bunch of cooking, and Miles and Sylvan had sleepovers every night. Too fun. A few of the PEPS families gathered at the Rhoten household for a potluck dinner while Sylvan was in town. Unfortunately not everyone could make it, but with the younger kids joining the mix, it was plenty chaotic anyway! See it for yourself on our PEPS page. If you want to learn more about what PEPS is, check out the PEPS website. |